Web Operations Manager

FitFlop; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work hours

Summer Fridays

Birthday day off

Work from anywhere for 2 weeks

Nursery salary sacrifice

Career development allowance

Private health care and/or dental care

Socials and wellbeing

Job summary

FitFlop is seeking an experienced Web Operations Manager to oversee the performance, stability, and optimisation of our digital commerce ecosystem, including payments, order management, and MarTech integrations. The role blends technical execution with operational discipline, focusing on payment operations, compliance with GDPR and data privacy, site reliability, and SEO governance across markets.

You will collaborate with engineering, marketing, and customer support to ensure uptime, fast page

Qualifications

• Experience in ecommerce operations or web operations management.
• Strong understanding of SEO, SEM, and digital marketing infrastructure.
• Proven ability to manage payment operations and order workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day digital operations to ensure optimal performance, scalability, security, and uptime.
• Monitor website health, page speed, downtime incidents, and operational KPIs.
• Coordinate with development, hosting, and infrastructure teams to resolve website issues quickly.
• Implement proactive monitoring and incident management processes.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and post‑mortem reviews for outages and operational incidents.
• Ensure website releases, deployments, and updates follow operational best practices and provide communication to wider business stakeholders.
• Compliance - Ensuring website compliance with accessibility standards and data privacy regulations, such as GDPR.
• Own procedure documentation, governance, periodic reviews, and change control to reflect evolving business and regulatory needs.
• Prioritisation Management - Triaging and resolving any production issues within an appropriate SLA window.
• Site Performance & Maintenance - Monitoring web traffic, ensuring high availability, managing security updates, and fixing bugs or broken links.
• Resolve escalated customer queries and issues, gathering feedback for continuous improvement.
• Clear ownership of the technical SEO initiatives including site architecture, crawlability, indexing, Core Web Vitals, redirects, structured data, and performance optimisation.
• Collaborate with content and marketing teams to improve organic search rankings and traffic growth.
• Monitor SEO performance using tools such as Google Search Console, GA4, SEMrush or similar platforms.
• Identify and resolve technical issues impacting organic visibility.
• Manage and optimise the company’s MarTech (Marketing Technology) stack including analytics, tag management, CRM, personalisation, CDP (Customer Data Platform), and marketing automation tools.
• Oversee integrations between website platforms and third‑party systems.
• Ensure accurate tracking, attribution, and data flow across digital channels.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Stakeholder communication

Operational excellence

Problem solving

Tools

Shopify

Other e‑commerce platforms

GA4

Google Tag Manager

Search Console

Jira

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and highly analytical Web Operations Manager to oversee the performance, stability, and optimisation of our digital commerce ecosystem. This role will be responsible for managing website operations, SEO performance, marketing technology (MarTech) integrations, payment systems, order management workflows, and website uptime.

The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with operational excellence and has a strong understanding of eCommerce platforms, digital marketing infrastructure, website reliability, and customer experience optimisation. The role will have a clear focus on managing the payment operations and ensuring compliance across financial standards. As FitFlop are a global company and have different regulations and protocols, clear understanding of the different market standards and customer purchase behaviours patterns is fundamental.

Website Operations & Performance

• Manage day-to-day digital operations to ensure optimal performance, scalability, security, and uptime
• Monitor website health, page speed, downtime incidents, and operational KPIs
• Coordinate with development, hosting, and infrastructure teams to resolve website issues quickly
• Implement proactive monitoring and incident management processes
• Lead root‑cause analysis and post‑mortem reviews for outages and operational incidents
• Ensure website releases, deployments, and updates follow operational best practices and provide communication to wider business stakeholders
• Compliance - Ensuring website compliance with accessibility standards and data privacy regulations, such as GDPR
• Own procedure documentation, governance, periodic reviews, and change control to reflect evolving business and regulatory needs
• Prioritisation Management - Triaging and resolving any production issues within an appropriate SLA window
• Site Performance & Maintenance - Monitoring web traffic, ensuring high availability, managing security updates, and fixing bugs or broken links
• Resolve escalated customer queries and issues, gathering feedback for continuous improvement
• Clear ownership of the technical SEO initiatives including site architecture, crawlability, indexing, Core Web Vitals, redirects, structured data, and performance optimisation
• Collaborate with content and marketing teams to improve organic search rankings and traffic growth
• Monitor SEO performance using tools such as Google Search Console, GA4, SEMrush or similar platforms
• Identify and resolve technical issues impacting organic visibility
• Manage and optimise the company’s MarTech (Marketing Technology) stack including analytics, tag management, CRM, personalisation, CDP (Customer Data Platform), and marketing automation tools
• Oversee integrations between website platforms and third‑party systems
• Ensure accurate tracking, attribution, and data flow across digital channels

Payments & Order Management

• Monitor payment gateway performance, transaction success rates, fraud prevention, and checkout optimisation
• Coordinate with the different payment providers and internal teams to resolve payment‑related incidents relevant to the market
• Oversee order management workflows including order processing, fulfillment integrations, and operational issue resolution
• Improve operational efficiency across the customer purchase journey
• Ensure compliance with payment security and data protection standards
• Payment Operations - Oversee the processing of all domestic and global payments, across the different markets that FitFlop operates in. Whilst driving payment‑related projects and continuous improvement; manage testing and business readiness for smooth delivery and adoption

Analytics & Reporting

• Develop operational reporting for website performance, SEO metrics, uptime, conversion rates, payments, and order flow
• Analyse operational data to identify opportunities for optimisation and automation
• Present insights and recommendations to leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with our System Integrator, Product, Marketing, Customer Support, and Operations teams
• Support digital transformation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage external vendors, agencies, and technology partners where applicable

Success Metrics

• Website uptime and incident response times
• Organic traffic growth and SEO performance
• Checkout conversion and payment success rates
• Order processing efficiency
• Site speed and Core Web Vitals improvements
• Accuracy of analytics and reporting

The Person

• You’ll have already of gained experience in a similar role within the e‑commerce sector
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Shopify and other e‑commerce platforms
• Strong understanding of SEO, SEM, MARTECH and digital marketing strategies
• Experience with GA4, Google Tag Manager, Search Console, Jira, Shopify, or similar technologies.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyse data and translate insights into actionable strategies
• Excellent interpersonal skills to engage clearly with diverse stakeholders and drive project goals
• Knowledge of website monitoring, incident management, and uptime optimization.
• Familiarity with payment gateways, checkout systems, and order management platforms – with a strong understanding of payments operations with strong understanding of accounting and money movement processes
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

We recognise that not everyone will meet every requirement. If you’re excited about this role and feel like you could add value, we’d love to hear from you.

The Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working hours (3 days per week in the office)
• Summer Fridays (6 ½ days in July and August on Fridays)
• A day off for your Birthday
• Work from anywhere for 2 weeks
• Workplace Nursery (salary sacrifice scheme to save money on your nursery fees)
• Career development allowance (personal allowance to use on career development)
• Private health care and or dental care (provided by AXA and DenPlan)
• Socials organised by Wellbeing and Feel Good group
• Check out our careers page to learn more!

FitFlop is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, ethnicity, religion or belief, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We actively encourage neurodivergent candidates and individuals with disabilities to apply. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know. We are committed to providing an accessible and supportive recruitment experience.