Head of Organic Growth at Compare the Market

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Apr, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

SEO, Organic Growth, Technical SEO, Content Strategy, Link Acquisition, Digital PR, CRO, Data Analysis, Team Leadership, Agency Management, Algorithm Updates, Experimentation, Market Insights, Reporting, User Experience, Customer Experience

Industry

Software Development

Description

Curious about what’s next? So are we. Join Compare the Market and help to make financial decision making a breeze for millions. At Compare the Market, we’re a purpose-driven business powered by tech and AI. We’re building high-performing, results-driven teams with the skills, mindset, and ambition to deliver outcomes at pace. Every role here plays a part in driving our mission forward, and we create an environment where you can bring your authentic self, grow a truly characterful career, and see the direct impact of your work on the lives of our customers. We’ve carved a meerkat-shaped niche and we’re looking for ambitious, curious thinkers who thrive in a fast-moving, high-impact environment. If you love accountability, embrace challenge, and want to make a real difference, you’ll fit right in. As our Head of Organic Growth, you will transform our existing Web and SEO function into a high-performing, future focussed Organic Growth Team. You’ll own and drive a world-class organic search strategy, ensuring Compare the Market leads the industry not only in SEO, but also in the evolving landscape of Generative AI-driven search. This is a rare opportunity to shape strategy, influence across the business, and deliver measurable commercial impact in a highly competitive digital environment. What you’ll be doing: * Lead the Organic Growth agenda across Compare the Market, building and inspiring a cross-functional team to achieve our ambition of being #1. * Own and evolve our organic performance programme across Technical SEO, Content creation & optimisation, Link acquisition * Drive holistic CRO strategies, leading testing initiatives across key products to improve traffic, engagement and conversion. * Deliver against ambitious visibility, ranking, traffic and revenue targets across the full product portfolio. * Act as a strategic partner across the business—educating, influencing and embedding best practices in SEO, CRO, UX/CX, content and site performance. * Develop agile processes to respond to search engine and LLM algorithm updates, ensuring we stay ahead of industry shifts and adapt at pace. * Maintain a relentless focus on execution and commercial outcomes in a highly competitive market. * Manage and optimise a portfolio of external agencies, ensuring delivery at speed and quality. * Build and maintain market-leading MI and reporting, leveraging competitor insights, tools and data to inform strategy and prioritisation. What we’re looking for: * Extensive experience in SEO, most recently as a senior organic search leader within a digital organisation. * Proven track record of managing large-scale, complex organic growth programmes in high-traffic, competitive industries. * Deep expertise in technical SEO, content strategy & optimisation, link acquisition and digital PR collaboration * Strong understanding of the SEO tool ecosystem, with a well-developed industry network. * Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams and influencing at all levels. * Experience managing agency portfolios alongside in-house teams. * Proven ability to navigate and recover from major algorithm updates with structured, data-led approaches. * Solid knowledge of CRO methodologies and experimentation frameworks. Why Compare the Market? We’re a business built for pace and performance. Here, you’ll be encouraged to think differently, act boldly, and deliver brilliantly in a culture that values results and rewards progress. We believe diverse teams make better decisions, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, contribute, and thrive.

Responsibilities

Lead the Organic Growth agenda across Compare the Market, building and inspiring a cross-functional team. Own and evolve the organic performance program, driving strategies to improve traffic, engagement, and conversion.