Managing Partner – Performance & Search-Led Portfolio

Requirements

• 10+ years’ proven success in digital marketing, with strong experience in client leadership, business development and senior stakeholder management
• Deep understanding of the digital marketing landscape, with particular strength and confidence in paid search, SEO and performance-led models, alongside working knowledge of paid media, social, content and emerging technologies
• Proven experience operating in search-heavy or performance-critical client environments, where margin, ROI and commercial outcomes are closely tracked
• Demonstrated ability to lead senior client conversations in performance and search contexts with confidence and authority
• Proven track record of driving revenue growth, profitability and client satisfaction
• Strong leadership, communication and influencing skills
• Excellent negotiation, presentation and relationship-management capabilities at senior levels
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset
• Experience managing budgets, P&L and forecasting
• Strategic thinker with strong industry awareness and future-focused mindset
• Entrepreneurial, proactive and comfortable operating in complex, fast-moving environments

• This is a pivotal leadership role for a highly experienced and results-oriented individual to join Croud as a Managing Partner
• As the leader of a dedicated Client Team, you will strategically manage a client portfolio with direct responsibility for financial performance, client outcomes and team health
• You will act as a true business partner to clients, driving sustainable growth, maximising profitability and delivering exceptional outcomes
• This role sits over a performance-led client portfolio, with paid search and SEO forming a core commercial and strategic pillar, particularly for the principal client
• While this is not a hands‑on channel role, the Managing Partner must bring strong strategic fluency and confidence in search‑led environments, and be comfortable leading senior-level conversations where performance outcomes are under close scrutiny

• Develop and maintain strong, long‑term, mutually beneficial relationships with senior client stakeholders (C-suite or equivalent)
• Act as a senior strategic authority for performance‑ and search‑led clients, translating specialist output into clear, commercial narratives for executive audiences
• Partner closely with senior search and performance leaders to challenge thinking, guide prioritisation and ensure paid search and SEO strategies align with wider business outcomes
• Proactively identify client needs and challenges, anticipating future requirements
• Lead and win client pitches and cross‑sell opportunities within the Client Team, working closely with the wider triumvirate to ensure successful outcomes
• Deliver budget, revenue growth, profitability and client satisfaction across the portfolio in line with agreed commercial KPIs
• Act as the primary escalation point for all client issues, alongside the Exec sponsor
• Challenge client assumptions and provide confident strategic guidance on digital marketing strategy
• Drive client‑centric solutions that deliver tangible business value

• Guide and mentor team members across the Client Team, including Planning Directors, Channel Strategy Directors, Project Managers and wider specialist teams
• Remove roadblocks and facilitate effective internal collaboration
• Foster a high‑performing, inclusive and collaborative team culture
• Ensure effective communication, coordination and knowledge‑sharing across disciplines
• Influence team composition to best serve client needs
• Identify and address training and capability gaps within the Client Team

• Develop and execute strategic plans for client growth and business development
• Conduct regular performance reviews to identify optimisation and growth opportunities
• Analyse market trends and competitive landscapes to inform strategy
• Drive initiatives that improve revenue growth, profitability and client satisfaction

• Oversee all financial aspects of the Client Team in partnership with finance leads
• Manage…