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Join our award-winning team at First Mile and make a positive environmental impact while expanding our growth strategies.
Overview
Salary
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Location
Holborn, England, United Kingdom
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation Summary
Join First Mile, one of the UK's top B2B sustainability and waste partners. Our mission is to slow down climate change with smarter waste and recycling solutions, serving over 30,000 businesses including Pret, Zara, and Amazon. As an Independent Operator of the Year and named B2B Business of the Year 2025, we incorporate two decades of positive impact with an energetic start-up culture.
Role Summary
- End-to-end ownership of our acquisition strategy for both, SME and Enterprise segments.
- Plan, execute, and optimise paid marketing campaigns to improve ROI and customer allocation.
- Grow our organic reach through SEO and own our conversion rate optimisation (CRO) strategy.
- Working collaboratively with our UX Designer to provide an exceptional onsite experience to transform visitors into customers.
Role Requirements
- Minimum of 3 years in performance marketing or growth marketing roles ideally in a B2B or SaaS setup.
- In-depth knowledge of digital marketing channels, specifically Paid Search (Google Ads, Bing).
- Experience with managing hefty digital marketing budgets and delivering strong ROI.
- Expert in CRO, web analytics, A/B testing tools, and ability to turn data into clear strategies
- Excellent collaboration skills and a passion for sustainability and positive environmental impact.
Application Process Details
- We offer a range of benefits including a company bonus scheme, enhanced maternity/paternity scheme, regular events, and recognition programs.
- Additional perks include 25 days of holiday plus an extra day each year of service, a monthly £60 personal allowance, frequent social events, and a supportive, fun working environment.
About First Mile At First Mile, we're on a mission to slow down climate change by delivering smarter waste and recycling solutions that help businesses cut carbon, make efficiencies, and do good for the planet. We're proud to be one of the UK's leading B2B sustainability and waste partners, working with over 30,000 businesses including names like Pret, Zara, and Amazon. Since 2004, we've combined sustainability expertise with innovative tech to deliver a best-in-class customer experience. Named Independent Operator of the Year AND B2B Business of the Year 2025, we bring the pace and culture of a start-up, backed by two decades of experience and positive impact.
The Role We're looking for a commercially minded Performance Marketing Manager to drive growth across both our SME and Enterprise segments. You'll own our acquisition strategy end-to-end — from attracting new SME customers through our digital channels, to building pipeline and demand for Enterprise sales. This role is all about measurable impact: planning, executing, and optimising paid marketing campaigns to drive customer acquisition, improve ROI, and fuel our ambitious growth targets and growing our organic reach through SEO. You'll also own our conversion rate optimisation (CRO) strategy and roadmap for thefirstmile.co.uk, working closely with our UX Designer to deliver an exceptional onsite experience that converts visitors into customers.
Job Requirements Proven experience in performance marketing or growth marketing roles, ideally in a B2B or SaaS environment; minimum of 3 years' experience. Deep understanding of digital marketing channels in particular Paid Search (Google Ads, Bing). Hands-on experience managing large digital marketing budgets and delivering strong ROI. Expertise in CRO, web analytics, and A/B testing tools. Strong analytical mindset – able to translate data into clear, actionable strategies. Excellent collaboration skills, comfortable working cross-functionally with UX, Sales, and Customer Facing teams. A passion for sustainability and making a positive impact on the planet.
Benefits We offer a range of benefits to our employees and will encourage you to follow your passions as well as the opportunity to learn and try new things within a structured framework designed to help you excel. On top of all this, we've added some extras which include: Company Bonus Scheme - earn up to 10% of your salary again every quarter! Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme. Regular company parties and events. Employee recognition at our monthly town hall event. 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) as well as an extra day for each complete year of service. A £60 a month allowance to spend on you. Lots of drinks, food, socials, and events throughout the year. But most importantly, a fun, positive, collaborative workplace in which you can learn, working for a rapidly growing, multi-award-winning business in a sector that has never been more important.
