Performance Manager

 

About us

You’ve probably heard of Autotrader, but do you know what we’re all about?  

We’re the UK’s leading automotive marketplace, a heritage brand, and a tech darling of the stock market. We bring together vehicle buyers and sellers to give them real choices. Cars may be what we're best known for but we’re also the place for pretty much everything else on wheels, from e-bikes to caravans. 

In the automotive world, change is a constant; that’s why we take our job of untangling the complex car-buying journey very seriously. 
 
At our core, we’re all about people. We go our own way while embracing diversity and celebrating our differences. We dedicate ourselves to the idea that we work better together. 

Autotrader is a beautiful, surprising and vibrant place to work. We might not be for everyone, but we could be perfect for you. 

About the job

We’re looking for a driven and analytical-minded individual to join our Manufacturer Operations team as a Performance Manager. This is a pivotal role in shaping how we deliver value to our automotive partners, ensuring they benefit from data-driven insight, streamlined processes, and best-in-class support. You’ll play a key part in helping our teams have more informed, consultative conversations with manufacturers and their media partners.

As Performance Manager, you’ll combine commercial awareness, analytical thinking, and digital expertise to drive operational excellence across our partnerships. From performance reporting and tool adoption to process optimisation, you’ll ensure our customer-facing teams are equipped with everything they need to grow and retain key accounts. Your work will directly influence how we strengthen relationships, deliver measurable results, and achieve our strategic goals.

You’ll also have regular opportunities to engage directly with clients. Whether presenting insights during key partnership sessions, supporting quarterly business reviews, or helping explain new tools and features, you’ll act as a trusted voice for our business. This is a role where confidence, clarity, and the ability to communicate complex data in a simple, compelling way will make all the difference.

Day to day, you’ll work closely with our client-facing Partnerships Directors and cross-functional teams to provide insight and recommendations that make a real difference. You’ll take ownership of reporting, create compelling content for key sessions, and identify trends that unlock new opportunities. Whether it’s simplifying complex data into actionable insights, supporting campaign delivery, or guiding teams through new tools and automation processes, your contribution will be critical to their success.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly formed function. You’ll have the freedom to shape how we work, build strong connections across teams, and help establish a truly data-driven culture. If you’re passionate about turning information into impact, driving efficiency, and building trusted partnerships, we’d love to hear from you.

What we're looking for

• Analytical experience with the ability to simplify complex data to key insights in a compelling way
• Experience in using relevant data analytics tools such as Looker, Excel, and Tableau
• Can create clear, simple, high-quality PowerPoint slides     
• Understanding of digital advertising platforms, metrics, and best practices 
• Able to translate stakeholder needs into practical reporting solutions
• Clear communication style when explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Consultative approach to understand what teams need from dashboards and reports
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to build great working relationships
• Desirable account management/client-facing experience in a B2B environment
• Experience/exposure to market trends, competitor activities, consumer behaviours, research patterns, key performance metrics for manufacturers, automotive terminology and industry practices 

During our application process, you will be asked two questions to help us learn more about you and how you align with our values. These will be used as part of our selection criteria to determine if we progress your application further.

Benefits

We’re offering a salary of £38,000 – £45,000, plus an additional 10% of your salary awarded to you in shares each year. These awarded shares will become yours in yearly instalments over the next three years, and you can choose to either sell them or keep them as shares. 

You'll have 28 days of holiday per year, in addition to bank holidays and half-day closures on Christmas and New Year's Eve.

That’s not all. You'll be enrolled in our pension scheme, where our standard contributions are 7% and employee contributions are 5%. We also have comprehensive private medical cover, enhanced family leave provisions, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share-save options, and much more. 

We always want to give you the support you need and help prioritise your wellbeing, that’s why we provide access to 24/7 online GP and dentist, as well as specialist support for assisted fertility, gender dysphoria, menopause, period care plans and lots more.  

On top of all that, our hybrid model, Connected Working, combines the best of both worlds – office and home working. You’ll have two fixed weekly office days for team collaboration and one more of your choice to suit your work-life balance.  

Additionally, we have our remote-first periods at set times during summer and winter. During these periods, you can work remotely anywhere in the UK and from certain locations abroad.

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