Hybrid Senior Manager - Category Management (Money) at Compare the Market

Senior Manager – Category Management (Money)
Location: Peterborough or London

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So are we. Join Compare the Market (CtM) 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.

As a Senior Manager – Category Management (Money) you will be comfortable working at pace across product and partnership lines to identify and deliver opportunities for CtM. This will include exploring existing portfolio performance and identifying opportunities to enhance meaningful commercial and/or customer outcomes; Proposing opportunities to lever and then to drive the change yourself – i.e. business case; defining the change required and the resource needed; Delivering the change – this is very much a ‘hands-on’ role whereby the job-holder will be accountable for the successful delivery of trading initiatives and their measurable outcomes.

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.

 What you’ll be doing:

• Defining and executing category strategies tailored to the Price Comparison market - aligning vertical product placement, promotions, pricing, and trading cadence to drive revenue and conversion across Money verticals
• Building relationships with both internal (marketing, finance, tech teams) and external partners (third party providers) are essential.
• Negotiating agreements, ensuring alignment, and securing effective supplier terms are part of optimizing performance
• Lead, coach, develop and retain high-performing talent, ensuring appropriate succession planning, who can motivate and drive delivery of objectives​
• Find innovative ways to drive performance including the building and assessment of plans and investment cases for specific products or opportunities, prioritising the backlog of opportunities
• Forecasting demand and pricing trends, analysing customer behaviours, and reviewing vertical performance. This includes using tools such as Excel, SQL, Tableau or Power BI to drive data-led decisions
• Working with the P&L, profit margins, cost structures, ROI and managing vertical performance financially

What we’re looking for:

• Commercially astute, logical, resilient, self-motivated, result focus​
• An ability to translate commercial analysis into compelling trading stories and clear trading actions​
• Proactive, works at pace & thrives in a digital environment​
• “Can-do” mindset & confident driving consumer centric initiatives​
• Curious, able to navigate problems, identify & deliver solutions

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. If you’re ready to stretch yourself, raise the bar, and grow with a team that’s serious about performance, innovation, and purpose, we’d love to hear from you.