Digital Marketing Manager
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
1. Digital Growth & Performance Marketing
· Develop and execute Tracker’s digital marketing strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with brand, customer, commercial and overall business growth objectives.
· Lead performance marketing across relevant paid digital channels, including paid search, paid social media, display advertising, programmatic media and retargeting.
· Drive cost-effective customer and lead acquisition by optimising media investment against Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), Cost per Acquisition (CPA),
· Cost per Lead (CPL), Return on Advertising Spend (ROAS), conversion rates and lead quality.
· Analyse audience, channel, campaign, creative and customer behaviour data to continuously improve marketing performance and identify new growth opportunities.
· Lead Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and Artificial Intelligence Optimisation (AIO), ensuring that paid and organic search strategies work together to strengthen qualified visibility, discoverability and traffic.
· Develop an integrated digital channel strategy that clearly defines the role of each digital channel across customer discovery, consideration, acquisition, conversion and retention.
· Monitor emerging digital platforms, advertising technologies, search behaviours and customer trends, assessing their potential application to Tracker’s growth objectives.
· Drive structured campaign planning and optimisation across audience segmentation, creative, media placement, bidding strategy and customer proposition to maximise incremental commercial value.
· Establish a disciplined test-and-learn approach to digital media by continuously testing audiences, creative approaches, propositions, formats, channels and investment strategies.
· Work with relevant content and brand stakeholders to optimise digital content for both traditional search engines and emerging AI-enabled discovery environments.
· Take end-to-end accountability for the production of digital collateral supporting Tracker’s products, solutions and campaigns, including creative briefs, production schedules, approvals, adaptation, version control and quality assurance.
2. Conversion, Data & Optimisation
· Take accountability for conversion performance across the end-to-end digital acquisition funnel, from media impression and engagement through to lead generation, qualification and customer conversion.
· Develop and lead a structured Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) and experimentation programme across landing pages, forms, propositions, messaging, audiences and digital customer journeys.
· Establish clear Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), measurement frameworks, tracking mechanisms, attribution methodologies and dashboards that connect digital marketing activities to customer and commercial outcomes.
· Translate complex performance data and customer behaviour insights into clear, actionable recommendations relating to media investment, channel strategy, creative effectiveness and customer journey improvements.
· Collaborate with Product, Technology, Data, Sales and Customer Experience teams to identify and remove friction across digital acquisition and conversion journeys.
· Establish appropriate experimentation methodologies, including A/B testing and multivariate testing where appropriate, to improve customer experience and conversion performance.
· Strengthen the utilisation of first-party customer and behavioural data to improve audience targeting, segmentation, personalisation and campaign effectiveness, while complying with applicable privacy and consent requirements.
· Evaluate performance using both channel-level and cross-channel measures to develop a more complete understanding of marketing contribution and customer acquisition effectiveness.
· Identify points of customer drop-off across digital journeys and lead cross-functional initiatives to address underlying experience, process, proposition or technology barriers.
· Establish effective marketing measurement practices that distinguish between activity metrics and meaningful customer, revenue and commercial outcomes.
· Optimise end-to-end digital customer journeys from discovery and engagement through enquiry, lead routing, qualification and conversion.
· Monitor website and landing-page user behaviour, page performance and conversion friction, translating findings into prioritised customer-experience and conversion improvements.
3. Marketing Technology (MarTech) & Digital Capability
· Optimise the effective use of advertising, web analytics, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Customer Data Platform (CDP) and marketing automation technologies to improve digital marketing effectiveness and customer growth.
· Partner with Technology, Product and Data teams to define and implement digital tracking, platform integration, data, tagging and enablement requirements.
· Identify and implement practical opportunities to use automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve customer personalisation, campaign efficiency, insight generation and marketing performance.
· Assess existing Marketing Technology (MarTech) capabilities and recommend improvements that strengthen campaign execution, customer data utilisation, measurement and digital growth.
· Develop and maintain a clear MarTech capability roadmap that identifies priority technology, integration, data and automation improvements required to support the digital marketing strategy.
· Champion responsible and commercially appropriate use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), predictive analytics and AI-enabled marketing tools across relevant digital marketing workflows.
· Partner with Data and Technology stakeholders to strengthen data quality, customer identity, tagging and measurement foundations required for effective personalisation and marketing automation.
· Evaluate new digital marketing technologies and platform capabilities based on business value, integration requirements, customer impact, scalability, governance and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
· Build greater internal digital marketing capability by promoting knowledge sharing, documented best practices and appropriate adoption of new tools, technologies and ways of working.
· Act as custodian of Tracker’s website, landing pages, official social media channels, digital customer interfaces and associated marketing technology assets, owning their content, performance, functionality and continuous enhancement.
· Ensure Tracker’s digital platforms provide accurate, accessible, mobile-responsive and customer-focused experiences aligned with brand and commercial requirements.
· Oversee website content, campaign updates, forms, live-chat functionality and platform integrations, ensuring that customer enquiries are tracked and routed reliably.
· Maintain a prioritised website and digital-development roadmap, coordinating business requirements, testing, quality assurance, implementation and post-launch optimisation.
· Monitor website availability and technical performance, coordinating the resolution of material platform issues with relevant Technology, Product, agency and supplier stakeholders.
4. Commercial, Agency & Functional Leadership
· Own and effectively manage the digital marketing budget, continuously reallocating investment according to channel performance, customer acquisition economics and emerging commercial opportunities.
· Demonstrate the measurable commercial contribution, effectiveness and Return on Investment (ROI) generated through digital marketing activities and investment.
· Lead, manage and constructively challenge digital agencies, media partners, technology vendors and specialist suppliers against clearly defined deliverables, service expectations and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
· Act as Tracker’s digital marketing Subject-Matter Expert (SME), translating complex performance information, digital trends and technical concepts into clear commercial recommendations for business stakeholders.
· Lead and develop the organisation’s digital marketing capability by establishing high standards of execution, analytical rigour, innovation, pace and accountability.
· Develop business cases and investment recommendations for significant digital marketing, media and MarTech initiatives, clearly articulating anticipated commercial value, costs, risks and success measures.
· Establish structured performance reviews for agencies, media partners and digital suppliers to ensure appropriate governance, value delivery, capability and continuous improvement.
· Influence senior stakeholders on digital growth priorities by connecting marketing performance, customer behaviour and investment decisions to wider business objectives.
· Drive disciplined digital marketing governance covering budgets, campaign approvals, measurement, customer data utilisation, supplier performance and platform access.
· Develop the skills and capabilities of internal digital marketing resources through coaching, knowledge sharing, performance guidance and exposure to emerging practices and technologies.
5. People Leadership
· Lead and manage the team in alignment with the organisation’s values, culture, strategic priorities and expected leadership behaviours.
· Translate organisational and functional objectives into clear team goals, priorities, performance expectations and individual accountabilities.
· Build and maintain a high-performance culture characterised by accountability, collaboration, customer focus, continuous improvement and deliver excellence.
· Determine and manage appropriate workforce capacity, capability and resource requirements to support current and future operational and strategic needs.
· Attract, select, onboard and retain suitably skilled employees to ensure the sustainability of the function and its ability to deliver against business requirements.
· Set clear performance objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), regularly monitor performance and address areas of underperformance appropriately.
· Conduct regular performance, coaching and development discussions to provide employees with meaningful feedback and support continuous growth.
· Identify current and future capability requirements and implement appropriate development, cross-skilling and knowledge-sharing interventions.
· Develop talent and succession pipelines by identifying high-potential employees and creating appropriate career development and growth opportunities.
· Recognise and reinforce strong performance, positive behaviours and meaningful contributions to encourage employee engagement and accountability.
· Promote employee wellbeing and sustainable performance by actively managing workloads, capacity, ways of working and resource pressures.
· Create an environment that encourages employees to take ownership, exercise sound judgement and contribute proactively to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
· Communicate organisational and functional priorities, changes and decisions clearly and consistently, ensuring that employees understand their roles and contribution to broader business objectives.
· Foster effective collaboration within the team and across functional boundaries to improve organisational effectiveness and customer outcomes.
· Ensure compliance with applicable people-management policies, governance requirements and organisational standards.
6. Financial Management
· Develop, manage and monitor the function’s annual operating and capital budgets in alignment with approved business plans, strategic priorities and organisational financial requirements.
· Translate functional priorities and operational requirements into realistic financial forecasts, budgets and resource plans.
· Exercise effective financial stewardship by ensuring that expenditure is appropriately controlled, justified and aligned with approved budgets and business priorities.
· Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts, analyse material variances and implement appropriate corrective actions where required.
· Identify and implement opportunities to improve cost efficiency, productivity and overall value without compromising required service, quality or business outcomes.
· Apply sound commercial judgement when evaluating expenditure, resource allocation and investment decisions within the area of accountability.
· Provide accurate and timely financial information, forecasts and performance insights to relevant leadership and governance structures to support informed decision-making.
· Develop appropriate business cases and financial motivations for material expenditure, investments, projects and resource requirements, where applicable.
Minimum requirements
· Essential: A Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Commerce, Business, Digital Marketing or a related discipline at NQF Level 7. § Desirable: A relevant postgraduate qualification or digital-platform certifications will be advantageous.
· Essential: A minimum of 8 years’ digital marketing experience, ideally in a high-volume B2C environment.
· Essential: A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a digital marketing management or senior specialist role with material responsibility for performance marketing.
· Essential: Demonstrable success in scaling digital acquisition, improving conversion and marketing efficiency, managing meaningful budgets and using data to drive decisions.
· Essential: Experience managing agencies and working cross-functionally with Product, Technology, Data, Sales and Customer Experience departments.
· Essential: Practical experience across a modern digital ecosystem, which may include Google Ads, Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console, Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads, LinkedIn Ads, dashboarding, CRM, marketing automation, attribution and testing tools. § Essential: Relevant experience and a proven track record working across the following domains:
o Deep expertise in digital and performance marketing.
o Advanced understanding of acquisition funnels, CRO, analytics, attribution and digital measurement.
o Working knowledge of SEO, CRM, marketing automation, customer data and MarTech.
o Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution and disciplined optimisation.
o Strong agency leadership, stakeholder influence and communication skills.