Managing Director – Organic Performance

Who are we?

A world where complexity is the only constant demands a new breed of company. Brave Bison is a different beast: a media, marketing and technology company purpose built for the digital era.

Our universe is made up of award-winning business arms Brave Bison Performance, Brave Bison Commerce and SocialChain. And we're underpinned by our very own social-first media network who deliver monthly views in the billions for some of the biggest channels in sport and entertainment across YouTube, Snap, Meta and TikTok.

We're a global collective who live and breathe digital, working with some of the boldest brands in the world to capitalise on the complexity that defines the modern marketing landscape.

Our mission

New platforms, new behaviours, new audiences, new trends, new technologies, new regulations-our clients' worlds get more complex daily. Their agency partnerships shouldn't. It's our job to cut through the chaos, make the complex simple and navigate a clear path to growth for them.

That's why we make it our mission to capitalise on complexity for our clients-by crafting dynamic digital solutions that outpace tomorrow's challenges.

Our values

We're a proudly diverse business comprised of deep specialists across social media, digital marketing and technology. Although our skills, backgrounds and beliefs may differ, we are united by four core shared values:

• Bold

We run at change and challenge convention because we love to push the boundaries of what the world thinks is possible. We champion discovery, go deep into our clients' worlds and are always hungry to learn more about them, our specialisms and each other.

• Connected

We are focused in our collaboration - joining the right dots between our clients, our partners and our herd of experts to deliver agile solutions at speed and scale. We set a shared ambition from the outset, are transparent at every stage and always strive to make the complex simple.

• Positive

We want to make working with us the best part of someone's day. We lift one other up, find the fun in the day to day and are committed to ensuring everyone belongs.

• Constant

We believe in outcomes over outputs. We're goal orientated, results driven and data-led. We show up with passion every day. And we're always honing our craft.

Brave Bison Performance

With over 20 years' experience growing our clients' businesses through digital media, we help brands leverage the right data, right partners, and right tech to capitalise on complexity and supercharge their online growth.

By going deep into our clients' world, investing their budget where it will work the hardest and ensuring that we only win when they win, we stand for braver digital in a world of opportunity.

Role Summary

The Managing Director of Organic Performance is responsible for the strategic, commercial, and cultural leadership of the Organic Performance division, comprising SEO, Content, and Digital PR. Sitting on the Executive Leadership Team and reporting directly to the CEO of Performance, the MD owns the vision and long-term roadmap of the agency's Organic Performance offering.

The MD is a future-focused leader who blends commercial acumen with domain expertise, responsible for executing the agency's Organic Performance vision, driving cross-functional performance, and representing the function internally. They will define and drive an ambitious AI and innovation roadmap for the Organic Performance team, shaping capabilities, processes, and culture to maximise the impact of emerging tech.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic leadership and vision

• Champion integration between Organic, Paid, and Commerce divisions to unlock multi-channel growth opportunities for clients.
• Work closely with our Heads of product, to lead strategic planning, investment decisions, and business development efforts across the Organic Performance division.
• Represent Organic Performance on the Executive Leadership Team, shaping agency direction, priorities, and decision-making.

Commercial strategy and growth

• Define and oversee commercial targets, including client retention, cross-sell/upsell, and service-line expansion.
• Identify and pursue new opportunities for Organic Performance, including geographic expansion, new industry verticals, and product innovation.
• Partner with business development and marketing to shape high-impact product launch strategies, pitches, and partnerships.

Product and innovation

• Capitalise on the huge opportunity to enhance and continue the development of our AI product. Working closely with our Heads of Product, lead our team into a new era of product development, by owning, developing and promoting our AI strategy. Maintain and strengthen our position, insuring that we have the skills, tooling and resource needed to lead within this space.
• Ensure the Organic Performance proposition remains market-leading, differentiated, and commercially viable.
• Support our Heads of Department in delivering a best-in-class, joined-up product strategy across SEO, Content, and Digital PR.
• Champion innovation, ensuring the agency stays ahead of digital trends and client expectations.

Organisational and operational leadership

• Lead and mentor the Heads of Department and Organic Performance Director with strategic guidance, leadership development, and support.
• Ensure the Organic Performance function is operationally sound, scalable, and aligned with agency-wide delivery frameworks.
• Monitor organisational health, team structure, and culture within the Organic Performance function to promote performance, wellbeing, and retention.

Client leadership

• Act as the most senior point of contact on key strategic clients, ensuring alignment between client vision and agency delivery.
• Work closely with our Heads of Product and CS team on strategic client planning across the Organic Performance portfolio

What you'll get

Our people make us who we are, so to make sure we attract and retain the best and brightest in the industry, we offer an attractive benefits package.

But not only that, we are the UK's first carbon neutral agency (a status we have held since 2018), with a serious commitment to monitoring and reducing the impact our work has on the planet across three core sustainability pillars of Greenhouse Gases, Waste & Recycling and Sustainable Consumption.

Then there's a whole host of benefits - from discounted gym memberships and free eye tests to an employee pension scheme and enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption package. Here's a snapshot of just some of the benefits we think you might also like:

• Dynamic working: To keep that work-life harmony in check, we're flexible on where and when you work
• Private medical insurance: To keep you fighting fit and give you and your family peace of mind.
• Income protection: We know it feels good to be covered, just in
• Calm Subscription: Now more than ever, it's important to mind your mind
• 25 days annual leave: This increases to 27 days after three years with us, and then increases every subsequent year up to a max. of 30 days
• Christmas closure: No need to save holiday days for the Christmas closure period. It's on us
• Birthdays off: One extra day to celebrate your big day
• Summer hours: Between June and Aug we finish at 00 every Friday.
• OpenUp: Unlimited coaching and Counselling to support through the day to day and also any mental health challenges you may be facing.
• Remote Working: Work abroad for up to one month a
• Performance & Salary: Reviewed twice a year for