Senior Paid Search Manager
Salary: Competitive + Bonus
Location: London (Hybrid)
Our Client is a leading digital marketing and performance media business specialising in paid media, data, technology, and digital transformation. Working with a broad portfolio of ambitious brands and enterprise clients, they combine strategic thinking, innovation, and automation to deliver measurable growth across search and performance marketing channels.
The Opportunity
- Join a high-performing paid media team leading strategy across large-scale and complex paid search accounts
- Take ownership of client relationships, campaign performance, and long-term growth strategies across Google Ads and Microsoft Ads
- Drive innovation across automation, AI, bidding strategies, feed optimisation, and creative testing
- Work closely with senior stakeholders and play a key role in shaping the future paid search proposition of the business
- Be part of a collaborative environment that values progression, experimentation, and continuous learning
Responsibilities
- Lead the strategy, setup, optimisation, and ongoing management of paid search campaigns across major platforms
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior client stakeholders, acting as a trusted strategic adviser
- Deliver performance insights, testing recommendations, and growth strategies in a clear and confident way
- Manage budgets, forecasting, and campaign performance against client KPIs and commercial objectives
- Develop and execute structured testing roadmaps to drive continuous optimisation and innovation
- Identify opportunities to grow accounts through increased investment, expanded services, and cross-channel initiatives
- Contribute to new business pitches, audits, and strategic paid search recommendations
- Stay ahead of industry trends, platform updates, AI developments, and automation opportunities across paid media
- Support the evolution of internal paid search processes, best practices, and innovation strategies
- Mentor and support junior team members, helping develop technical and strategic capabilities across the wider team
Your Profile
- Strong experience managing and scaling paid search campaigns across Google Ads and Microsoft Ads
- Proven ability to lead strategy across complex, high-spend, or performance-focused accounts
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a passion for testing and optimisation
- Confident client communication and stakeholder management experience
- Experience mentoring or managing junior team members within a paid media or digital marketing environment
- Strong commercial awareness with a focus on driving growth and performance outcomes
- Passionate about automation, AI, and the future of performance marketing
Why Join
- Work across media, data, and technology within a collaborative and forward-thinking digital environment
- Lead strategy across a diverse portfolio of exciting and high-growth client accounts
- Play a key role in shaping paid search innovation and the wider performance marketing proposition
- Join a supportive and ambitious team with excellent progression and development opportunities
- Benefit from ongoing learning and development support alongside flexible hybrid working policies
How to apply
To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Ruth at Pivotal ruth@pivotallondon.co.uk
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