Search Performance Manager

Join a leading, fast-paced sales organization at the forefront of retail media growth, where your expertise will directly contribute to shaping the future of digital advertising for top-tier suppliers. This is an unparalleled opportunity to drive significant revenue growth and product innovation within a dynamic environment.

About the Opportunity

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for paid search and a knack for maximizing ROI? We are seeking a talented individual to step into a pivotal role, where you will become the trusted advisor for first-party suppliers, guiding their search campaigns to unprecedented success. You will not just manage campaigns; you will be instrumental in fostering product improvements, enhancing supplier satisfaction, and driving the strategic growth of our retail media offerings. This is your chance to make a tangible impact, working collaboratively across sales, account management, and ad tech teams to deliver actionable insights and cultivate lasting partnerships.

What You'll Do

• Monitor the performance of sponsored retail media campaigns and implement sophisticated optimization strategies to maximize return on investment (ROI) and boost advertiser satisfaction.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of sponsored search performance using advanced analytics tools and internal dashboards, tracking key metrics and providing actionable optimization recommendations.
• Identify emerging domain, brand, category, and campaign trends to support incremental budget requests from suppliers, ensuring sustained investment and growth.
• Cultivate and own relationships with senior client stakeholders, driving high satisfaction, ensuring advertiser retention, and minimizing churn.
• Define and refine performance and optimization processes, develop best-practice guidelines, and maintain a comprehensive knowledge base for both internal and external use.
• Collaborate closely with Account Managers, Campaign Managers, and platform partners to align on business plan objectives and achieve exponential growth for search products.
• Oversee account performance to ensure accurate billing, precise forecasting, and robust pipeline growth.

Required Skills & Experience

• In-depth understanding of the paid search landscape, including keyword bidding strategies, budget cap management, and retail media search platforms.
• Strong quantitative skills with advanced proficiency in data analytics tools, capable of translating complex data sets into actionable strategies and clear performance reports.
• Proven ability to craft strategic presentations and translate technical performance data into compelling, client-friendly strategic recommendations.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics, Statistics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in the advertising industry with a focus on paid search, retail search, e-commerce, or directly related experience.
• Technical proficiency with search platforms (e.g., Google Ads, Bing, Amazon), analytics tools (e.g., Tableau, Excel), and API/Self-Serve platforms.
• Ambitious self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit, strong attention to detail, and a relentless focus on delivering high-quality results.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with a proven track record of cross-functional collaboration and adeptly managing client relationships.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.