Paid Search Manager
Job Description
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The Paid Search Manager is a key individual contributor on our fast-growing Global Digital Marketing team. In this role, you will serve as the in-house paid search subject matter expert, leading strategy and execution for Brand and Demand Generation campaigns. You’ll work cross-functionally with Media Planners and Regional Marketers to align business goals with innovative paid search strategies that drive results.
The impact you will have:
- Lead global paid search campaigns across platforms to contribute to brand awareness and demand generation goals.
- Scale global paid search strategy by identifying new opportunities across markets, languages, audience segments, ad formats, and emerging platforms.
- Own channel performance, including budget pacing, forecasting, and setting the strategic roadmap in alignment with broader business goals.
- Introduce innovative strategies, targeting approaches, and automation capabilities to capture and convert high-value audiences efficiently.
- Partner with media agencies to ensure seamless execution and campaign management, account hygiene, and advanced campaign strategies.
- Continuously analyze campaign performance and market dynamics to refine audience and keyword targeting, creative messaging, and bidding strategies.
- Foster operational excellence by developing scalable best practices and enabling cross-functional teams on paid search strategy and execution.
- Collaborate with ad platform partners (Google, Microsoft, etc.) to scale innovation and stay at the forefront of paid search trends.
- Partner with internal Web, Marketing Ops, and Analytics teams to improve capabilities across tracking, measurement and user experience.
- Contribute to media plans and go-to-market strategies to align paid search efforts with overall marketing goals.
What we look for:
- 5+ years of experience in Paid Search, agency management a plus.
- Hands-on experience with major platforms like Google Ads and Microsoft Ads.
- Proven ability to scale programs and achieve results.
- Experience in B2B marketing, demand generation, and brand media is highly preferred.
- Strong analytical skills, with a focus on interpreting performance data and delivering actionable insights.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively across teams.
- Proven experience in a fast-paced environment.
Pay Range Transparency
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About Databricks
Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Benefits
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Company Information
Location: San Francisco, CA
Type: Hybrid