OLIVER Agency
Marketing
SearchManager
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid candidates.
“Search Manager at OLIVER Agency. Skills: Search strategy, Paid search, Lead generation, Performance marketing, Campaign management, Stakeholder management, Team leadership. Shape and scale pan-European search and lead gen for a leading global brand.. Build a high-impact performance engine across markets.”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver measurable growth and efficient ROI.; Achieve measurable commercial growth.; Ensure reliable performance reporting and continuous scale.; Exceed expectations.
Industry & Context.
Translating data into actionable optimisation plans.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven track record (typically 5+ years) delivering and scaling paid search in large businesses or via agency partnerships for enterprise clients., Deep expertise across Google Ads (Search, Shopping, Performance Max), Microsoft Ads, feed/merchant centre management, and experience with large account structures and cross-market roll outs., experience of automated bidding strategies, campaign experimentation, and applying automation safely at scale., Clear commercial focus - ability to build forecasts, financial plans, ROAS/CPA targets, and to manage pacing against multi-million (or higher) budgets., Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills - capable of motivating a direct team, coordinating with an accounts team and presenting to senior client stakeholders., Experience working across international markets, with sensitivity to localisation, language and transcreation needs., Demonstrable experience scaling search campaigns with significant monthly spend and multi-market complexity., Experience owning end-to-end delivery of paid search programmes (planning → launch → optimisation → scaling → governance)., Experience managing a team and working closely with client-side account teams.
Nice to Have
B2B lead generation and/or large e-commerce experience., Experience with enterprise-level ad account governance, agency transitions, and platform migrations., Familiarity with privacy-led measurement approaches and consented data architectures.
What You'll Do.
Shape and scale pan-European search and lead gen for a leading global brand.
Build a high-impact performance engine across markets.
Move the programme from stable BAU to measurable commercial growth.
Lead the delivery of the PPC / Lead Gen proposal across markets.
Own the end-to-end design
scaling and optimisation of search activity (paid search
branded + non-branded search
and channel experimentation).
Translate strategy into operational plans
campaign architectures
measurement and governance.
Ensure successful market launches
reliable performance reporting and continuous scale.
Build and lead a high-performing search capability.
Deliver measurable growth and efficient ROI across large
multi-market businesses.
Own the delivery of the partner proposal
including campaign structure and multi-market roll-out plans.
Manage transition plans
data/measurement design and operational governance.
Run the search strategy.
Set prioritisation across markets/business units.
Allocate budget and resource.
Define experiments and scale winners.
Line-manage the Performance Marketing Executive.
Ensure campaign creatives
funnels and data capture are optimized for measurement and scale.
Lead the implementation and operationalisation of the strategy: campaign architecture
market prioritisation and launch sequencing.
Define and own KPIs and dashboards (performance
accurate MI to inform decisions.
Scale campaigns across markets: localisation/transcreation
feed and landing page requirements
and creative testing programmes.
Set governance and access controls for ad accounts.
Define security and safe automation guardrails and change control processes.
Design and run test & learn frameworks to identify scalable growth levers.
Feed insights back into channel & creative teams.
coach and develop capability of the Performance Marketing Executive.
Collaborate with the accounts team to manage commercial scope
and client communications.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Build and lead a high-performing search capability working with the accounts team, commercial stakeholders and creative partners.; Work closely with creative, analytics, tech and commercial stakeholders.; Collaborate with the accounts team to manage commercial scope, SLAs, and client communications.
Communication Scope
Ability to present and win stakeholder buy-in.; Explain technical approaches in client-friendly language.; Present performance and roadmaps to senior stakeholders.; Client communications to ensure alignment and transparency.
Process & Methodology
Translate strategy into operational plans., Build transition plans., Build operating models., Run cross-functional rollouts at pace., Manage programme delivery.
Full Job Description
Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences. As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results. Role: Search Manager, 12 month FTC Location: London, United Kingdom About the role: This is an 12 month FTC oopportunity to shape and scale pan-European search and lead gen for a leading global brand at a pivotal moment of transformation. You’ll play a central role in building a high-impact performance engine across markets, helping move the programme from stable BAU to measurable commercial growth. This role will lead the delivery of the PPC / Lead Gen proposal across markets, owning the end-to-end design, implementation, scaling and optimisation of search activity (paid search, shopping, Performance Max, branded + non-branded search, and channel experimentation). Translate the strategy into operational plans, campaign architectures, measurement and governance, ensuring successful market launches, smooth transition, reliable performance reporting and continuous scale. Build and lead a high-performing search capability working with the accounts team, commercial stakeholders and creative partners to deliver measurable growth and efficient ROI across large, multi-market businesses. This role is right for you if... You are a search specialist with proven experience scaling paid search at enterprise scale (multi-market, multi-product, complex stakeholder environments). You combine hands-on technical expertise (camp
Applying for this Search Manager role?
Most applicants get filtered before a human reads their resume. See if yours makes the cut.
How to Apply on Greenhouse
- Create a Greenhouse profile before applying — it saves time across multiple applications.
- Upload your resume as a PDF; the parser handles it better than Word.
- Answer all knockout questions carefully — wrong answers auto-reject before a human sees you.
- Enable email notifications to track application status in real time.
ANONYMOUS · UNFILTERED
What do employees actually say about OLIVER Agency?
Real rants from real employees. Read before you apply.