Performance Director

Searchability®; City of Melbourne; Remote; AUD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability is a fast-growing Australian digital agency focused on ecommerce and performance marketing. We are seeking a Performance Director to lead our paid media and ecommerce offerings for high-profile brands.

You will manage a team of performance specialists, oversee significant media budgets, and work with senior clients to establish KPIs, budgets and growth strategies. You will use analytics and automation to drive continual improvement of results.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of performance marketing experience in an agency or high-growth environment.
• Strong expertise across Paid Search, Paid Social and eCommerce.
• Proven track record leading teams and managing large client budgets.
• Experience with Google Ads, Meta Ads and wider paid media platforms.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of performance marketing strategy across a portfolio of ecommerce brands.
• Lead the Paid Search, Paid Social and ecommerce activity to achieve commercial objectives.
• Manage and develop a team of performance specialists and oversee large media budgets.
• Set KPIs, budgets and growth strategies with senior clients; translate data into insights.

Skills

Performance marketing

Team leadership

Analytics

Stakeholder management

Client engagement

eCommerce

Google Ads

Meta Ads

Tools

Google Ads

Meta Ads

Analytics platforms

Job description

Performance Director - Paid Search, Paid Social & eCommerce

• 6+ years experience in performance marketing
• Strong Paid Search, Paid Social and eCommerce experience
• Australian agency experience
• Proven experience leading teams and managing significant client budgets
• Fully Remote
• Up to $150K
• Work with a leading eCommerce focused digital agency

WHO WE ARE

We are a fast-growing digital agency working with some of Australia's most exciting eCommerce brands. We combine data, technology and creative thinking to build performance strategies that drive meaningful commercial results. With a strong focus on innovation and growth, we are looking for a Performance Director to lead our paid media and eCommerce offering.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

As our Performance Director, you will take ownership of performance marketing strategy across a portfolio of high-profile eCommerce brands. You will lead the strategy across Paid Search, Paid Social and broader eCommerce activity, ensuring campaigns are built around clear commercial objectives and measurable ROI.

You will lead and develop a team of performance specialists, oversee significant media budgets and work closely with senior clients to establish KPIs, budgets and growth strategies. You will be hands on with performance data, using analytics, attribution and automation to identify opportunities and continually improve results.

You will also play a key role in shaping the agency's performance offering, driving best practice across the team and identifying new opportunities to grow client accounts.

YOU WILL NEED

• 6+ years experience in performance marketing within an agency or high-growth environment
• Strong expertise across Paid Search, Paid Social and eCommerce
• Proven experience developing and executing performance strategies for eCommerce brands
• Strong knowledge of Google Ads, Meta Ads and wider paid media platforms
• Experience managing significant media budgets and delivering against commercial KPIs
• Proven people leadership and team management experience
• Strong analytical skills and a data-driven approach to decision making
• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to turn performance data into clear commercial insights and strategy
• Strong understanding of eCommerce metrics, customer journeys and conversion optimisation

IT'S NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with attribution modelling and advanced analytics
• Experience with automation and AI tools within performance marketing
• Experience across additional eCommerce platforms and technologies
• Relevant industry certifications