Paid Search Director Lead Data-Driven Teams (Hybrid, Equity)

Pivotal London Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EMI options

28 days holiday

Sabbatical after 5 years

Wellness & learning allowances

2 volunteering days

1 day/week in London Bridge office

Job summary

Pivotal London Ltd is seeking an Account Director to lead a small, high‑performing team on major e‑commerce, travel and B2B accounts. You’ll shape how the team works and drive the client roadmap while delivering outstanding outcomes in paid search.

With strong expertise in Google Ads and Microsoft Ads, you’ll connect metrics to business levers, influence client strategy, and collaborate with social, data and creative colleagues to deliver integrated plans.

Qualifications

• Proven agency experience leading paid search client teams and line management.
• Solid grounding in Google Ads and Microsoft Ads across Search, Shopping, PMax, and Demand Gen.
• Comfort with numbers and measurement; connect metrics to levers and explain the why.
• Real examples of keeping a team organized, motivated and delivering under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead a pod of 2–5 people on major e‑com, travel and B2B accounts.
• Set the client roadmap and keep the team working to it.
• Delegate with context to develop team judgement.
• Plan the team's time against the retainer and keep workloads sustainable.
• Explain priorities and trade‑offs to clients clearly and calmly.
• Work with social, data and creative teams on shared plans.

Skills

Paid search leadership

Google Ads

Microsoft Ads

Data & measurement

Team motivation

Data/AI curiosity

Education

Agency leadership experience

Tools

Google Ads

Microsoft Ads

Job description

Pivotal London Ltd is seeking an Account Director to lead a small, high‑performing team on major e‑commerce, travel and B2B accounts. You’ll shape how the team works and drive the client roadmap while delivering outstanding outcomes in paid search.

With strong expertise in Google Ads and Microsoft Ads, you’ll connect metrics to business levers, influence client strategy, and collaborate with social, data and creative colleagues to deliver integrated plans.