Senior Paid Search Leader: Strategy, Growth & P&L

Journey Further; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matched up to 4%

Private medical insurance

Enhanced maternity, paternity & adopt.

25 days annual leave

Home working allowance

Job summary

Journey Further in the United Kingdom is seeking an ambitious Senior Paid Search Lead to own strategy across a portfolio of major accounts. You will direct teams and client leadership, shaping paid media approaches rather than simply executing on platforms.

The role requires senior expertise in search strategy, strong consultancy skills, and a commercial focus to drive ROAS and business outcomes. Hybrid working with competitive benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Advanced expertise in Google Ads and Paid Search strategy across large or complex accounts.
• Proven ability to develop and implement long-term strategic roadmaps.
• Strong consultancy skills with confidence advising senior stakeholders.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to align performance with business outcomes.
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing team members.

Responsibilities

• Build long term Paid Search roadmaps for key accounts aligned to commercial targets.
• Oversee multiple accounts ensuring strategic consistency and commercial impact.
• Decide where automation earns its place and where human judgement wins: bidding, Performance Max, feeds, first-party data and measurement.
• Be the senior Paid Search voice for marketing and ecommerce directors and push back when data says so.
• Ensure robust measurement frameworks connect Paid Search to commercial outcomes.
• Lead innovation and testing frameworks across key accounts.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Spot growth opportunities across accounts and advocate for new markets or services.
• Develop and mentor Managers and Analysts to raise the team’s capability.
• Maintain expertise in industry trends and emerging tech.
• Lead Paid Search in new business pitches from analysis to presentation.

Job description

Journey Further in the United Kingdom is seeking an ambitious Senior Paid Search Lead to own strategy across a portfolio of major accounts. You will direct teams and client leadership, shaping paid media approaches rather than simply executing on platforms.

The role requires senior expertise in search strategy, strong consultancy skills, and a commercial focus to drive ROAS and business outcomes. Hybrid working with competitive benefits is offered.