Account Manager - Performance Marketing - Search Ads

Inmobi; India; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

InMobi Advertising in India is seeking an Account Manager with search advertising experience to drive Microsoft Advertising collaboration and client outcomes. You will manage campaigns, coordinate with internal teams, and support revenue objectives across corporate customers and agencies.

The role requires 4+ years in SEM/Online Media, strong knowledge of CPA/CPM/CPC, and a willingness to travel as needed. Proficiency with Excel and MS Ads is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years Search Engine Marketing or Online Media experience.
• Strong knowledge of Digital advertising metrics (CPA, CPM, CPC) and best practices.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferable for advanced roles.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day campaigns for corporate customers and agencies.
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver campaigns and revenue targets.
• Educate clients on Microsoft Advertising features and best practices.
• Drive budget optimizations and maintain strong client relationships.

Skills

Search Engine Marketing

Online Media

Digital Advertising

Client Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferable

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Ads Certification

Job description

InMobi Advertisingis a global technology leader helping marketers win the moments that matter. Our advertising platform reaches over 2 billion people across 150+ countries and turns real-time context into business outcomes, delivering results grounded in privacy-first principles. Trusted by 30,000+ brands and leading publishers, InMobi is where intelligence, creativity, and accountability converge. By combining lock screens, apps, TVs, and the open web with AI and machine learning, we deliver receptive attention, precise personalization, and measurable impact.

Through Glance AI,we are shaping AI Commerce, reimagining the future of e-commerce with inspiration-led discovery and shopping. Designed to seamlessly integrate into everyday consumer technology, Glance AI transforms every screen into a gateway for instant, personal, and joyful discovery. Spanning diverse categories such as fashion, beauty, travel, accessories, home décor, pets, and beyond, Glance AI delivers deeply personalized shopping experiences.With rich first-party data and unparalleled consumer access, it harnesses InMobi’s global scale, insights, and targeting capabilities to create high impact, performance driven shopping journeys for brands worldwide.

Recognized as a Great Place to Work, and by MIT Technology Review, Fast Company’s Top 10 Innovators, and more, InMobi is a workplace where bold ideas create global impact. Backed by investors including SoftBank, Kleiner Perkins, and Sherpalo Ventures, InMobi has offices across San Mateo, New York, London, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Jakarta, Bengaluru and beyond.

At InMobi Advertising, you’ll have the opportunity to shape how billions of users connect with content, commerce, and brands worldwide. To learn more, visit www.inmobi.com

What will you be doing?

Microsoft Advertising andInMobihaveentereda partnership. As per which,InMobiwill be the exclusive partner for Microsoft’s Advertising solutions in various regions. Microsoft Advertising empowers the largest advertisers around the world to reach their maximum potential through paid search, display, native & CTV on the Microsoft Ads platform.InMobiwill be responsible for complete management / transaction across Microsoft Ads.

We are seeking an Account Manager with search advertising experience, attention to detail, customer obsession and passion to learn and adapt in an evolving environment. The individual will be coordinating with a team of Account Strategists and supporting Account Management Head to achieve customer satisfaction and revenue objectives. As an AM, you will be servingcorporatecustomers and/or agencies, by applying customer obsession to what clients care about and need, and building and maintaining strong, trusted-advisor relationships with day-to-day practitioner contacts at advertiser/agency/tool provider. The AM will be responsible to manage an assigned set of clients focused on attaining revenue targets, feature adoption and client driven goals

Role requirement & expectation:

• Shared culture of diversity and respect: Create a collaborative, trust-based work environment where differences in communication styles are considered, and the perspectives of others are respected and valued.Always Demonstrate Microsoft Advertising’s culture of inclusiveness and diversity. Contribute to the success of others by promoting mutual learning

• Strong customer relationships and account health: Own the day-to-day management for newly onboarded & existing customers. Flawless execution of campaigns. Strong coordination with internal resources for execution of core tasks. Awareness and understanding of all required billing and compliance requirements. Contribute to quality and actionable Customer Plan.

• Pursue optimizations to deliver quota expectations: Drive campaign-level budget upsell and optimization opportunities that align to ROI goals of client and drive incremental revenue. Leverage internal tool-directed tactics to inform and prioritize upsells and optimizations, seeking to drive swift implementation. Drive tactic improvement by providing thoughtful feedback to make opportunities more relevant to client goals. Leverage self-serve tools and community forums to deliver insights for non-Insights enabled clients.

• Fluent advocate of the Microsoft Advertising Story: Educate clients on how the MS Ads platform and existing features help them to reach their business goals and execute on budgets. Ensure regular client engagement with theMicrosoft Adsplatform andaim to reduce customer reliance on AM for routine tasks. Utilize all available readiness and insights to ensure you are a fluent advocate of the Microsoft Advertising story. Develop and demonstrate an intermediate level knowledge of emerging products/features.

• Collaborative and high-performing account team: Ensure timely and proactive customer escalations by effectively leveraging Account Executive and internal partner network to resolve day-to-day escalations & revenue blockers. Partner with account team to submit actionable feedback on product, tool and processes through relevant channels. Own and effectively execute the customer transition process and operational excellence in execution of change management (Book of Business update).

• Continuous business learning and professional growth: Continuously, strengthen your Microsoft Advertising and Search Industry expertise, take personal accountability for your career and personal development; create, update and regularly check in on your career development plan. Complete required and recommended trainings and apply what you learn to further your growth in role and career progression.

What is expected out ofyou?

• Minimum 4 years Search Engine Marketing or Online Media and Service experience required

• Strong knowledge of Digital advertising: CPA, CPM, CPC, search marketing, lead generation, direct response, etc.

• Strong troubleshooting andproblem-solvingtools with a 'can do' attitude and the ability to partner collaboratively with other functional areas within the company in support of the sales process.

• Demonstrated ability to consistently meet or exceed revenue goals or targets

• Proven ability to understand customer needs, create and deliver customized, customer-focused pitches and solutions

• Effectively navigate through ambiguity and complexities related to client management

• Talented in storytelling and delivering engaging presentations

• Solid knowledge of the search industry, trends, andcustomersneeds

• Passion for technology as an enabler for customer and company growth

• Bachelor’s degree required. MBA preferable

• Critical thinker who is organized and can make decision based on clear priorities

• Collaborative teammate who can build successful team relationships with partners; and can prioritize multiple tasks

• Flexible and able to quickly adapt to changing business needs and processes

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Willingness to travel

Preferred

• Microsoft Ads Certification

• Experienced using Excel to analyse information, including data manipulation, V-Lookups, creating and using pivot tables, and data analysis

The InMobi Culture

At InMobi, culture isn’t a buzzword; it's an ethos woven by every InMobian, reflecting our diverse backgrounds and experiences.

We thrive on challenges and seize every opportunity for growth. Our core values - thinking big, being passionate, showing accountability, and taking ownership with freedom - guide us in every decision we make.

We believe in nurturing and investing in your development through continuous learning and career progression with our InMobi Live Your Potential program.

InMobi is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the hiring process and in the workplace.

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