Senior Paid Media Manager

3Search; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established US business is seeking a Senior Paid Media Manager to manage substantial ad budgets and drive revenue impact. This senior, hands-on role involves scaling and optimizing over $300k monthly across major platforms like Google and Facebook. Candidates must have proven large-scale media management experience and expertise in Google Ads. Join a performance-driven environment with the opportunity for long-term potential and significant budget responsibility.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large-scale paid media budgets at six-figure monthly spend.
• Deep expertise in Google Ads, including Performance Max at scale.
• Strong understanding of conversion-focused optimization in competitive acquisition markets.
• Senior, autonomous role with clear ownership and accountability.
• Background in financial services or competitive consumer verticals is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage $300k–$500k+ monthly ad spend across major platforms.
• Scale Performance Max and Max Conversion Value bidding strategies.
• Drive measurable improvements across CPA, ROAS, and spend efficiency.
• Operate confidently in highly competitive SERPs.
• Take full accountability for performance, testing, optimization, and budget allocation.

Skills

Large-scale paid media budget management

Google Ads expertise

Performance Max strategies

Conversion-focused optimization

Tools

Google Ads

Bing Ads

Facebook Ads

Job description

*This is a temporary role with long term potential to be permanent depending on candidate success*

We are partnering with a well-established US business operating in a highly competitive, high-intent acquisition market to hire a Senior Paid Media Manager. This is a genuinely senior, hands-on role with ownership of substantial paid media budgets and a direct impact on revenue.

This role is not suited to generalist marketers. You will be responsible for scaling and optimizing large monthly spends in a market dominated by aggressive competitors.

The role

• Own and manage $300k–$500k+ monthly ad spend across Google, Bing, and Facebook
• Scale Performance Max (PMax) and Max Conversion Value bidding strategies at volume
• Drive measurable improvements across CPA, ROAS, and spend efficiency
• Operate confidently in highly competitive SERPs against listicle, ranking, and affiliate-led advertisers
• Take full accountability for performance, testing, optimization, and budget allocation

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience managing large-scale paid media budgets at six-figure monthly spend
• Deep expertise in Google Ads, including Performance Max at scale
• Strong understanding of conversion-focused optimization in competitive acquisition markets
• Comfortable operating in a senior, autonomous role with clear ownership and accountability
• Background in financial services, high-consideration consumer products, or similarly competitive verticals is a plus

Why this role

• Senior-level ownership with real budget responsibility
• Performance-driven environment with clear commercial impact
• Opportunity to compete and win in one of the most aggressive paid search landscapes

*This is a temporary role with long term potential to be permanent depending on candidate success*

If you are a senior performance marketer who has scaled serious budgets and wants full ownership rather than agency-style account management, this is worth a conversation.