Senior Paid Search Manager
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Senior Paid Search Manager
pearmill· Growth Team
About this role
About the role
As a Senior Paid Search Manager you run 2 to 3 client accounts that need significant oversight, and you manage the people running the rest.
A large part of this job now runs through AI, and that has changed what the role spends its time on. If that's not how you want to work, this won't be the right fit.
We're a small, growing team. Your responsibilities will grow and change with the company and you'll have an enormous impact on the business.
What you'll own
Your accounts
Run 2 to 3 client accounts that need significant oversight, across Google Ads (Search, PMax, Demand Gen, YouTube, Shopping) and Microsoft Ads.
Set the strategy, and own the bidding and account structure calls.
Run budget pacing off a forecast you built, and say where the month lands before the client asks.
Write the weekly client report, and the story that goes with the numbers.
Your team
Manage a few Paid Search Managers. Weekly 1:1s, growth plans, and honest reviews.
Review work before it reaches a client. You own the quality bar across the team's accounts, not only your own.
Sit in hiring loops.
Step onto an account yourself when one is off track.
Thought leadership
Write for our blog, and build out the paid search playbooks the rest of the team works from.
Track what's changing across the platforms, and say what it means for our accounts before a client asks.
Run internal sessions and webinars on the things you know best.
AI and tooling (this part is not optional)
Run reporting and analysis through Claude using our skills and MCP connectors.
Build skills and workflows the whole team uses, not only your own.
Judge AI output critically, and hold the team to the same standard.
New business and measurement
Lead audits for prospects, and present them in pitches.
Reconcile platform numbers against attribution tools and the client's own reporting.
Catch tracking problems before they show up in a report.
About you
5+ years hands-on in Google Ads, including time at an agency. Microsoft Ads experience is a plus.
You've managed people, or you've been the person others came to and you're ready to make it official.
Deep on SEM fundamentals, with opinions you can defend using data.
Familiarity with GA4, GTM, and conversion tracking setups.
You've built with AI, not only prompted it. A workflow automation, a reporting tool, a script that took a manual step out of your week.
Comfortable in spreadsheets: pacing models, pivot tables, audit sheets.
You write and speak clearly for a specific reader, and you can hold a room with a founder or an exec.
Proactive by default. You raise things before anyone asks, and you take ownership of performance outcomes.
Bonus: Shopping feeds, YouTube, cross-channel context (Meta, TikTok), or hands-on tracking implementation.
What you'll find here
Competitive salary with bonus structure
99% coverage for health, dental, and vision
Distributed, remote, and global culture
Unlimited vacation with 3 weeks required vacation
Unlimited mental health or physical health leave
Remote work budget to make it easier to work from wherever you feel most productive!
Monthly physical activity budget to get your body moving
16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
Stipend for laptop and other home office equipment
Indoor plant budget
Annual company-wide retreat
Yearly stipend for books, seminars, courses, and coaches
Matching for charitable donations
Flourishing at Pearmill
We get an unreasonable amount of satisfaction out of making the things around us better at their jobs. Clients who arrived wanting a channel fixed and left with a system. People who joined to run ad accounts and left able to build a team that runs global strategy. And most recently, our little AI agents running around our Notion docs and giving us super powers.
We're a fast growing, diverse group of goofy yet dedicated marketers, creatives, engineers, and analysts, running over $500M in ad spend across 15+ platforms. Join us!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is the Senior Paid Search Manager job at pearmill remote?
Yes, this Senior Paid Search Manager position at pearmill is remote, with team members based in Remote (+/- 2 hours of ET). You can work from home or anywhere in the supported regions.
Is the Senior Paid Search Manager role at pearmill full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a FullTime position. It is posted as a Senior Paid Search Manager role in the Growth Team department at pearmill.
Which team or department does the Senior Paid Search Manager at pearmill belong to?
This Senior Paid Search Manager position is part of the Growth Team department at pearmill. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
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When was the Senior Paid Search Manager job at pearmill posted?
This Senior Paid Search Manager position at pearmill was posted on Aug 12, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Senior Paid Search Manager
pearmill
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