Director – Paid Search, Discovery & Performance

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $232K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end search and AI discovery agenda across retail and health lines, tying data, experimentation, and executive sponsorship to measurable retail outcomes.

  • Owns cross-functional search strategy and governance with a focus on incremental sales, prescriptions, and health-service adoption.
  • Builds and tests measurement plans, translates trends into tests, and communicates ROI to executives.
  • Partners with Omnichannel and Ecommerce to drive digital growth and align multi-department search campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for Search leadership and AI Discovery strategy across Retail, Pharmacy, Health Services and emerging business units
  • Ensure search investments drive measurable business outcomes and build capabilities around activating a holistic search strategy to drive business results
  • Leverage data and analytics to drive tangible and material retail results (incremental sales, prescriptions, vaccinations, clinic visits, adoption of health services)
  • Orchestrate large-scale SEM & AI Advertising programs anchored in data and managed and optimized with rigorous analytics
  • Utilize advanced analytical thinking, leverage existing data sources, and unearth insights to drive overall search strategy
  • Evaluate search marketing strategies to unlock opportunities, identify and communicate trends in search, and advise marketing partners and executives
  • Develop hypotheses based on data trends and design tests to unlock new areas of growth
  • Develop business cases that support opportunities for increased investment in the channel
  • Influence senior stakeholders and demonstrate ongoing value of search campaigns to executives
  • Work with Omnichannel Marketing Strategy and Ecommerce teams to pursue digital growth

Requirements

  • 10 years + of search (SEM) analytics experience with an emphasis on results-oriented programs and history tying ‘brand marketing’ and ‘performance marketing’ together
  • Familiarity with Google Ads, Adobe, LiveRamp, Youtube, Agentix (Gemini, Chatgpt, OpenAI)
  • Experience leading a high-performing cross-functional team to create and implement strategic growth initiatives across SEM, SEO, Content and Commerce optimizations
  • Retail/Ecomm expertise, working with product-centric search campaigns (PLAs, LIAs), data feeds and retail media teams
  • Developing Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) ads strategies & testing emerging AI advertising capabilities
  • Able to think tactically and strategically through a customer-centric search journey
  • Understand and be comfortable with data and technology that facilitates audience targeting, triggering, and measurement
  • Strong organizational, problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to influence & impact others
  • Highly skilled in establishing, monitoring and analyzing key metrics respective to all forms of search and commerce functions, driving continuous improvement
  • Data analysis capabilities including ROI models and business case development

Preferred

  • Thought-leader with innate curiosity and aptitude across search advertising
  • Has the understanding and capability to collaborate with SEO, Product and Content teams to maximize outcomes from Total Search strategies
  • Experience managing both paid and/or organic search programs for large enterprises
  • Collaborative spirit and disposition with internal and external constituencies
  • Familiarity with Media Mix Modeling and Multi-Touch Attribution
  • Experience with Pharmaceutical industry and associated policies a plus
  • Self-starter, independent worker, and problem-solver
  • Retail experience preferred, working with Shopping campaigns and data feeds
  • MBA

Benefits

  • medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility
  • This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families
  • Great benefits for great people
  • Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments
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CVS Health is the leading health solutions company, delivering care like no one else can. We reach more people and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and over 300,000 dedicated colleagues. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that’s managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by simplifying health care one person, one family and one community at a time. Follow @CVSHealth on social media.

Founded in 1963
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA
132K employees (1,798 in marketing)
45% recommend to a friend
55% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$6.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
21.9%
Direct
40.9%
Referral
30.4%
Social
6.2%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~132.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,117 (1% of company)
Median Career Experience
17.5 years
Median Tenure
5.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
26

Funding

Total Funding
$4B
Last Raise
$4B
Post IPO Debt, 7 months ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $4B
  • Jul 2025
    Grant • $1.5M
  • Nov 2019
    Post IPO Equity

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