Performance Marketing Manager - SEM

New York, USA (Remote)

$87K/yr – $124K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 9 days ago

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Job Summary

Own SEM strategy across Google and Bing, manage multi-unit campaigns, and translate performance into actionable insights while collaborating on integrated paid media plans.

  • Lead keyword strategy, bidding, ad copy, and landing-page alignment
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent messaging and performance reporting

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own SEM strategy, execution, and optimization across Google and Bing — including keyword strategy, bidding, ad copy, landing page alignment, and budget management
  • Build and manage campaigns across multiple business units with distinct audiences and goals
  • Define and report on SEM KPIs; translate performance data into actionable insights for marketing and business stakeholders
  • Partner closely with performance marketing teammates on integrated paid media strategy — contributing your search expertise to broader channel planning conversations
  • Work with content, demand gen, and product marketing to ensure message consistency from search ad to landing page
  • Stay current on search trends, platform changes, and AI-driven search shifts (SGE, etc.) and bring those perspectives to the team

Requirements

  • 5–8 years of hands-on SEM experience, with at least 2 years in both a B2B and B2C environment
  • Deep expertise in Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising; strong grasp of attribution, bidding strategies, and campaign architecture
  • Comfortable working with data — you can pull your own reporting, identify trends, and tell a clear story to stakeholders
  • Familiarity with paid social and programmatic ecosystems; you don't need to own them, but you know how search fits into the broader paid mix
  • Strong communicator who works well in cross-functional, fast-moving environments
  • Experience with marketing automation and CRM platforms (Salesforce, Eloqua, or similar) a plus
  • Experience with Semrush, Profound, SA360

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance | Commute subsidy | Employee stock ownership | Competitive retirement/pension plans | Generous vacation and personal days | Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs | Office food snacks | Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support | Employee Resource Groups | Global Employee Assistance Program | Training and development programs | Volunteering and donation matching program
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