Senior Analyst, SEM Bidding

London, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level2+ years exp

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own SEM bidding optimization and measurement programs, driving revenue through data-driven experiments, cross-functional alignment, and AI enhanced workflows.

  • Own SEM bidding analyses and optimization experiments to maximize revenue.
  • Shape measurement tests and apply findings to lift ROAS with Marketing and Data Science input.
  • Leverage AI tools and stay ahead of new ad tech while reporting trends to leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Produce original analyses to identify and explore opportunities to optimize our search engine marketing (SEM) bidding strategies towards maximizing revenue.
  • Seek out and implement improvements to our existing automated paid marketing systems.
  • Plan and execute measurement tests and experiments to evaluate the impact of different bidding strategies and apply findings to improve performance.
  • Apply analytical techniques to measure the true return of our SEM spend.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams such as Marketing and Data Science/Machine Learning to align on strategies, share insights, and ensure objectives are met.
  • Check on marketing performance daily and regularly report outward to the wider team and upward to the leadership team about trends, wins, and future plans.
  • Leverage AI tools and technologies for day-to-day tasks & systems to enhance efficiency, generate insights and streamline workflows.
  • Stay informed and proactively implement emerging ad technologies, best practices in media systems management and bidding optimization, process improvements and automation to enhance performance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Business / Maths / Statistics or a related quantitative field.
  • 2+ years experience in a data analytics position, preferably in a digital marketing environment.
  • Ability to turn complex data into compelling storytelling and actionable recommendations.
  • Expertise in interrogating data using SQL and writing custom SQL queries, and understanding of database structures.
  • Understanding of statistical analysis techniques used for experimental design such as regression analysis, hypothesis testing, multivariate analysis and time series analysis.
  • Experience using AI tools in your day-to-day workflow, with a genuine eagerness to expand your knowledge and application of AI within SEM, data and bidding.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively present findings, explain complex concepts and influence stakeholder decisions making.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks and meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Has a genuine passion for learning and self-improvement, continuously seeking out new opportunities to expand knowledge and skills.
  • Prior exposure to Paid Search, Bidding, and Marketing KPIs is a strong plus.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation packages (routinely benchmarked against the latest industry data), including base salary and annual bonuses
  • ā€œWork your wayā€ with flexibility to suit your lifestyle. Tripadvisor Group takes a remote-friendly approach to collaboration across a worldwide team, with the option to join on-site as often as you’d like or as required by your team.
  • Flexible schedule. Work-life balance is ingrained in our culture by design. Trust and accountability make it work.
  • Donation matching. Give back? Give more! We match qualifying charitable donations annually.
  • Tuition assistance. Want to level up your career? We love to hear it! Receive annual support for qualified programs.
  • Lifestyle benefit. An annual benefit to spend on yourself. Use it on travel, wellness, or whatever suits you.
  • Travel perks. We believe that travel is employee development, so we provide discounts and more.
  • Employee assistance program. We’re here for you with resources and programs to help you through life’s challenges.
  • Health benefits. We offer great coverage and competitive premiums.
  • Generous referral scheme. Help us grow and be rewarded with generous awards for referring successful candidates.
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Tripadvisor

Tripadvisor, the world's largest travel guidance platform*, helps hundreds of millions of people each month** become better travelers, from planning to booking to taking a trip. Travelers across the globe use the Tripadvisor site and app to discover where to stay, what to do and where to eat based on guidance from those who have been there before. With more than 1 billion reviews and opinions of nearly 8 million businesses, travelers turn to Tripadvisor to find deals on accommodations, book experiences, reserve tables at delicious restaurants and discover great places nearby. As a travel guidance company available in 43 markets and 22 languages, Tripadvisor makes planning easy no matter the trip type. The subsidiaries of Tripadvisor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP), own and operate a portfolio of travel media brands and businesses, operating under various websites and apps, including the following:www.bokun.io, www.cruisecritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.thefork.com, www.helloreco.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.jetsetter.com, www.niumba.com, www.seatguru.com, www.singleplatform.com, www.vacationhomerentals.com, www.viator.com.* Source: SimilarWeb, unique users de-duplicated monthly, September 2023** Source: Tripadvisor internal log files

Founded in 2000
Needham Heights, Massachusetts, USA

Traffic Signals

Monthly Google Ads Budget
$3.5M

Marketing Team

Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
5.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Funding

Total Funding
$1.3B
Last Raise
$160M
Post IPO Equity, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2025
    Post IPO Equity • $160M
  • Mar 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $350M
  • Jul 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $500M

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