Hybrid Senior Paid Search Manager

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About the role

  • Senior Paid Search Manager driving Search efforts in the NAM region for Workday. Responsible for budget allocation, campaign optimization, and strategic partnerships to achieve targets.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and own the channel growth roadmap across brand, non-brand, and expansion campaigns, directly aligned to S1 ACV revenue targets
  • Manage the allocation and optimization of Paid Search budgets to maximize pipeline targets for the region
  • Oversee budget & bid management, audience segmentation, and optimization of campaign structures across major platforms
  • Collaborate with our agency partner on setting up, monitoring, and optimizing ad campaigns, keywords, and ad copy for performance, adopting industry best practices
  • Forecast spend, pipeline, and ACV contribution with high accuracy
  • Drive the evolution of advanced paid search practices like value based bidding, Performance Max, AI Max, LLM paid programs, microconversion bidding, and dynamic search ads
  • Launch new and scale existing paid search programs; expanding keyword coverage, experimenting with ad copy, audience targeting, and landing page testing
  • Partner with various marketing teams, stakeholders, and agencies to build custom programs and strategies that will help Workday achieve our targets
  • Develop paid search strategies aligned with Workday's business objectives
  • Regularly generate campaign performance reports and presentations, highlighting key results, insights as well as next steps
  • Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) to cross-functional stakeholders on Paid Search best practices
  • Stay up to date on industry trends, algorithm changes, and new technologies
  • Apply the latest best practices in paid search marketing to our campaigns

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of experience in SEM, with hands-on experience managing large SEM PPC campaigns
  • Proficiency in analyzing web analytics in tools such as Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and relevant ad platform dashboards
  • Strong MS Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables, data analysis)
  • Comfortable speaking about and understanding the impact of core metrics such as CTR, CPC, CPL, MQL, and ROI
  • Strong data storytelling skills to translate complex search metrics into actionable business insights
  • Self-starter with strong attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Experience using Google Ads Editor and Microsoft Advertising Editor
  • Experience with Google SA360 or any other bid management platforms
  • Experience working in the B2B SaaS vertical (preferred)
  • Experience managing agency or vendor relationships (preferred)
  • Agency experience

Benefits

  • Workday Bonus Plan
  • Role-specific commission/bonus
  • Annual refresh stock grants
  • Flexible work arrangements

Job title

Senior Paid Search Manager

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$140,400 - $210,600 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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