Senior Manager Paid Search (Mensch)

About WPP Media WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working. For more information, visit wppmedia.com. What we offer you: - Work-Life Balance: Thanks to flexible working hours with a focus on personal exchange in the office and supplementary remote work, your job adapts to your life. You can flexibly offset overtime. - Vacation mode on: You receive 30 vacation days plus one flexible day – in addition, December 24 and 31 are off. - Wellbeing first: Health benefits, attractive retirement provision, and Mental Health Awareness Days put your health at the center. - Practice makes perfect: Develop yourself with our diverse training programs and use our internal career programs for your development within the WPP network. - More than just a job: Unforgettable events, employee discounts, and further highlights such as the Job Ticket, Wellhub, or the Job Bike await you. - Be yourself: Everyone is warmly welcome with us – diversity and equal opportunity are close to our hearts. What you will drive: As Senior Manager Paid Search (Mensch), you are responsible for the management and optimization of paid search engine advertising campaigns. In addition, you take on the following tasks: - Strategic client development: You are primarily responsible for the strategic consulting and development of your clients and create tailored paid search strategies. - Professional leadership: As an experienced lead, you take on the professional leadership of your team, promote the development of your colleagues, and act as a mentor. - Campaign conception & management: The holistic conception and management of complex SEA campaigns (including Search, Shopping, YouTube) is your responsibility. - Budget responsibility: You are responsible for attractive media budgets, including their strategic planning, control, and reporting to the client. - Performance analysis: As a driving force in optimization, you carry out in-depth analyses of performance data and confidently present strategic consulting approaches to the client. - Specialization & innovation: You have the opportunity to specialize in your own areas of responsibility, develop them further, and actively drive trends and innovations in the paid search environment. What sets you apart: - SEA expertise: You know search engine advertising (SEA) very well, and the setup and management of complex campaigns are familiar to you. - Leadership competence: You bring initial leadership experience and enjoy guiding junior team members and actively sharing your knowledge. - Strategic thinking: Your ability to think strategically enables you to develop comprehensive concepts for client development and present them convincingly. - Analytical skills: With your strong affinity for numbers and analytical understanding, you are able to carry out complex data analyses independently and derive strategic recommendations from them. - Customer orientation: You have experience in strategic client consulting, know how to respond to client needs, and present yourself convincingly. - Self-responsibility: A high level of initiative and the desire to specialize and develop your own areas of responsibility characterize your way of working. In addition, you are: #motiviert #teamfähig #SEA If you find this job exciting, we explicitly encourage you to apply, even if you do not meet every qualification listed above. Working at WPP Media: As WPP Media, we shape the future of media and consistently invest in our employees. Every colleague enjoys the advantages of the global network of WPP Media and WPP to develop further and learn at the forefront of marketing and advertising. We live diversity and cohesion through numerous Employee Resource Groups and regular internal events – for exchange, inspiration, and celebrating our successes together. WPP Media is an employer that promotes equal opportunity. We consider all applicants for all positions without discrimination. Our goal is a culture of respect and belonging, in which everyone has the same opportunities to contribute and grow professionally. Please read our Privacy Notice for Germany, Austria and Switzerland for further information on how we process the data you provide. Please read our Privacy Notice for more information on how we process the information you provide. Find more English Speaking Jobs in Germany on Arbeitnow