Orca Pacific: A Monks Company
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Group Director, Paid Search (Remote)
role at
Orca Pacific: A Monks Company .
About The Role: We are looking for a strong, passionate, and energetic Paid Search leader to drive growth and strategic oversight across the paid search department with a focus on working on our largest accounts and serving as an SME on LLM optimization for organic and paid synergy. This role requires a people-focused leader who enjoys hands-on, cross-functional collaboration and wants to join a fast-growing, innovative digital agency that is hyper-focused on client performance and ROI.
Responsibilities
Reporting to our SVP, Head of Search, this role will serve as a people leader inclusive of SEM channel specialists (Paid search, YouTube, Demand Gen, PMax, Shopping, and App) as well as Account Leads managing direct client partnerships, contract negotiations/renewals, client onboarding, etc.
Serve as a Search thought leader prepared to respond to the changing landscape.
Maintain recent experience in SEO/GEO or AEO/AIO.
Be responsible for revenue driven from new business, client relationships, and client growth.
Act as an escalation point across a set of top clients.
Present Paid Search and organic strategy, performance, and tactical priorities to the client and internal stakeholders.
Assist with client staffing and scoping.
Participate in and lead new business pitches for Paid Search and/or SEO.
Partner with cross-channel leads on creating media plans, including forecasting, testing, tactical plans, and reporting.
Drive Paid Search strategy, innovation & testing on your book of business while improving performance; develop quarterly or annual roadmaps to advance accounts with the latest trends and opportunities.
Present QBRs, planning presentations, and testing plans regularly.
Lead client calls from a paid search perspective.
Forecasting, budgeting, and diminishing return analysis.
Manage others from Account Managers to Directors; accountable for team growth (training and mentorship) and retention.
Involved with hiring and onboarding new employees; manage a team with advanced SEM skills, multi-channel digital marketing strategy, and client management skills, including projections and analytics reporting.
Deliver feedback, performance reviews, support, and recognition to achieve team goals; help lead career pathing and coaching.
Serve as a senior sponsor on the team’s accounts, developing senior client relationships and guiding holistic digital strategy.
Responsible for training for the team, department, and agency; contribute to team morale, culture, and engagement; mentoring.
Contribute to overall department training, POVs, award submissions, and case studies.
Work closely with Google, Bing, and other vendor partners on alpha/beta opportunities, expansion opportunities, client strategy and planning, and best practices.
Operationalize processes and help gain adoption across team focus areas.
Assist in creating a team culture across a hybrid working model.
About You
10+ years Paid Search experience.
Experience communicating with senior clients’ points of contact from VPs to C-Suite.
Experience handling direct management of Paid Search budgets of at least $1MM+ in monthly ad spend.
Recent experience optimizing to LLMs across paid and organic search; include organic and paid search experience.
Experience directing strategy in D2C or Retail, B2B, and B2C digital advertising across different verticals is a major plus.
Experience in YouTube, Performance Max, Demand Gen, and Value-Based Bidding; understanding of Offline Conversion Data and CRM integrations with Google Ads is a plus.
Advanced slide presentation and Excel/Google Sheets skills.
Experience presenting paid search strategy to marketing executives, large teams, and senior audiences.
5+ years of management experience with at least 3 direct reports at Associate Director level and above.
Experience with a bid management platform such as SA360, Skai, Marin, etc. is preferred.
4-year college degree or equivalent work experience.
At Monks, we believe in diversity and inclusion. We welcome qualified applicants from all backgrounds who are excited to contribute to our mission.
Benefits
Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA
Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
401k with company contribution
Paid parental leave
Work-life balance with emphasis on personal well-being
Career growth in a disruptor space and entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
A globally diverse and inclusive culture with employee resource groups
DEI commitment and sustainable growth
Salary Range: $160,000—$210,000 USD
Location: Austin, TX
About Monks: Monks is the global, digital operating brand of S4Capital plc. It delivers marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities with a focus on AI-driven solutions.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people.
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Group Director, Paid Search (Remote)
role at
Orca Pacific: A Monks Company .
About The Role: We are looking for a strong, passionate, and energetic Paid Search leader to drive growth and strategic oversight across the paid search department with a focus on working on our largest accounts and serving as an SME on LLM optimization for organic and paid synergy. This role requires a people-focused leader who enjoys hands-on, cross-functional collaboration and wants to join a fast-growing, innovative digital agency that is hyper-focused on client performance and ROI.
Responsibilities
Reporting to our SVP, Head of Search, this role will serve as a people leader inclusive of SEM channel specialists (Paid search, YouTube, Demand Gen, PMax, Shopping, and App) as well as Account Leads managing direct client partnerships, contract negotiations/renewals, client onboarding, etc.
Serve as a Search thought leader prepared to respond to the changing landscape.
Maintain recent experience in SEO/GEO or AEO/AIO.
Be responsible for revenue driven from new business, client relationships, and client growth.
Act as an escalation point across a set of top clients.
Present Paid Search and organic strategy, performance, and tactical priorities to the client and internal stakeholders.
Assist with client staffing and scoping.
Participate in and lead new business pitches for Paid Search and/or SEO.
Partner with cross-channel leads on creating media plans, including forecasting, testing, tactical plans, and reporting.
Drive Paid Search strategy, innovation & testing on your book of business while improving performance; develop quarterly or annual roadmaps to advance accounts with the latest trends and opportunities.
Present QBRs, planning presentations, and testing plans regularly.
Lead client calls from a paid search perspective.
Forecasting, budgeting, and diminishing return analysis.
Manage others from Account Managers to Directors; accountable for team growth (training and mentorship) and retention.
Involved with hiring and onboarding new employees; manage a team with advanced SEM skills, multi-channel digital marketing strategy, and client management skills, including projections and analytics reporting.
Deliver feedback, performance reviews, support, and recognition to achieve team goals; help lead career pathing and coaching.
Serve as a senior sponsor on the team’s accounts, developing senior client relationships and guiding holistic digital strategy.
Responsible for training for the team, department, and agency; contribute to team morale, culture, and engagement; mentoring.
Contribute to overall department training, POVs, award submissions, and case studies.
Work closely with Google, Bing, and other vendor partners on alpha/beta opportunities, expansion opportunities, client strategy and planning, and best practices.
Operationalize processes and help gain adoption across team focus areas.
Assist in creating a team culture across a hybrid working model.
About You
10+ years Paid Search experience.
Experience communicating with senior clients’ points of contact from VPs to C-Suite.
Experience handling direct management of Paid Search budgets of at least $1MM+ in monthly ad spend.
Recent experience optimizing to LLMs across paid and organic search; include organic and paid search experience.
Experience directing strategy in D2C or Retail, B2B, and B2C digital advertising across different verticals is a major plus.
Experience in YouTube, Performance Max, Demand Gen, and Value-Based Bidding; understanding of Offline Conversion Data and CRM integrations with Google Ads is a plus.
Advanced slide presentation and Excel/Google Sheets skills.
Experience presenting paid search strategy to marketing executives, large teams, and senior audiences.
5+ years of management experience with at least 3 direct reports at Associate Director level and above.
Experience with a bid management platform such as SA360, Skai, Marin, etc. is preferred.
4-year college degree or equivalent work experience.
At Monks, we believe in diversity and inclusion. We welcome qualified applicants from all backgrounds who are excited to contribute to our mission.
Benefits
Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA
Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
401k with company contribution
Paid parental leave
Work-life balance with emphasis on personal well-being
Career growth in a disruptor space and entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
A globally diverse and inclusive culture with employee resource groups
DEI commitment and sustainable growth
Salary Range: $160,000—$210,000 USD
Location: Austin, TX
About Monks: Monks is the global, digital operating brand of S4Capital plc. It delivers marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities with a focus on AI-driven solutions.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people.
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