Paid Search Business Director

Overview

As Paid Search Business Director, you lead a high-impact team to shape performance marketing for major UK retail brands. You’ll drive long-term growth through strategic paid search, cross-functional collaboration, and data-led decision making. You act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders, translating performance insights into actionable plans.

This is an opportunity to influence the paid search discipline, partner with clients, and advance innovative, measurable outcomes.

• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical cover
• Reflection Days
• Shared Parental Leave

• Lead and develop a team of Paid Search specialists to deliver strong client results
• Shape and execute paid search strategies across key accounts for growth and retention
• Identify commercial opportunities by expanding services and strengthening client partnerships
• Translate complex performance data into clear, impactful recommendations for senior stakeholders
• Champion the Paid Search proposition in pitches and industry presence
• Drive innovation through new technologies, tools and data-driven approaches to improve efficiency
• Develop strategic roadmaps integrating data, tech and media to mature client marketing

• Significant experience in a digital agency environment with strong expertise in Google Ads, Microsoft Ads and Apple Search Ads
• Strong knowledge of search campaign management and bidding technologies, especially SA360
• Experience leading and developing teams with a people-first coaching approach
• Ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and provide strategic guidance
• Commercial awareness with a track record of translating strategy into measurable business results
• Confidence using data, measurement frameworks and governance to inform decisions
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with experience in proposals and executive-level pitches

• leadership and people management
• strategic consultation
• client relationship management
• Google Ads
• Microsoft Ads
• Apple Search Ads