Paid Search Performance Manager

Paid Search Performance Manager
£50,000.00 - £60,000.00 | On-Site | Career Development Opportunities
Swindon, Great Western Way
5 days on-site per week (Potential for hybrid working depending on your location - details at the bottom of the spec*)
Monday - Friday
9am - 6pm

My client is a multi-channel retailer that works directly with some of the world's leading furniture makers, while their UK design team curates collections built from solid wood and other durable materials. Behind it all is a dedicated team that genuinely cares about delivering excellent work.

The Role
Google Shopping and Paid Search are their primary growth channels, and we're looking for a Paid Search Performance Manager to take ownership of them from within the business. The role isn't about replacing their agency partner; it's about ensuring they always have the sharpest possible brief, the right commercial context, and robust challenge when needed.

You'll become the person who knows their account better than anyone. You'll work closely with performance data, developing a deep understanding of our product catalogue, seasonality, margin profile, and trading priorities. You'll translate those insights into clear direction for our agency partners and ensure their activity aligns with business objectives.

This isn't a passive reporting role. We want someone who can identify performance shifts before they become problems, understand the underlying causes, and provide informed recommendations on what happens next.

What You'll Do

• Monitor Paid Search and Google Shopping performance daily across key metrics including revenue, ROAS, impression share, CTR, conversion rate, and overall account health.
• Manage the day-to-day relationship with their agency partners, including briefing, reviewing recommendations, providing challenge where appropriate, and ensuring activity reflects business priorities.
• Maintain a live account playbook documenting structural decisions, key changes, rationale, and review dates to ensure knowledge is retained and accessible.
• Build and maintain performance dashboards that provide early visibility of trends, opportunities, and anomalies.
• Develop a detailed understanding of their product catalogue, promotional calendar, and commercial priorities to ensure search strategy is always grounded in business context.
• Escalate performance concerns clearly and proactively, providing insight into root causes rather than simply reporting the numbers.
• Contribute to broader paid media strategy as the business continues to grow across Google and other acquisition channels.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in a Paid Search, PPC, or Performance Marketing role, either agency-side or in-house.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify patterns, interpret data, and understand the drivers behind performance.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a genuine desire to stay close to performance on a daily basis.
• A confident communicator who can challenge agency recommendations with evidence and communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong experience with GA4, Looker Studio, or Big Query.
• Familiarity with Google Ads and Google Shopping.

What's on Offer

• Salary of £50,000.00 - £60,000.00
• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Staff discount on products
• Ongoing career development opportunities
• Access to well-being and counselling services
• A high-autonomy role with direct exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to make a measurable commercial impact from day one.
• The chance to build something meaningful, with significant scope for progression as both the business and team continue to grow.
• *Hybrid working based on location - within 1 hour = 5 days on-site, 1.5 - 2 hour commute = hybrid, 3 hours + = Predominantly remote

Paid Search Performance Manager