Group Director, Search | Growth Marketing Team

3 days ago


IL United States Dept Holding B.V. Full time
Group Director, Search | Growth Marketing Team

Roles open in: Boston, Denver, New York, San Diego, Chicago, Austin, Charlottesville, Atlanta

This is a hybrid role located in Chicago, IL and is requiring 2 days on-site a week.

ABOUT YOU

You are the driving force behind the success of paid search within the organization, with a deep understanding of strategy and the media landscape. Your leadership skills and technical expertise foster high-performing teams that exceed goals and consistently deliver strategic solutions. You champion innovation, collaborate with partners to cultivate cutting-edge practices and lead the charge for profitable new business opportunities.

PROFICIENCY EXPECTATIONS

  • Work on new processes and initiatives that can be put forward within the org to meet group-wide goals.
  • Proactively developing team staffing and growth plans to ensure their org can cover for any employee losses & new business opportunities while maintaining a balance of healthy team utilization.
  • Group Directors oversee paid search activation teams to ensure all accounts successfully surpass goals and that the activation teams provide proactive strategy.
  • Manages Directors, mentoring them into influential leaders who can own and grow their book of business and multi-layer team structure.
  • Regularly review client margins and ensure your accounts meet or exceed margin goals as Finance determines.
  • Ensure all tracks within their org have both a high client retention and employee retention rate.
  • Actively involved in the pitch process for new business opportunities.
  • In-depth understanding of how financials work regarding hiring, promotions, raises, bandwidth, client ROI, and client investment opportunities.
  • Accountable to Client Partner(s) in delivering tactical plans that ladder up to overall brand strategy and agreed KPIs.
  • Manage recruiting & interview process with the recruiting team.
  • Point of escalation for all activation team members within their track.
  • Oversees their activation team resourcing.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • A minimum of 8 years’ paid search experience and a minimum of 3 years of experience in a client-facing marketing role.
  • Proven prior work experience managing a team of 3+ direct reports.
  • A deep understanding of Google Ad and Microsoft Ads managers.
  • The ability to audit an account and present actionable insights to a client.
  • The ability to provide feedback and strategic guidance across search channels.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

We are a collaborative, open-door, best-idea-wins environment that fosters personal and company growth. Here is a snapshot of our benefits package:

  • Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage.
  • PTO.
  • Paid Company Holidays.

WE SUPPORT YOU BEING YOU:

DEPT is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We believe our work is its best when our people feel safe and free to be themselves.

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