Group Director, Search (Remote)

About the Role

We are looking for a strong, passionate, and energetic 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. We are looking for someone passionate about search-driven performance marketing and well-versed in both organic search and paid search. This individual should be 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 onboards, etc., in addition to SEO specialists.
• Serve as a Search thought leader prepared to respond to the changing landscape.
• Have recent experience in SEO/GEO or AEO/AIO, and direct experience optimizing for LLMs across paid and organic search.
• Contribute a strong POV on operationalizing a GTM approach for LLM optimization.
• Hands-on experience and knowledge of content and tech audits for organic search.
• Comfortable working with SEO reporting and visibility monitoring.
• Responsible for revenue driven from new business, client relationships, and client growth.
• Act as an escalation point across top clients and be highly active in pitches, scoping, and collaboration with the growth team.
• Present Paid Search and organic strategy, performance, and tactical priorities to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Partner with cross-channel leads on media plans, forecasting, testing, tactical plans, and reporting.
• Drive Search strategy, innovation & testing, develop quarterly/annual roadmaps to advance accounts with 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; contribute to team growth, training, mentorship, and retention.
• Involved with hiring and onboarding new employees; manage a team with advanced SEM skills and client management.
• Deliver feedback, performance reviews, support, and recognition to pursue 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 mentorship.
• Collaborate with Google, Bing, and other vendor partners on alpha/beta opportunities and best practices.
• Operationalize processes and drive adoption across team focus areas; support a hybrid working model culture.

About You

The essentials:

• 12+ years Paid Search experience.
• Experience communicating with senior clients, from VPs to C-Suite.
• Experience managing Paid Search budgets of at least $1MM+ in monthly ad spend.
• Recent experience optimizing to LLMs across paid and organic search; solid organic and paid search background.
• Experience directing strategy in D2C or Retail, B2B, and B2C across multiple verticals is a plus.
• Experience in YouTube, Performance Max, Demand Gen, Value-Based Bidding, offline conversion data, and CRM integrations with Google Ads is a plus.
• Advanced slide and Excel/Google Sheets skills.
• Experience presenting paid search strategy to marketing executives and large teams.
• 5+ years of management experience with at least 3 direct reports at Associate Director level or above.
• Experience with bid management platforms is preferred (e.g., SA360, Skai, Marin).
• 4-year college degree or equivalent work experience.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds who are excited to contribute to our mission.

What We Offer

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays.
• 401k with company contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being.
• Career growth in a disruptor space with entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network.
• A globally diverse and inclusive culture with employee resource groups.

About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. It combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world, powered by AI and data science.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds.

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