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Method Recruiting, a 3x Inc. 5000 company · 3 days ago

Sr. Paid Search Manager (Brand)

Method Recruiting is a fast-growing, direct-to-consumer financial services company seeking a Sr. Paid Search Manager to join their marketing team. The role involves owning and executing paid search strategies to scale ad spend while maintaining efficiency and lead quality in a competitive market.

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Responsibilities

Own end-to-end paid search strategy and execution across Google Search, Performance Max, and Bing (Meta a plus)
Personally manage and optimize $300k–$500k+ in monthly ad spend
Scale Performance Max and Max Conversion Value bidding at high spend levels
Drive continuous improvements across CPA, ROAS, conversion rate, and lead quality
Compete effectively against listicle, ranking, and aggregator advertisers that resell leads across multiple buyers
Design and test account structures, bidding strategies, audiences, creatives, and landing page hypotheses
Identify inefficiencies, wasted spend, and arbitrage opportunities in aggressive auctions
Produce clear, actionable reporting on performance, learnings, and spend efficiency
Act as a subject-matter expert and strategic leader within paid search (without being a people-manager role)

Qualification

Paid Search StrategyPerformance Max BiddingBudget ManagementPPC / SEM ExperiencePerformance OptimizationStrategic LeadershipHigh-CPC ExperienceReporting Skills

Required

Senior-level paid search practitioner with deep, hands-on experience (not just oversight)
Proven ownership of $300k–$500k+ monthly budgets
Demonstrated success scaling Performance Max with Max Conversion Value bidding
Direct experience competing against listicle and ranking-style advertisers
Strong performance optimization mindset — you've grown accounts, not just maintained them
Comfort operating in high-CPC, regulated, trust-based verticals
Ability to come in with a clear plan and execute quickly
5–10+ years of hands-on PPC / SEM experience strongly preferred

Company

Method Recruiting, a 3x Inc. 5000 company

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Method Recruiting is the product of decades of direct experience within the digital marketing industry.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage

Leadership Team

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Dustin Charne
Co-Founder, Head of Client Services
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Matt Simpson
Co-Founder, Managing Director
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