Paid Search Manager

Making Science is an international digital acceleration company with over 1,200 experts across 15 markets, including Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, France, Italy, the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Georgia, and the USA. As a proud consulting partner of Local Planet — the world’s premier network of independent media agencies — we deliver a suite of digital, technology, and performance marketing services to a global clientele. Our expertise spans digital marketing and MarTech, software and cloud solutions, artificial intelligence, and SaaS, all underscored by a relentless pursuit of innovation.

Making Science was ranked 15th in the FT1000: Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies 2023. Committed to making a positive impact, Making Science actively engages in various ESG initiatives. We’ve joined forces with the Climate Pledge, the United Nations Global Compact, and Pledge1%, dedicating resources and efforts to support non-profit organizations. Through these endeavors, we are committed to driving meaningful change for a brighter, more sustainable future.

As part of its commitment to innovation, Making Science offers its clients end-to-end capabilities required for consulting, development, integration, and maintenance of advanced IT solutions. Our global network of delivery hubs not only fosters job growth but also serves as an incubator for cultivating top-tier tech talent, fueling projects that accelerate transformation and modernisation.

Our team is composed of digital native professionals, who have a wide knowledge in the different stages and disciplines of the digital transformation: Digital Strategy, Infrastructures, Software Development, Creativity and UX/UI Design, Digital Marketing, and Big Data.

Making Science is People Centric, and we actively bet on our employees! We believe that they are the key to any successful business, and therefore, our greatest asset. We strive to provide daily learning opportunities for those who work with us and their colleagues. It is also really important that they enjoy what they do, and have positive experiences. We want our employees to feel proud of their accomplishments, and that they belong to a company that is in constant growth, because each person’s contribution is essential to achieve our success.

We believe in the power of diversity and the value of inclusion. At Making Science, our unique experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives are what drive our innovation and success. We are dedicated to providing an equitable hiring process and an inclusive work environment where all individuals are respected and feel they belong. Join us and bring your whole self to work!

At Global Platform Management, our mission is to drive the growth of our clients' businesses through advertising on various platforms: search engines, social media, affiliation, media, programmatic, among others (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads, X, LinkedIn, Amazon, Microsoft Advertising, Programmatic, Affiliation, Media). We always work across the different phases of our clients' Customer Journeys. Our DNA is to leverage innovation and technology to be efficient with our clients' investments, and to direct messages to potential users at the right place and at the right time. Measurement is key, as it allows us to connect with our clients' business data. In Global Platform Management, we are not about words, we are about results. As a large team, we always strive to foster teamwork and mutual learning. We welcome challenges with a smile on our faces, and we believe that our positive energy promotes good results for our clients. We are a winning team, and we have a great time working together. We constantly challenge ourselves to foster professional and personal growth.

What we’d like you to do

• Strategic Onboarding: You have taken full ownership of the technical strategy for our new multi-market client, establishing a performance baseline that exceeds their previous results.
• The Transformational Roadmap: You have designed and gained client buy-in for a long-term roadmap. This moves their performance beyond standard execution and sets a clear path for sustained competitive advantage.
• Operational Integration: You have bridged the gap between UK strategy and our global delivery hubs. Our offshore teams are now operating as a seamless extension of your own technical vision.
• Operational Rigour: You have established a high standard of quality assurance and daily monitoring. There is a clear cadence of audits and experimentation that provides tangible value and proactive recommendations to our clients.
• Automated Intelligence: You have successfully embedded Ad-machina into your clients’ ecosystems. You are using our automated intelligence to solve complex problems that standard platform tools cannot, providing a unique performance edge.

What we’d like you to bring

• Technical Expertise: You maintain a deep, hands-on understanding of Paid Search and the wider performance landscape. You stay ahead of the shift toward automated environments and lead the conversation on how we use these changes to our advantage.
• Commercial Acumen: You understand the commercial drivers of our business and our clients. You take responsibility for delivering profitable growth, ensuring that our resourcing and servicing models are effective, sustainable, and reflect the value we provide.
• Operational Excellence: You place a high value on the details. You will establish the processes that allow us to work at scale, including a high degree of QA and proactive recommendations. Your goal is to create a cycle of delivery that builds deep trust with our clients.
• Client Leadership: You move beyond the role of a service provider to become a trusted business advisor. You have the technical expertise to persuade senior stakeholders to adopt sophisticated strategies and the clarity to explain the impact on their bottom line.
• Team Leadership: You are responsible for the growth of our specialists. You build trust, provide clear challenges, and ensure your team has the support they need to produce work they are proud of.

Perks of joining us

• 25 days of holidays (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible working hours (start at 9am +/- 1 hour and finish accordingly) and 1 day a week where you can work from home AND 2:30pm finish on Fridays
• Up to 10% discount in shops, restaurants and hotels in the West End
• The opportunity to meet our international team with our Ambassadors Program
• Regular team socials to get to know your peers better!
• Feedback is part of our day to day lives. We recognize a job well done through a continuous feedback model.
• You will never stop learning with us: subsidized training, free language classes, learning capsules, an e-learning platform and many more.
• Do you know someone that fits in Making Science? Refer them, and you can get a bonus if they’re hired!
• Work comfortably and follow your own style because we don’t have a dress code.
• Be a part of a dynamic, adventurous and professional team with people you’ll grow fond of!