Senior Analyst, Paid Search Bidding (Viator)

About Viator

Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is the leading marketplace for travel experiences. We believe that making memories is what travel is all about. With 300,000+ travel experiences to explore—everything from simple tours to extreme adventures (and all the niche, interesting stuff in between)—making memories that will last a lifetime has never been easier.

We are looking for a Senior Paid Search Analyst to work on data-led analytical elements of our paid search program. You will be part of a dynamic and innovative team, where autonomous decision-making, self-motivation, and flexible thinking are encouraged. You will play a crucial role in shaping the future success of the company.

The role

In this role, you will join the Search Engine Marketing (SEM) bidding team, who own and manage the data-led systems that ensure we’re making the most out of our paid search advertising spend. Your contribution will have a direct impact on paid search bidding strategies, optimizing existing automated systems, and using data to help identify new opportunities or problem areas in paid search marketing. You will work in collaboration with the wider SEM team, Data Science, and Data Engineering teams to actively measure and manage the performance and optimization of our paid search program.

Examples of What You’ll Do

• Produce original analyses to identify and explore opportunities to optimize our search engine marketing (SEM) bidding strategies towards maximizing revenue.
• Seek out and implement improvements to our existing automated paid marketing systems.
• Plan and execute measurement tests and experiments to evaluate the impact of different bidding strategies and apply findings to improve performance.
• Apply analytical techniques to measure the true return of our SEM spend.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams such as Marketing and Data Science/Machine Learning to align on strategies, share insights, and ensure objectives are met.
• Check on marketing performance daily and regularly report outward to the wider team and upward to the leadership team about trends, wins, and future plans.
• Stay informed and proactively implement emerging ad technologies, best practices in media systems management and bidding optimization, process improvements, and automation to enhance performance.

What We Seek

• Bachelor's degree in Business / Maths / Statistics or a related quantitative field.
• 2+ years experience working in a data analytics position, preferably in a digital marketing environment.
• Ability to turn complex data into compelling storytelling and actionable recommendations.
• Expertise in interrogating data using SQL and writing custom SQL queries, and understanding of database structures.
• Understanding of statistical analysis techniques used for experimental design such as regression analysis, hypothesis testing, multivariate analysis, and time series analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively present findings, explain complex concepts, and influence stakeholder decision-making.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Has a genuine passion for learning and self-improvement, continuously seeking out new opportunities to expand knowledge and skills.
• Prior exposure to Paid Search, Bidding, and Marketing KPIs is a strong plus.

Perks of Working at Viator

• Competitive compensation packages, including base salary and annual bonus.
• “Work your way” with flexibility to suit your lifestyle.
• Viator takes a remote-friendly approach to collaboration across a worldwide team.
• Flexible schedule.
• Work-life balance is ingrained in our culture by design.
• Donation matching. We match qualifying charitable donations annually.
• Tuition assistance for qualified programs.
• Lifestyle benefit to spend on yourself.
• Travel perks including discounts.
• Employee assistance program for life’s challenges.
• Health benefits with great coverage and competitive premiums.

Our Values

• We aspire to lead. Tap into your talent, ambition, and knowledge to bring us – and you – to new heights.
• We’re relentlessly curious. We push beyond the usual, the known, the “that’s just how it’s done.”
• We’re better together. We learn from, accept, respect, support, and value one another.
• We serve our customers, always. We listen, question, respond, and strive for wow moments.
• We strive for better, not perfect. We provide a safe environment in which to make mistakes, iterate, improve, and grow.
• Our workplace is for everyone, as is our people-powered platform.

If you need a reasonable accommodation or support during the application or the recruiting process due to a medical condition or disability, please reach out to your individual recruiter or send an email to and let us know the nature of your request.