Senior Paid Search Marketing Manager

About us

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Talented people are everywhere, and the right opportunity can be hard to come by. That's why we're focused on revolutionizing learning, using our skills and expertise to help others develop theirs and reach their full potential. Individually, we bring our unique perspective to reimagine the way we share knowledge. Together, we can improve lives by making learning more accessible for our learners, our instructors, and businesses around the world.

Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco with global offices in Australia, India, Ireland, Türkiye, and the US. Learn more on our company page.

About you

You've got goals, and you're energetic when it comes to working toward them. You want to enter an environment that welcomes diverse experiences and broadens your own. With the right support from your team, you're not afraid to embrace your creativity and take risks that have the potential to move the business forward.

The ideal candidate is at their core an avid learner, adaptable to the evolving needs of global learners. You should excel at managing complex paid search accounts, making data-driven decisions in competitive markets, and navigating vast data sets. A diverse digital marketing background, especially in performance marketing, is essential. You must be organized, exhibit exceptional communication skills, and be eager to explore new advertising tools shaping our industry.

About this role

As a Senior Paid Search Marketing Manager on Udemy's paid search marketing team, you'll be at the forefront of Udemy's global learner acquisition efforts. You will directly contribute to Udemy's mission of improving lives through learning by reaching and inspiring new learners and organizations to do their learning with Udemy.

Your work will entail the day-to-day management of multiple paid accounts comprising our global advertising program. You'll manage a variety of Google campaigns, test and present results, and try new Google alphas & betas. You'll track performance trends and share insights with fellow program managers. You'll work directly with marketing leaders and cross-functional teams in engineering, data science, analytics, and creative to help grow and expand your program's learner base globally, often in multiple languages.

What you'll be doing:

• Design, set up, and interpret copy and landing page experiments; collaborate with the Creative team for ad copy testing and optimization or write your own based on what's working.
• Create, optimize, and scale campaigns on Google Adwords and Bing Ads while restructuring accounts for increased efficiency.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Decision Science teams to bolster marketing measurement, automation, and personalization.
• Monitor, analyze, and report on channel performance using diverse metrics; present insights to internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with acquisition channel managers on cross-channel strategies.
• Manage relationships with ad agencies, Google, and Bing account teams.

What you'll have:

• 7+ year track record managing paid search accounts.
• Proficiency using spreadsheets; familiarity with advanced systems like Google Data Studio, Google Analytics, Looker, Mode, or Tableau.
• Experience with various campaign types: Search, Display (GDN), Video (YouTube), Discovery App.
• Global campaign management experience, ideally in multiple languages.
• Previous experience collaborating with paid advertising teams: paid social, programmatic, affiliate.
• Experience with accounts spending $300K+/month.

We understand that not everyone will match each of the above qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we'd love to hear from you!

Life at Udemy

We aspire to be as vibrant and dynamic as the communities we serve, as inquisitive as those who use our platform, and as revolutionary as the future we strive to open for everyone. Here are some of the things we love about life at Udemy:

We're invested in creating an inclusive environment that welcomes a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. From creating employee resource groups, ensuring we're a Fair Pay Workplace, and building a flexible work culture, our belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion (BEDI) initiatives always put our people first. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to work because when we all do, we're better for it.

• We're committed to creating world-class employee experiences and are proud of the recognition of this by Great Place to Work. Learn more about our certification here and find out what it's like to work at Udemy on our blog.

Of course, the best thing about being part of Udemy is knowing your work makes a difference for people and organizations around the world. You've got the skills; why not use them to help others develop theirs?

At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our Benefits Start With U

Our benefits package at Udemy "starts with U" and is grounded in mission-driven benefits that intentionally align with our core values. Here's a sneak peek at just a few highlighted benefits if you're a full-time Udemate based in the United States:

• Vacation: Flexible vacation for salaried Udemates and fifteen days per year for hourly
• Parental Benefits: Financial assistance for fertility (including egg-freezing), adoption, and surrogacy expenses; twelve weeks of paid family bonding for birth, surrogacy, adoption, and foster placement (plus up to six to ten weeks of paid disability leave for birthing parents) as well as a two-week "ease-back" program that enables parents to return part-time at full pay
• Whole U: Fully paid memberships for meditation/mindfulness, therapy/coaching visits, financial planning, virtual family care, reproductive health, breastmilk shipping, and caregiving support
• Retirement: Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) plan with an employer contribution
• Holidays: Twelve paid holidays throughout the year
• Learning: Free access to Udemy and Udemy Business plus a yearly stipend to spend on professional development
• Core Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and disability coverage
• HSA/FSA/Commuter: Pre-tax savings/spending plans, including HSA employer contributions
• Transgender Benefits: Expanded medical coverage for gender-affirming care
• Charitable Giving: Corporate charitable match for eligible nonprofits and charities

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