Paid Search Manager

NOTE: This is a FULLY remote role but the candidate must be within North America to collaborate with their team peers and internal customers. You do not have to be in the specific city shown in this listing but please only apply if you are physically based within North America.

Hostaway is a SaaS startup that is transforming the vacation rental industry. With innovative solutions and partnerships with giants like Airbnb VRBO and Booking we're taking on the competition and winning. Leveraging our customer-centric core values we consistently deliver results that encourage growth learning and innovation for our team our customers and the industry. As a profitable and growing company this role is necessitated by our continued growth.

As a profitable and growing company this role is necessitated by our continued growth. Check out more about our recent funding round of $365 million here .

Hostaway is seeking a dynamic Paid Search Manager to own and lead our multi-million dollar program driving measurable impact on our growth and success. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams and be fully responsible for optimizing and scaling campaigns while managing the budget to maximize ROI. Join us to make a significant contribution in a fast-growing innovative environment! You will report to the VP of Marketing giving you direct access and accountability for high impact projects.

About the role

• Own and manage the paid search program at Hostaway - Google Ads Meta Linkedin Bing TikTok etc.

• Optimize our pay-per-click program to maximize leads MQLs SAL SQLs and wins

• Report performance on a weekly/monthly/quarterly cadence.

• Optimize bids and budget to maximize performance and ROI of all pay-per-click efforts

• Conduct keyword research to ensure our ads target the most amount of relevant keywords and ICP users.

• Write ad copy that drives conversion and collaborate with design teams on effective ad creatives.

• Design and conduct A/B tests to optimize ad creatives and landing pages to increase conversion rates.

• Develop a testing roadmap comprised of the latest industry trends tools and best practices in digital marketing and growth to enhance our marketing strategies.

• Stay current on pay-per-click / search engine marketing practices and collaborate with peers on the Marketing team.

• 5+ years experience in pay-per-click search engine marketing managing multi-million-dollar budgets and managing campaigns across multiple platforms. The platforms we will focus on are Google Ads Meta Bing Linkedin and TikTok

• Experience with Google Ads & Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager

• Expert level proficiency in reporting and analyzing full funnel metrics

• Expert level ability to report success via various metrics including ROI ROAS CAC LTV payback time churn retention etc.

• Competency in competitor research and tools like SEMrush and Ahref

• Experience in A/B testing

• Experience using relevant AI tools

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing advertising communications or related field

What we offer

• Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive pay based on market rates in the country of the applicant.

• 100% Remote: Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere within your country of residence—be it a co-working space your home office or even your dining room table. The choice is yours. Just don’t ask to work in our office (we don’t have one).

• Equity: Every role in our company comes with valuable stock options in a fast-growing and profitable company. This ensures we all share in the company’s success.

• Values-Driven Leadership: Our Core Values are not just words we’ve written to make us feel good. We leverage them daily when making strategic and tactical decisions.

• Professional Growth: Our rapid growth offers unparalleled learning and development opportunities along with a multitude of career advancement opportunities.

• Annual Paid Leave: The specific amounts vary by country and are aligned with country and/or contract-specific norms.

• Geographic Specific Benefits: As an international employer we offer different country-specific benefits such as Health Insurance and Pensions in countries where these perks are customary. The specifics depend on the country of the applicant.

• Dynamic Team Culture: As a global company with team members in over 40 countries our diverse and international culture fuels our innovation and creativity providing a key pillar to our success (and making it a lot of fun to work here).

If you apply for this role you will receive an email from our Talent Acquisition team after your application has been reviewed alongside the qualifications for this role and the qualifications of others who have applied.