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With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships - all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open - we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.\nWPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.\nFor more information, visit wppmedia.com.\n3501 - Manager, Search, GCS\nRole Summary and Impact\nWe’re looking for a Paid Search Manager to lead performance marketing for TikTok for Business across 24 international markets.\nThis is a hands-on role focused on driving conversions, pipeline growth, and ROI through best-in-class paid search execution. You'll own campaign performance across a high-spend global account, with significant autonomy to identify opportunities, test new approaches, and scale what works.\nUnlike many agency roles, this position has a streamlined stakeholder structure with a single core client contact, allowing greater focus on optimisation, experimentation, and business outcomes rather than excessive reporting and meetings.\nYou'll also act as the link between the London team and our offshore activation hub in Poland, managing a team of four specialists and ensuring operational excellence across campaign delivery.\nKey Responsibilities\nPerformance & Optimisation\nOwn paid search performance across 24 markets, with accountability for conversion, pipeline, and ROI targets.\nDrive ongoing optimisation across bidding, audiences, keywords, creative assets, landing pages, and measurement.\nDevelop and execute a robust testing roadmap, using data to identify opportunities and improve performance at scale.\nTranslate performance insights into clear actions that drive measurable business impact.\nStrategy & Measurement\nBuild scalable account structures and processes that support efficient global growth.\nPartner with analytics teams to ensure robust tracking, attribution, and measurement frameworks.\nUse data to uncover trends, diagnose performance issues, and influence investment decisions.\nTeam & Operational Leadership\nManage and develop a team of four activation specialists based in our Poland hub.\nAct as the primary coordination point between onshore and offshore teams, ensuring high-quality execution and accountability.\nDrive operational excellence through strong organisation, prioritisation, and workflow management.\nSkills and Experience\nProven experience managing large-scale paid search programmes with a strong focus on performance outcomes.\nDeep understanding of optimisation, experimentation, measurement, and conversion-focused marketing.\nHighly analytical and comfortable working with large datasets to drive decision-making.\nStrong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities across markets.\nExcellent communicator who can align stakeholders, influence teams, and provide clear direction.\nComfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of ownership and autonomy.\nLife at WPP Media & Benefits \nOur passion for shaping the next era of media is powered by our commitment toBe Extraordinary, investing in our employees to inspire transformational creativity. 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