Paid Search Growth Marketing Manager - US

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Marketing

Compensation

• Salary range $93.5K – $110K • Offers Equity

About Us

Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time-consuming, manual work that gets in the way of real work, our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses, invoice processing, and more. By eliminating this shadow work that wastes hours, erodes morale, and saps innovation, we're on a mission to power real work, with real impact.

We're trusted by more than 12,000 companies worldwide, including Bolt, GoCardless, and Fabletics, and we're tackling the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week, a $1.7 trillion problem.

Founded in 2015, Perk has grown into a global company of more than 1,800 people across 12 offices globally, with headquarters in London and Boston. We combine innovation, control, and simplicity to transform how businesses work and how people feel at work.

At Perk, we're driven by our values, like being an owner, delivering a 7-star experience, and working as one team. We value curiosity, purpose, and mindset, not just knowledge, to unlock the power in your potential. Our talent team brings together leading minds from the travel, fintech, and SaaS industries, representing over 70 countries. If you're excited about having a real impact and shaping how millions of people experience work, we'd love you on the team.

Visit www.perk.com to learn more.

About the Role

North America is one of our priority markets. With Spend launching in the US, paid search is a core demand-capture channel, and we're hiring a Paid Search Growth Marketing Manager to run it day to day. You'll own the execution of paid search across Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising in North America, working to the strategy set by the Senior Manager, Paid Marketing, and driving a consistent pipeline of high-quality B2B leads for Sales. You'll also help shape how Perk shows up in AI answer engines, partnering with our SEO team on AEO. This is a hands-on role for someone who is strong on data, curious about AI, and comfortable working across Marketing and Sales.

Responsibilities

Campaign Management and Optimization

• Manage Perk's paid search campaigns across Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising in North America, owning bid management, budget pacing, and campaign optimization.
• Run regular search query analysis, keyword expansion, and negative keyword management to keep the account efficient and clean.
• Use data-driven optimization to iterate continuously on efficiency and results across key metrics, from in-platform performance to online and offline conversions.

Testing and Analysis

• Create, monitor, and analyze A/B tests on ad copy and landing pages.
• Run competitor and industry analysis to find opportunities to improve campaigns.
• Report to management and key stakeholders with regular performance updates and monthly reporting.

AEO and AI Search

• Partner with the SEO team on AEO (Answer Engine optimization) initiatives, so that Perk is found and cited by AI answer engines for the travel and spend topics that matter to our buyers.
• Use paid search data (converting queries, competitor terms, landing page performance) to inform AEO priorities and content.
• Test and report on how AI-driven search features, including AI Overviews and Google's AI Max, change performance and user behavior.
• Embrace AI tools in your day-to-day workflow, from ad copy and keyword research to performance analysis, and help the team adopt new ways of working as our AI capabilities evolve.

Working Across Teams

• Work with North America Field Marketing and SDR teams to improve lead quality and close the gap between Marketing and Sales.
• Collaborate with global Paid Media, Brand, and Creative teams so paid search connects to the wider customer journey.
• Maintain strong relationships with platform partner reps (Google, Microsoft) to stay ahead of new features and betas.

Requirements

Paid Search Expertise

• 4+ years of hands-on experience managing paid search campaigns, in-house or at a digital agency.
• Excellent working knowledge of Google Ads, including Search, Performance Max, and Remarketing.
• Proficient use of Google Ads Editor and/or Microsoft Advertising Editor.
• Experience managing B2B lead generation campaigns at scale.
• Strong understanding of SQR analysis, keyword optimization, match types, and bidding strategies.
• Proven track record of delivering (or overachieving) against growth targets and quarterly OKRs.
• Experience with conversion tracking, tag management (e.g., Google Tag Manager), and attribution.
• Analytical proficiency: comfortable in Google Analytics, Looker, or similar tools, and skilled in MS Excel / Google Sheets.

Skills and Traits

• Analytical mindset: you turn campaign data into clear actions and learnings and share them with the wider team.
• Strategic yet hands-on: you move between high-level planning and day-to-day execution.
• Test-and-learn approach: curious and iterative, and not afraid to shut down what isn't working.
• Great communicator: you explain your decisions and reasoning clearly across teams.
• Highly organized: you bring discipline to budget management, account hygiene, and campaign structure.
• Up to date: you stay ahead of platform updates, new ad features, and industry trends.
• Team player: collaborative and cross-functional by nature.
• AI-curious: open to experimenting with AI tools and helping shape how the team works as they mature.

Bonus Points

Not required, but will strengthen a candidate's application:

• Experience with AEO and an understanding of how AI answer engines find and cite sources.
• Basic knowledge of SEO and how it relates to paid search strategy.
• Previous experience at a B2B SaaS company or high-growth startup.
• Experience in Travel, FinTech, or expense management.
• Experience designing full-funnel B2B campaigns that connect brand awareness to demand generation and pipeline.
• Familiarity with CRM and marketing automation tools such as Salesforce or Marketo.

We Offer

• Competitive compensation and equity ownership in Perk
• Generous allocation of 20 vacation days and 12 public holidays
• Flexible medical plans with company contributions and an HSA when enrolling in an HDHP medical plan
• Comprehensive benefit plans covering dental, vision, and Wellhub’s gym subscription from your start date
• Life and disability policies from your start date, with options to add extra protection through voluntary buy-up plans
• 401(k) plan with company matching contributions
• Partner discounts on pet insurance
• Unforgettable Perk events, including our annual summer party
• Comprehensive wellbeing support through Spring Health
• 12-16 weeks’ paid parental leave
• 16 paid hours per year for volunteering
• Up to 20 "Work from Anywhere" days per year
• Four-week, fully paid sabbatical after 5 years
• Relocation support to one of our hubs

AI at Perk

AI is embedded in how we work across every function. The tools you'll use day-to-day are AI-enabled so you can move faster and spend more time on the work that matters. In practice, that means using AI to research and prioritize accounts, draft and refine outreach, handle customer interactions more effectively, synthesize information, and cut through shadow work - the invisible tasks that pull people away from the work only they can do - so you can focus on relationships and outcomes.

How We Work

At Perk, we take an IRL-first approach to work, where our team works together in-person 3 days a week. As such, this role requires you to be based within commuting distance of our hubs. We fundamentally believe in the value of meeting in real life to improve connectivity, productivity, creativity, and ultimately making us a great place to work.

For certain roles, we can help with relocation from anywhere in the world. English is the official language at the office. Please submit your resume in English if you choose to apply. Do not forget to submit an updated portfolio and/or resume.

Perk is a global company with a diverse customer base, and we want to make sure the people behind our product reflect that. We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means you’re welcome at Perk regardless of how you look, where you’re from, or anything else that makes you, well, you.

Protect Yourself from Recruitment Scams

All official communication from Perk will always come from email addresses ending in @perk.com or @externalperk.com, our verified social media channels, or recruiters listed on our official LinkedIn page. We will never ask you to pay for equipment, training, or fees, request sensitive personal information such as bank details early in the process, or communicate through unofficial apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal. If you receive a message claiming to be from Perk that seems suspicious, please do not respond. Forward it to security [at] perk.com, and we will confirm whether it is legitimate.

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Compensation Range: $93.5K - $110K