Senior Paid Media Manager

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Senior Paid Media Manager owning Tier 1 client portfolios and leading a pod for a top performance marketing agency. Driving strategic paid media efforts for real business impact.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeSydney • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSenior💰 A$100,000 - A$120,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own strategic oversight for Tier 1 accounts, including 12-month roadmaps
Lead senior client relationships, performance reviews, strategic conversations and QBRs
Identify and raise opportunities to grow the portfolio through cross-sell and upsell
Contribute to new business pitches, audits and client presentations
Proactively manage account health and flag risk early
Lead, manage and mentor a pod of Executives, Specialists and Coordinators
Run regular 1:1s and actively support career development
Foster a challenger culture and push the team to question the status quo
Manage team capacity to ensure Tier 1 deliverables are met
Own 100% accuracy across billing, financial reconciliations and budget forecasting
Audit team tasks to keep the pod focused on high-impact work
Act as first line of support when major account issues or performance challenges arise

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 plus years in paid media with strong agency background preferred
Proven ownership of Tier 1 or large client portfolios across multiple accounts
Genuine dual channel strength across both paid search and paid social
Hands-on implementation experience, not just oversight
Formal experience leading or mentoring junior team members
Strong grasp of GA4 and GTM for measurement and attribution
Commercial accuracy across billing, forecasting and reconciliations at account level
Nice to have: Programmatic exposure, particularly DV360
Background in retail, ecommerce, education or financial services
Experience contributing to or leading new business pitches
Has built or improved internal QC processes or reporting frameworks

Benefits

Comp & perks

Clear progression framework
Career development opportunities
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

paid mediapaid searchpaid socialGA4GTMbillingforecastingreconciliationsprogrammaticDV360

Soft Skills

strategic oversightclient relationship managementperformance reviewsmentoringcareer developmentteam managementproblem-solvingcommunicationleadershipcollaboration