Are you ready to define the future of Paid Search?

We are looking for a visionary Director & Head of Paid Search to act as the primary architect of our Paid Search offering. This role is for you if you’re driven to connect product strategy with market execution and take full ownership of the department’s commercial performance.

Strategic and commercial lead for Paid Search

As the leading voice on Paid Search, you set the direction for our value proposition, ensure top-tier client outcomes, and keep s360’s Paid Search offering at the forefront of the European market

In this role, you are the strategic and commercial owner of our Paid Search division. You will move beyond day to day management to focus on the big picture, defining how we win, how we scale, and how we deliver measurable value to our most ambitious clients.

You will act as the lead advisor to our clients and work closely with other strategic directors to ensure our solutions remain best-in-class.

Specifically, your responsibilities include: 

• Proposition ownership: Developing and evolving our Paid Search product to ensure our methodology, tech stack, and strategic approach are industry leading

• Strategic leadership: Serving as the most senior strategic advisor for a portfolio of top tier global brands and translating complex business goals into high performance search roadmaps.

• Commercial growth: Partnering with the executive team to lead high stakes new business pitches and identifying organic growth opportunities within the existing client base.

• Innovation and roadmap: Driving the adoption of AI driven bidding, advanced attribution models, and privacy first tracking solutions across the agency.

• Stakeholder sparring: Providing executive level consultancy to client CMOs and Marketing Directors, acting as a trusted partner in their business growth.

• Cross channel integration: Working alongside other discipline leads to ensure Paid Search is a key pillar of a holistic, 360 degree digital strategy

Be the Paid Search leader in a high-performance environment

Based in our Amsterdam office, you will join a culture of high performance. You’ll be surrounded by experts across SEO, Content, and Paid Social, but you will be the definitive voice for Search. You will also collaborate with our international leadership teams to standardize excellence across markets while maintaining the agility of our local Amsterdam presence.

A strategic Paid Search leader with a sharp commercial edge

We are looking for a driven leader who combines deep technical expertise with sharp commercial acumen. You should have a proven track record of delivering measurable impact for large scale advertisers and a natural desire to take ownership of results. 

While we don’t believe in rigid checklists, the following expertise will set you up for success:

• 10+ years experience in Paid Search: Significant experience in Paid Search, with a proven track record of managing large budgets and complex, multi-market strategies.

• Ownership mentality: You have experience (or the clear capability) to own a service line, from the commercial P&L impact to the strategic methodology.

• Commercial prowess: You are a "closer" in pitches and a strategic grower of accounts. You understand that client satisfaction is rooted in business impact, not just CPCs.

• Thought Leadership: You are active in the industry, staying ahead of Google’s roadmap, automation trends, and the shifting search landscape (SGE, TikTok as a search engine, etc.).

• Executive sparring: You can act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership by simplifying the complex and providing the clarity needed to make informed commercial decisions

What it's like working at s360

At s360, you will be part of one of Europe’s fastest-growing digital marketing agencies, working alongside more than 350 skilled colleagues across 11 offices in 8 countries. While our shared mission is to help brands and retailers grow, we are equally committed to fostering a strong culture, defined by collaboration, drive, and continuous development. We believe that our culture and ways of working are key to delivering long-term, meaningful results.

As a part of our team, you can look forward to: 

• Skilled colleagues: Collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry and be part of an ambitious team with deep expertise across all key digital disciplines.

• Top-tier clients: Work with some of the biggest brands in the world on solving their most complex and interesting commercial problems.

• Growth journey: Join one of the fastest-growing digital marketing agencies in Europe with the ambition of becoming the best in the world.

• International environment: With 11 offices across 8 countries, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with people from diverse cultures around the world.

• Career acceleration: Get individual career plans to influence your own professional path and contribute to shaping the company’s future.

• Continuous development: A learning culture where people strive to become 1% better every day, supported by advanced training and knowledge sharing.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Does this sound like the right fit for you? Do you have any questions? Then don’t hesitate to apply or reach out to Managing Director Arnd van der Meer at [email protected].

We review applications on an ongoing basis and hire as soon as the right candidate is found, so please send your CV and application as soon as possible. All inquiries are treated confidentially.

Any relocation after employment will not be sponsored.


About s360

s360 is a leading European marketing and tech agency that helps brands and retailers grow by building strong foundations in data and tech, executing best-in-class digital marketing, and leveraging deep industry expertise in e-commerce and retail. With a team of 330+ digital specialists, s360 operates from eleven offices across eight European countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, the UK, Serbia, and Spain. Since 2019, s360 has been recognised with +60 international industry awards, making it one of Europe's most award-winning digital marketing agencies.