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Paid Search Manager

Avalara

Avalara

Marketing & Communications
India · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Washington, DC, USA · Panchsil Society, Rajkot, Gujarat4, India
Posted on Jan 16, 2026

Job Description

What You'll Do

Avalara is looking for an experienced Paid Search Manager that is passionate about driving performance to join our eight- paid media team.

  • You will manage the execution of paid search strategies across key markets including the USA, promoting our global suite of financial SaaS products.
  • You will partner with our teams and external agencies to exceed growth and ROI targets through ongoing optimization of paid search campaigns that capture demand and increase revenue.
  • You will report to the paid media team manager.
  • This is a rare opportunity to work closely with a team of highly experienced paid search, display, and paid social experts. We will recognize your skills here, and we will provide you with the support and training required to take them to the next level.

What Your Responsibilities Will Be

Day-to-day you will focus on:

  • Collaborate with partners on keyword selection, ad copy and audience targeting to plan, launch and increase campaigns on Google and Microsoft Ads
  • Test new formats and strategies such as Performance Max and AI Max with a view to increasing inquiry volume while maintaining quality
  • You will track and report on goals, analyzing performance, so you can share results and insights with partners
  • Monitor budgets and adjust bid strategies to maintain campaign pacing, while ensuring optimal efficiency both within individual campaigns and across multiple products, audiences and ad accounts

What You'll Need to be Successful

  • A minimum of 5+ years of experience directly managing Google Ads with or on behalf of B2B-focused SaaS companies
  • Experience managing large budgets and meeting/exceeding monthly goals for spend, MQLs, revenue, customer acquisition, and other key performance metrics
  • Experience using advanced bidding strategies such as offline conversions and value-based bidding
  • Experience running and discerning actionable insights from A/B and multivariate testing
  • Experience using enterprise platforms and analytics tools: SA360, Adobe Analytics, Power BI, Salesforce
  • Highly numerate, with strong analytical skills, including in Excel, and the ability to interpret data from various sources to make data-driven decisions.

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Avalara is an AI-first Company

AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products. Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.

  • You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.

  • You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.

  • You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.


How We'll Take Care of You

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.


What You Need To Know About Avalara

We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.