Performance Marketing Manager

If you’re a search-led performance marketer who wants real ownership without the CBD grind, this is your lane.

Join an independent Australian agency on Sydney’s Northern Beaches with 15+ years in market, platform credibility and clients who’ve stayed for decades because the work delivers.

You’ll take the wheel on a single, flagship retail/e‑commerce account with 50,000+ products and a $6.5m FY budget. This isn’t a “present slides, hand it off” gig. You’ll be in the tools daily, shaping strategy, building and optimising campaigns, steering spend to ROI/ROAS targets, and sitting close enough to decision-makers to move fast.

Search is the heartbeat and social is a welcome bonus. If you get energy from turning messy data into clean wins, this will feel like home.

Expect a direct line to leadership and a culture that values clarity, curiosity, and outcomes. It’s a team of 15+ specialists, big enough to back you, small enough that your ideas matter on Monday and are live by Wednesday.

The setup is hybrid (four days in office, one remote) with real-life flexibility for juggling modern life (think school drop offs, appointments etc).

They are ideally looking to pay up to $120K + super for the right person.

What success looks like in month 1–6: you’ve mapped the account, tightened structure and feeds, dialled in bidding and budgets, launched a sharp test plan across search/social, and built trust with stakeholders through crisp, commercial communication. You know the levers, and you’re pulling them with confidence.

You’ll thrive here if you:

• Have roughly 3–5 years hands-on in search (must) and paid social (strongly preferred), ideally on retail/e‑comm.
• Can own a multi-million-dollar budget and stay calm when the pace spikes.
• Communicate simply, think commercially, and enjoy being accountable for results.

Why this role, specifically:

• Deep ownership of one major brand rather than juggling ten small ones.
• A blend of strategy and execution that keeps your craft sharp.
• Northern Beaches location, skip the CBD commute and work with a high-calibre local team.

Ready to build something you can point to and say, “That lift was me”? Send a note for a confidential chat.