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Senior Amazon PPC Lead

Job description

Role: Senior Amazon PPC Lead

Working Schedule: PST US Hours

Location: Remote

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Amazon PPC leader to fully own and scale one of our fastest-growing revenue channels. This is a high-impact, hands-on role responsible for driving both efficiency and aggressive growth through strategic Amazon advertising.

With significant monthly ad spend already in place and plans to scale further, this position will play a critical role in unlocking the next phase of profitable growth. The ideal candidate is both a strategic thinker and a hands-on operator who thrives in ownership roles, understands full-funnel Amazon advertising, and has successfully managed large-scale budgets.

Key Responsibilities

Amazon PPC Strategy & Ownership

  • Fully own Amazon advertising strategy across Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, Sponsored Display, and DSP (if applicable).
  • Develop and execute a scalable roadmap to improve efficiency, incrementality, and overall revenue contribution.
  • Identify growth opportunities across keyword expansion, new product launches, and category scaling.
  • Build and maintain a long-term strategy for Amazon as a core growth engine.

Budget Management & Optimization

  • Manage and optimize a large monthly advertising budget with plans for continued scaling.
  • Continuously improve key performance metrics including TACOS, ACOS, ROAS, and contribution margin.
  • Implement advanced bid strategies and campaign structures to maximize performance.
  • Dynamically allocate spend based on performance data, inventory levels, and business priorities.

Performance Analysis & Experimentation

  • Conduct deep performance analysis to identify optimization opportunities and inefficiencies.
  • Design and execute structured testing frameworks across keywords, creatives, placements, and campaign types.
  • Translate data into clear insights and actionable recommendations for leadership.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner closely with merchandising, inventory planning, and creative teams to align advertising strategy with product priorities.
  • Collaborate with analytics and finance stakeholders to ensure accurate attribution and profitability tracking.
  • Support new product launches with full-funnel advertising strategies.

Reporting & Forecasting

  • Build forecasting models to project spend, revenue, and efficiency at scale.
  • Deliver clear weekly and monthly performance reports with strategic insights.
  • Define and track KPIs aligned with broader company growth goals.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of Amazon PPC experience with deep platform expertise.
  • Proven success managing large monthly ad budgets (typically $300K+).
  • Experience owning Amazon as a major revenue channel for a high-growth DTC or consumer brand.
  • Strong understanding of TACOS, contribution margin, incrementality, and full-funnel Amazon strategy.
  • Advanced expertise in campaign structuring, bid optimization, and scaling frameworks.
  • Highly analytical with strong Excel or Google Sheets skills.
  • Hands-on operator comfortable executing while setting long-term strategy.
  • Experience with Amazon advertising tools and platforms is a plus.

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