eCommerce Placement specializes in placing Paid Search and SEM talent at eCommerce brands, retailers, and agencies across the US, Canada, and UK. Contingency-based. No placement, no fee.
The Role
Paid search is a core revenue driver for most eCommerce businesses, from Google Shopping and Performance Max to branded and non-branded search campaigns. Finding candidates with genuine eCommerce paid search expertise, not just general SEM background, requires a recruiter who understands the channel's nuances.
Our Approach
We work on contingency, meaning you pay our fee only when we successfully place a candidate. No retainer. No upfront cost. Our fee is 20% of the placed candidate's first-year base salary, invoiced on their start date.
Every placement includes a replacement guarantee. If a hire does not work out within the guarantee period, we conduct a new search at no additional cost.
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eCommerce paid search is distinct from B2B or lead-gen SEM. The bidding strategies, the shopping feed management, and the attribution complexity are fundamentally different.
Google Shopping, Performance Max, and Shopping feed management require distinct expertise beyond standard text ad management. We screen specifically for Shopping campaign depth, feed optimization experience, and Performance Max fluency.
eCommerce paid search candidates must be comfortable with revenue-based KPIs, ROAS targets, and the attribution complexity of multi-channel eCommerce environments. We assess performance accountability as part of every screen.
Google Ads evolves constantly. Performance Max, Demand Gen, and AI-driven campaign types have fundamentally changed how eCommerce search is managed. We screen for current platform fluency, not outdated expertise.
What We Fill
Google Ads and Microsoft Ads management for eCommerce brands including Shopping, Search, and Performance Max.
Broad search engine marketing ownership across paid search and shopping channels.
Senior individual contributor with larger budget responsibility and strategic ownership.
Senior leadership of paid search strategy and team for larger eCommerce organizations.
Combined paid search and paid social ownership for DTC and eCommerce brands.
Specialist focused on Google Shopping, feed management, and eCommerce search performance.
Our Process
Most paid search searches deliver an initial shortlist in 1 to 2 weeks and a placed candidate in 3 to 6 weeks.
FAQ
Our paid search candidates have experience across Google Ads (Search, Shopping, Performance Max, Demand Gen), Microsoft Ads, Google Merchant Center, and third-party tools including Optmyzr, Search Ads 360, and various feed management platforms. We align platform requirements with your stack during intake.
Paid Search Manager compensation at eCommerce brands typically ranges from $75,000 to $105,000 in base salary. Senior Paid Search Managers run $95,000 to $130,000. Director-level roles typically earn $130,000 to $165,000. Our 2026 eCommerce Salary Guide has detailed benchmarks.
Yes. We recruit paid search talent for agencies managing eCommerce client accounts, as well as brand-side roles. Agency paid search roles require client management and multi-account experience in addition to platform expertise.
Very important for most eCommerce paid search roles. Google Shopping and Performance Max have become the primary revenue drivers for many eCommerce brands, and candidates without hands-on Shopping experience often struggle in eCommerce-specific paid search roles. We screen for Shopping depth as a standard part of our assessment.
Performance Max is Google's AI-driven campaign type that runs across Search, Shopping, Display, YouTube, and Gmail simultaneously. It has become central to eCommerce paid search strategy since its broad rollout. We screen for Performance Max experience and the ability to optimize within its more limited manual control structure.
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