Paid Acquisition Manager (AI)

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid

Company

hirify.global is building a talent and opportunity platform that connects ambitious software engineers with companies hiring them.

What you will do

• Own Google Search, LinkedIn and Meta campaigns, including budgets, bidding, audiences, structure and day-to-day optimisation.
• Launch campaigns and run continuous tests across audiences, formats and landing pages.
• Optimise for candidate and client quality beyond clicks and cost per lead; improve conversion tracking, attribution and platform quality signals.
• Brief and evaluate creative with the creative lead, writers and UGC creators.
• Expand into YouTube, Performance Max, retargeting, new markets and client acquisition.
• Manage the paid media agency and contractors, report on spend and results weekly, and bring more work in-house.

Requirements

• Hands-on performance marketing experience managing real budgets across paid search and paid social, with particular emphasis on Meta and LinkedIn.
• Experience at a technology company or readiness for a first in-house role after a couple of years at a strong agency.
• Experience optimising for downstream quality rather than only cost per lead, with trusted tracking setup skills.
• Comfort working with data independently, identifying anomalies and explaining performance without relying solely on dashboards.
• Fast, ownership-oriented approach with a preference for shipping tests quickly.
• Daily use of AI tools and willingness to build small tools, scripts or agents; engineering experience is not required.

Nice to have

• Performance marketing experience for both consumer (B2C) and business (B2B) audiences, ideally at more than one technology company.
• Experience working with a creative studio or running UGC at volume.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-growing channel mix with budget and freedom to experiment.
• Close collaboration with the founders and Head of Growth, with room to expand scope.
• AI-focused working environment with tools and time to build with AI.
• Above-market salary and significant equity.
• Private healthcare and dental, fertility benefits, enhanced parental support, gym membership and wellness benefits.
• Claude tokens, regular socials, offsites, annual team trip, MacBook Pro and team equipment.

Hiring process

• 30-minute talent screen with Becca, Head of Talent, followed by a 45-minute hiring manager interview with Rob, Head of Growth.
• Complete a short paid acquisition audit and plan at home.
• Attend an in-person task review with Rob and the growth team, a culture and values interview, and a final interview with Paddy, CEO and founder.