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Sr Manager of Client Onboarding, Performance Marketing

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Hybrid
Austin, TX
80K-90K Annually
Senior level
Hybrid
Austin, TX
80K-90K Annually
Senior level
The Senior Manager of Client Onboarding will facilitate new client account setups, manage expectations, support analytics, and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure client success.
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About The Role

We’re looking for a Senior Manager of Client Onboarding, with deep paid media expertise, to ensure new clients launch successfully and hit initial performance marketing goals. 
This is not a customer success or sales enablement position. Rather, it’s ideal for someone with hands-on digital campaign management experience who enjoys operationalizing strategy and collaborating with media, analytics, and client teams. 
The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of client service, digital strategy, and operations. This role will play a critical part in the first 3 months of client onboarding by supporting cross-functional teams to ensure strategic alignment, strong client communication, and smooth internal processes.

Who Are We?

Optimal is a performance marketing agency on a mission, bringing together the best data, technology, and people to achieve our clients’ marketing goals. Brand, campaign, or cause: we maximize performance at every moment.
We are not only digital media strategists – we’re award-winning industry leaders, with deep knowledge spanning all things digital: from advertising and paid media, to marketing and communications, to audience data and analytics, we deliver for our clients.
Everyone at Optimal has the opportunity to learn, grow, and progress. Through our proprietary training programs, we provide our team members with the personal and professional development they need to achieve advancement at any stage in their careers.
We’re always looking for exceptional people to join our team. If this sounds like you, please apply!

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities:

  • Paid Media Strategy & Performance Foundations
    • Own the facilitation of digital ad platform access (Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, etc.) and create detailed onboarding timelines for each new client
    • Coordinate kick-off calls and internal alignment sessions across account, strategy, analytics, and media operations teams
    • Set and manage expectations for deliverables, timelines, and campaign launch milestones
    • Partner with digital marketing channel strategists to translate client goals into clear media objectives, KPI frameworks, and measurement plans
    • Collaborate with teams on onboarding decks, data requirements, tracking implementation, and early-stage campaign strategy
    • Oversee pre-launch QA processes to confirm readiness across tracking, creative, and media activation
  • Client Services & Internal Communication
    • Serve as the voice of the client during onboarding to ensure expectations are clearly communicated and met
    • Flag misalignment early and work cross-functionally to resolve issues
    • Deliver internal onboarding scorecards for leadership — tracking account health, onboarding progress, and client sentiment
  • Analytics & Performance Tracking
    • Support conversion tracking audits and ensure foundational tracking is in place (via pixels, tags, UTM strategy, etc.)
    • Coordinate with analytics team and/or ad platforms to submit tickets, QA data, and track resolutions
    • Outline key KPIs and reporting structures that align with client goals
      Help define “success” for each client early in the relationship
    • Ensure the account team is aligned on benchmarks, KPIs, and how performance will be measured
    • Support reporting team in structuring early Power BI or automated dashboards (no technical BI skills required)
 

Minimum Qualifications & Skill Requirements:

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in paid media marketing, with direct management of ad campaign setup, performance analysis, and the operational workflows. 
  • 3+ years of experience in a client-facing role.
    Strong grasp of performance marketing KPIs (ROAS, CPA, CAC, etc.)
  • Proficiency in working cross-functionally with account managers, data analysts, and platform specialists.
  • Deep understanding of Google Ads, Meta, Bing, and LinkedIn Ads; programmatic experience is a plus (DV360, StackAdapt, etc.)
  • Familiarity with common client CRMs (HubSpot, Salesforce) and offline conversion tracking flows
  • Excellent communication, organization, and project management skills
  • Proactive, resourceful, and solutions-oriented — you anticipate roadblocks and find a way forward
  • Experience with conversion tracking and CRM integrations also a plus.

Optimal is proud to offer the following:

  • $80,000 - $90,000 annually depending upon factors including, but not limited to, experience, skill level, education and location.
  • Open leave (paid time off)
  • Paid Leave for new parents
  • Health insurance (including dental and vision)
  • Flex Spending Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 401K with company matching
  • Student Loan Repayment Program
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Rewards and recognition programs
  • And so much more!

Office Hours

This role is based out of our Austin office. Our Austin team works on a hybrid basis, with three days per week working in the office and two days per week working from home. Work hours are consistently 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday - Friday, with the expectation that evening and weekend work will be required as necessary.

Top Skills

Bing
Dv360
Google Ads
Hubspot
Linkedin Ads
Meta
Power BI
Salesforce
Stackadapt

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