Head of Search

About the Role Head of Search at Dentsu Norway will have the overarching professional and commercial responsibility for the search discipline, defining the direction of products, services and delivery at the forefront of technology, insights and market trends. You will be the primary contact for all things search, shaping both ongoing client work and new business opportunities. You’ll lead a strong, future-oriented search practice and foster a culture of excellence.

What You'll Do

• Set the strategic direction for the search practice and ensure quality across all deliveries.
• Develop and evolve products, services and commercial models; contribute to more biz and new biz including pitching.
• Identify new business opportunities and drive innovation in the field.
• Define and prioritize strategic initiatives for the discipline based on market, technology and client needs.
• Build the discipline’s position through thought leadership, external visibility and internal storytelling.
• Serve as main contact for client inquiries and strategic sparring partner for selected clients.
• Ensure holistic delivery and strong synergies across disciplines.
• Drive professional growth via quality of delivery, client satisfaction and utilization.
• Manage resources and capacity in collaboration with the discipline lead and account teams; set priorities for optimal resource use; balance capacity, capability and demand.
• Lead and develop the discipline lead(s) and team leads; drive competence development and development plans for specialists; build a strong, inclusive and future-focused practice.
• Foster partnerships and external relations; collaborate with trading/partnership for media partnerships; own partner KPI performance for Google, Meta etc.; strengthen relationships with clients, internal stakeholders and partners.

What We're Looking For

• Strong operational hands-on experience in both paid search (Google/Microsoft Ads) and SEO (technical, content and analytics).
• Analytical and data-driven, with ability to understand insights, attribution, conversion flows and optimization across channels.
• Commercial understanding with ability to translate search work into business value and contribute to more/new biz.
• Strategic capacity and ability to develop holistic search strategies combining Paid + SEO.
• Leadership experience with ability to develop specialists, build team culture and deliver high quality.
• Good process and structure understanding; experience establishing workflows and quality standards.
• Strong communication and advisory skills, with the ability to explain complex topics clearly.
• Technological understanding and curiosity, especially AI-driven search, automation and new search platforms.
• Relationship management with clients, internally and with key partners like Google and Microsoft.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive terms; pension and insurance schemes.
• Subsidized staff restaurant, subsidized gym membership and other activities.
• Flexible work-from-home arrangement.
• Discounts and offers with partner organizations.