Since 2003, Lyko has grown from a small e-shop into a full-fledged beauty ecosystem, and we're continuing to build the best digital beauty experience in the Nordics and beyond. With over 87,000 products from 1,000+ brands, we're on a mission to elevate our digital experience - and Paid Search is at the very heart of it.
How central? Very, Paid Search drives a significant share of our online revenue. That's not a channel you optimize on the side. That's a channel someone owns. We're looking for that someone.
About the role
As Paid Search Manager, you own the direction and performance of Paid Search across our markets. But this isn't a role about living inside Google Ads and tweaking bids. We're looking for someone who works outside the platform just as much as inside it, someone comfortable in BigQuery, with Google Ads Scripts and API integrations, who designs how data flows between our advertising platforms and our cloud environment so that attribution, reporting, and automation actually hold up.
In practice, that means you set the strategy, own the budget allocation across markets and categories, and build the technical and measurement frameworks that let Paid Search scale. You'll navigate the constant trade-off between buying market share and protecting the bottom line, and you'll do it with system-level thinking, understanding how Paid Search connects to inventory, margins, and the rest of our channel mix rather than looking at CoS/POAS in a silo.
Your main responsibilities include:
Setting and evolving Lyko's Paid Search direction and performance across markets
Owning budget allocation and prioritization across markets, campaigns, and categories actively managing the balance between growth and profitability
Designing and governing the end-to-end technical framework: data flow architecture, cloud integrations GCP/BigQuery, and platform configuration.
Building a clear KPI framework, integrated with Lyko's overall goals, across funnel stages and campaign types
Developing forecasting and predictive models — for example estimating customer value and projecting outcomes ahead of major campaigns (NCA, Big 5)
Setting up and running a structured testing framework as part of your everyday work
Establishing a tier framework that sets the right strategy and standard for different markets
Navigating tracking in a privacy-first, cookieless world (Consent Mode, server-side tagging, Google Tag Gateway) - including projects like sending app conversion data back into Google Ads
Communicating performance and insight across the organization, including ongoing follow-up on our largest campaigns
Who you are
You've earned your seniority by doing the work. You know your way around BigQuery and a tag manager, and you can tell when an attribution problem is actually a data problem. But you also know the channel never lives in isolation. Every real decision touches margin, inventory, brand, or what another channel just did — and you hold all of it at once without losing the thread.
That matters here, because this role sits where Paid Search gets genuinely hard. Several markets, a channel that moves the business, and a tracking setup that's being rebuilt as we speak — you need to be at home in that kind of complexity, not just tolerant of it.
You're used to building structure and navigating in an ever-changing environment where self-leadership is at the heart of everything you do.
In other words you have skills in:
Senior-level Paid Search / SEM strategy and portfolio-level performance management
Solid technical and analytical skills — automation, scripting, platform integrations, bidding logic. Hands-on knowledge of BigQuery, Google Ads
Scripts, and API integrations is a strong plus
Forecasting, estimation, and predictive thinking applied to channel performance
Privacy-first tracking: server-side tagging, Consent Mode and similar
You navigate the growth-vs-profitability trade-off independently — and you can explain to leadership why you made the call you made
You're self-led: you don't wait for someone to set your priorities, you make a call and defend it
Comfortable arguing your position with analysts, leadership, and other channel owners — and equally comfortable changing your mind when someone makes a better point
You don't need to tick every single box to apply. We care more about capability, perspective, and how you think than about counting years or buzzwords. If you've done most of this and you're hungry for the rest, we want to hear from you.
About the setup
This is a permanent, full-time position based at our headquarters on Sveavägen, Stockholm. You'll report to Seve Michel, Head of Online, and sit at the intersection of media, data, and tech, working closely with several specialist teams across the business.
We believe great, inclusive cultures are built by people actually meeting and working together - so we've landed on what we call "Business First": at least three days a week at the office, the other two up to you, as long as it works with the needs of the business. A pretty good balance, if you ask us.
Apply without CV or cover letter
If this sounds exciting and you're eager to apply - go ahead and do it ASAP! It’s quick and easy. No CV or cover letter needed, instead, we ask you to answer a few questions that are valuable for us in our selection process. Please apply as soon as possible, but no later than 16th of june 2026.
Do you have questions about the position? Contact Seve Michel, Head of Online at
[email protected]. We look forward to receiving your application!
Work with great people
Rebecka Landh
Purchaser K-beauty & Trends
"The best part of working at Lyko is combining a passion for beauty with a fast-paced environment, real responsibility, and amazing colleagues. Within K-beauty, something new is always happening, and working with trends and brands to create the best experience for our customers is both challenging and incredibly rewarding. Lyko encourages courage, innovation, and personal drive – giving you the opportunity to truly make an impact and grow!"
Erika Weilander
System Developer
"The best thing about Lyko is the combination of amazing colleagues, creative freedom, and a high level of responsibility. Here, I get to be creative, test ideas, and truly make an impact in my work—while being surrounded by a team that always supports and inspires me, making every day both enjoyable and enriching!"
Daniel Ramzi
IT Helpdesk
"Lyko is a workplace where you can have fun while being part of something that is constantly moving forward. I’m inspired every day by colleagues with incredible drive—from the warehouse in Vansbro and our stores to our offices across Europe. If you enjoy developing, taking responsibility, and working with people who want to move forward together, Lyko is the perfect place for you"
Aura Vuorela
Event & PR Manager Finland
"What I first fell in love with at Lyko, was the fun and bit of a rebel attitude sprinkled all around the company and culture. You're always encouraged to try new things, think outside the box and be creative, with no judgment, and that really is the foundation for creating magical things, and of course bringing the best out of the amazing Lyko people."
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Packages
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Sustainability
Yes, we work with beauty, but we till believe that we can make a difference for the environment. That's why all our shipping is fossil free, and our packaging is kept to a minimum.
Delivery
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Family
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