Senior User Acquisition Manager (Google Ads)

Job type: Full Time · Department: Marketing · Work type: Hybrid

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

We love the magic of memory keeping

At Journi, we’re on a mission to build the world’s most-downloaded printing app.

With over 10 million users worldwide, we help people turn their favorite moments into beautifully designed Photo Books and Prints. Our smart AI makes the process fast, simple, and joyful, so our users can spend less time editing and more time reliving their best stories.

We’re looking for a smart, ambitious, and data-driven User Acquisition Manager focusing on Google Ads, to help fuel our next stage of growth.


🚀 What you'll do

  • Own performance marketing for our website across desktop and mobile, driving acquisition through Google Ads as your primary channel

  • Manage 6-figure monthly acquisition budgets and use your analytical skills to drive improvements across CPA, ROAS, and website conversations

  • Disseminate knowledge, experience, and ideas across the UA team to support growth across markets and channels

  • Be an in-house channel expert: make sure we’re fully leveraging our opportunities for growth

  • Work cross-functionally with Creative, Product, Brand, and CRM to build a cohesive user journey from first click to purchase

  • Stay ahead of how AI is reshaping marketing, and bring new tools and workflows into how the team works

  • Take initiative on broader growth and marketing projects that naturally arise in a fast-moving scale-up


🎒 Your bag of tricks

  • Minimum 3 years in user acquisition, with deep, hands-on Google Ads expertise

  • Proven experience with 6-figure monthly budgets and independently driving profitable growth mainly across Google

  • Strong analytical mindset and ability to translate data into fast, confident decisions

  • Genuine curiosity about AI and how it's changing marketing, with a willingness to experiment and adopt new tools

  • Comfort with BI tools (ideally Tableau)

  • Experience working in a start-up / scale-up environment

  • You have the right to work in the EU/Austria and are based in Vienna or open to relocating


🔥 Nice-to-haves

  • Experience running brand awareness campaigns and measuring their impact (e.g., brand lift studies, incrementality testing)

  • Success improving conversion on website landing pages

  • Native-level fluency in additional languages (especially German, Italian, or Spanish)


✨ What we offer

A happy team makes for a happy workplace. We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without our team, and that’s why we offer:

  • A fair annual gross salary starting at € 55.000. Our final offer depends on your experience and qualifications.

Plus, a bunch of awesome social benefits, such as:

  • Vacation goals: 25 days off per year, plus 1 extra day for every year you stick around (up to 5 extra days!)

  • Work your way: enjoy a hybrid working model with 40% home office days and flexible hours (core hours: 10am-4pm Mo-Th; and 10am-2pm Fri)

  • Daily fuel: breakfast, Italian-style coffee, tea, and fresh daily lunches in our in-house eatery, with options for most dietary preferences

  • Go places: we reimburse your public transport card for Vienna

  • Team first: join our yearly team-building Journi to exciting destinations

  • Mac your life easier: with a company MacBook, also available for personal use

  • Boost your German: weekly in-house lessons in small groups

  • Special treatment: enjoy a premium membership on all Journi products

... and more!


📫 What to expect after you apply

  1. Intro Call with the Talent Acquisition Team (30 min.)

  2. Time-boxed, asynchronous Challenge

  3. Technical interview with Marketing Leads (1h - 1,5h)

  4. Final interview with the Leadership team (1 h)

We’d love to hear from you - please include your CV, cover letter, and any work samples with your application!


About us

Everyone is welcome at Journi

No matter your background, identity, or story, if you’re exceptional at what you do, there’s a place for you here. We believe that an inclusive team is a stronger team, and we want everyone to feel respected and understood from the moment they join us.

Turning digital memories into something you can hold

Our goal is simple: to make it effortless for you to preserve the memories you cherish. By combining smart technology with a love for design, we turn "photo chaos" into high-quality keepsakes in seconds. You capture the moments; we help you keep them forever.

A global team with heart

More than 10 million people around the world already use Journi to create their Photo Books, and we’re just getting started. We’re a global team of 100+ people united in Vienna, thinking big and building with care. We work hard, but we never take ourselves too seriously. We keep things informal, friendly, and always on our users' side.

If you’re excited to solve meaningful challenges and shape a product loved by millions, we’d love to hear from you. 🌟

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