--- title: 'Account Manager at Baidu USA' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/account-manager-baidu-usa-mountain-view-bka5mtc6jedj' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-12' --- # Account Manager at Baidu USA - **Company:** Baidu USA - **Location:** Mountain View, CA - **Posted:** 2026-01-29 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/baidu/jobs/7575603 ## Job description Job Title: Account Manager ( Contractor) Job Location: Mountain View, CA Job Type: Contractor, Onsite, Monday - F­riday ## About the Role We are seeking a highly motivated and driven individual for the position of Account Manager. As a key member of our Global Business Team, the Account Manager will be responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of programmatic partners on the supply side. The successful candidate will have a strong analytical skills, keen business acumen for the advertising ecosystem, a strong client facing skills, and excellent account management abilities. ## Key Responsibilities - Manage and grow a portfolio of SMB clients through effective account management. - Build strong client relationships through regular communication and proactive support. - Own the campaign lifecycle from campaign trafficking (display, native, and video), activation, to optimization within the MediaGo DSP, including pixel and S2S post-back implementation. - Monitor and optimize campaign performance daily by adjusting bids, targeting, creatives, and pacing to achieve client KPIs. - Troubleshoot creative disapprovals and technical issues to ensure smooth campaign delivery and consistent ad spending. - Assist in client-facing activities such as campaign briefings, status calls, and performance reporting. - Collaborate with Sales, Product, Algorithm, and Analytics teams to ensure successful campaign execution and client satisfaction. - Conduct market research to identify industry trends and support account growth opportunities. - Stay current on AdTech trends, platform updates, and best practices to improve campaign execution and platform user experience. ## Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field 2+ years of experience in B2B ad sales or account management - Build strong client relationships through regular communication and proactive support - Professional proficiency in Mandarin Chinese is a must - Strong cross-functional & client facing skills & the ability to build and maintain relationships - Excellent communication and presentation skills - Self-motivated & results-driven with a proven track record of achieving or exceeding sales targets - Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment - Strong organizational and time management skills - Ability to work on-site 5 days a week in our Mountain View office Culture Fit - Integrity – Act ethically and transparently, even when no one is watching. - Customer Focus – Prioritize understanding and exceeding partner needs to build strong, lasting relationships. - Business Expertise – Continuously deepen your knowledge of programmatic advertising to deliver high-quality, impactful solutions. - Results Driven – Consistently pursue meaningful outcomes, exceed goals, and push the business forward. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and driven individual to take their career to the next level and build a long-term career in the digital advertising space. Hourly rate range: $55-$75 DOE ## About Baidu USA ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Baidu USA is the Silicon Valley R&D center of Baidu, China’s largest search engine, focused on cutting-edge AI research, autonomous driving, and global business development. - **Entity Type**: Public subsidiary of Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) - **Headquarters**: Mountain View, California, USA (with additional offices in Bellevue, WA and Sunnyvale, CA) - **Founded**: 2014 - **Founders**: Baidu was founded by Robin Li and Eric Xu; Baidu USA operates as a wholly owned subsidiary. ## Core Business - **Primary Industries**: Artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, cloud computing, digital advertising, and hardware design (CPU/GPU/SoC). - **Target Customers**: B2B (advertisers, enterprise AI solutions), B2C (through Baidu’s consumer products), and internal R&D for Baidu’s global ecosystem. - **Mission**: “To make a complicated world simpler through technology.” ## Products & Services - **Baidu Research US**: Conducts fundamental AI research in deep learning, computer vision, speech recognition, and NLP. - **Intelligent Driving Group (IDG) US**: Develops Apollo autonomous driving platform and related hardware/software. - **Baidu Global Business Unit**: Manages **MediaGo** (AI-powered advertising platform for global app advertisers) and other international ad sales. - **Xingyun US**: Silicon Valley hardware design center focused on CPU/GPU/SoC architecture for AI and autonomous driving. - **Baidu AI Cloud**: Cloud services with AI capabilities (noted as a category, though US-specific offerings may be limited). ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Baidu, Inc. market cap ~$30–40 billion (as of mid-2025); Baidu USA is a subsidiary with no separate public valuation. - **Key Metric**: Headcount of 77 employees (+2.1% YoY); active job postings increased 180% YoY (14 current openings). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Baidu, Inc. (parent); partnerships with global advertisers, automotive OEMs, and hardware vendors. - **Growth Signals**: Rapid expansion in hardware engineering roles (CPU/GPU/SoC), 40% quarterly increase in job postings, new office in Bellevue, WA, and growing global advertising business (MediaGo). ## Competitive Advantages - Access to Baidu’s massive data, compute resources, and decades of AI expertise—combined with the agility of a small Silicon Valley team. - Strong talent pipeline from top universities (Stanford, UC Santa Barbara) and alumni network at Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and ByteDance. - Unique position bridging US innovation with Baidu’s vast Chinese market and ecosystem. ## Strategic Focus - **AI Hardware**: Building custom CPU/GPU/SoC designs for machine learning and autonomous driving. - **Autonomous Driving**: Advancing Apollo platform through US-based R&D and partnerships. - **Global Advertising**: Scaling MediaGo to capture international app advertiser spend. - **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring hardware architects, AI researchers, and business development managers to expand US footprint. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: “Nimbleness of a startup” with resources of a global tech giant; elite researchers and engineers work on “change-the-world” AI projects. - **Work Environment**: Hybrid/office presence across three US locations (Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Bellevue). Specific remote policy not disclosed. - **Impact**: Work on AI systems deployed to hundreds of millions of users (Baidu’s core products) and cutting-edge hardware that powers next-gen AI. - **Notable Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but typical for a global R&D center includes competitive compensation, equity (via Baidu), and exposure to cross-border technology development. ## Sources 1. [usa.baidu.com](https://usa.baidu.com/) 2. [usa.baidu.com/about](https://usa.baidu.com/about) 3. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/baidu](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/baidu) 4. 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