--- title: 'Client Manager at Baidu USA' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/client-manager-baidu-usa-mountain-view-spzpxgstpd5f' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-05' --- # Client Manager at Baidu USA - **Company:** Baidu USA - **Location:** Mountain View, CA - **Posted:** 2026-03-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/baidu/jobs/7767326 ## Job description Job Title: Client Account Manager (contractor) Job Location: Mountain View, CA Job Type: Contractor, Onsite, Monday - F­riday ## About the Role We are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven Client Account Manager to join our team as a contractor in the fast-paced and dynamic ad tech industry. As a Client Account Manager – publisher side, you will be responsible for managing and growing relationships with our clients, which may include advertisers, publishers, agencies, or other stakeholders. Your primary focus will be to ensure client satisfaction, drive revenue growth, and maximize the value of our advertising technology solutions。 ## Key Responsibilities Client Relationship Management: - Serve as the main point of contact for assigned clients, building and maintaining strong relationships. - Understand clients' business objectives, challenges, and needs to effectively position our ad tech solutions. - Conduct regular check-ins, meetings, and business reviews to ensure client satisfaction and identify growth opportunities. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as sales, operations, and product, to deliver exceptional service and support to clients. Account Growth and Revenue Generation: - Identify opportunities to expand existing client accounts by upselling additional products or services. - Collaborate with the sales team to support new business development efforts, including preparing proposals, presentations, and conducting product demonstrations. - Proactively identify and pursue opportunities for revenue growth within the assigned client portfolio. - Analyze client performance data and metrics to identify areas for improvement and optimization. Campaign Management and Optimization: - Work closely with clients to understand their advertising campaigns' goals, target audience, and success metrics. - Oversee the end-to-end campaign management process, including campaign setup, launch, optimization, and reporting. - Monitor campaign performance, identify issues or trends, and make data-driven recommendations to improve results. - Collaborate with internal teams to ensure seamless execution of campaigns, resolve technical issues, and troubleshoot any operational challenges. Industry Knowledge and Market Insights: - Stay updated on industry trends, market dynamics, and emerging technologies in the ad tech industry. - Develop a deep understanding of our ad tech solutions, features, and capabilities to effectively communicate their value to clients. - Share market insights, best practices, and industry trends with clients to position yourself as a trusted advisor. ## Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Marketing, Business, or related discipline) or equivalent work experience. - 0-2 years of experience as an Account Manager or similar client-facing role in the ad tech industry. - Solid understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem - Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills. - Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and provide actionable insights. - 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: $30-$45 DOE, negotiable ## 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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