Senior Programmatic Operations Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in South Africa.

📋 Description

• Lead the specialized programmatic delivery function and act as the senior execution authority for MediaPath's campaign portfolio.

• Design intricate programmatic campaign frameworks across various DSPs and channels.

• Supervise campaign execution, pacing, optimization, inventory quality, and troubleshooting.

• Maintain QA standards and authorize complex or high-risk campaigns prior to launch.

• Provide advanced troubleshooting and diagnose delivery challenges beyond basic pacing issues.

• Direct PMP and deal activation, supply troubleshooting, and inventory quality management.

• Mentor Programmatic Campaign Operations Specialists and create repeatable SOPs and operating standards.

• Collaborate with the Client Account Manager on technical client challenges.

• Participate in client or agency calls when senior programmatic expertise is necessary.

• Coordinate with Data Engineering and Dashboard teams to ensure alignment of campaign structures and reporting definitions.

• Identify opportunities for automation, workflow enhancements, and increased delivery capacity.

• Provide senior oversight across the broader programmatic delivery team.

• Ensure accurate and timely campaign launches, rectify high-risk work before it reaches clients, proactively address pacing and performance concerns, and uphold QA standards.

• Hold senior technical responsibility for programmatic delivery.

• This role is focused on senior technical delivery and operations, not sales; it does not encompass commercial negotiations, pricing, renewals, upselling, or DSP vendor contracts.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5+ years of direct programmatic trading or campaign operations experience.

• Ideally 7–10 years of pertinent experience.

• Significant independent accountability for programmatic campaign delivery.

• Extensive practical experience across multiple DSPs.

• Strong preference for familiarity with DV360, Basis, Simpli.fi, Amazon DSP, Meta, and YouTube.

• Demonstrated experience managing high-volume, multi-line-item campaign builds.

• Excellent troubleshooting, optimization, and QA judgment.

• Capability to identify and resolve complex delivery challenges.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to mentor and develop junior programmatic operators.

• Comfortable working in a high-volume, deadline-oriented environment.

• Experience with SSP and PMP curation.

• PMP/deal troubleshooting experience.

• Familiarity with ad servers and verification vendors.

• Experience with CTV/OTT and online video.

• Experience with regulated-category policy escalations.

• Previous leadership or management experience.

• Experience collaborating with U.S. or international agency clients.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.