Senior Programmatic Lead

Malta, MT (Remote)

£65K/yr – £80K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive the end-to-end programmatic program, including strategy, execution across multiple channels, KPI tracking, and privacy-compliant operations, while leading the DSP/DMP, routing roadmap with engineering, and mentoring traders and analysts.

  • Lead cross-functional collaboration with sales and client teams
  • Ensure privacy and compliance across GDPR and evolving rules

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Full ownership of the programmatic strategy, covering inventory sourcing, bidding, audience activation and optimisation
  • Performance delivery across display, video, native, CTV and emerging channels
  • Set and track KPIs including CPA, ROAS, FTD, LTV and overall media efficiency
  • Ensure that commercial and client targets are met
  • Act as the senior stakeholder for the proprietary DSP and DMP, guiding roadmap priorities with engineering and product teams
  • Outline requirements for bidding logic, audience modelling, measurement, attribution and reporting
  • Manage integrations with SSPs, data providers, verification tools and clean rooms
  • Ensure platform scalability, stability and top-tier buying capability
  • Take ownership of audience strategy across first, second and third-party data
  • Take ownership of segmentation, modelling and lookalike strategy development

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in programmatic media with a few years as a team lead
  • Hands-on experience in DSP trading, audience activation and in owning or influencing proprietary DSP and/or DMP
  • Knowledgeable in RTB, SSPs, supply-path optimisation, and auction mechanics
  • Strong data and analytics skills
  • Previous experience in client facing roles
  • Comfortable working with APIs, data pipelines and platform architecture
  • Commercial mindset with good strategic judgement
  • Target driven with keen eye for detail
  • Willingness to travel to industry conferences and events

Preferred

  • Previous experience in SaaS adtech or building platforms for clients is a plus
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