Responsibilities

• Leading the strategic and operational delivery of full‑funnel programmatic campaigns across display, video, YouTube, DCO and high‑impact formats.
• Ensuring consistently high standards across activation, optimisation, QA, brand safety, tagging and performance delivery.
• Acting as a trusted programmatic advisor to clients, clearly translating results into insight and future opportunities.
• Partnering closely with planning, performance, search and social teams to drive holistic efficiency and maximise ROI.
• Owning financial accuracy across programmatic activity, including forecasting, PO management and budget tracking.
• Managing and developing a pod of five, creating clarity around priorities, supporting growth, and encouraging autonomy.
• Driving continuous improvement by evolving workflows, sharing best practice and championing innovation across the agency.

Requirements

• Strong experience in programmatic within a digital or media agency, or across the programmatic ecosystem.
• A solid understanding of the digital advertising landscape, including DSPs, SSPs, data and measurement frameworks.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into clear, effective activation that delivers commercial impact.
• Experience leading and developing people, with a collaborative and supportive leadership style.
• Confidence managing multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail and delivery standards.
• A curious, analytical mindset with the ability to problem‑solve and optimise performance.
• Clear and engaging communication skills, with the ability to build trust across teams and with clients.

Benefits

• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical cover
• Reflection Days
• Shared Parental Leave
• access to a range of additional initiatives, including Publicis Groupe Inclusive Benefits and Employee Action Groups (EAGs)