Associate Director, Programmatic

Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd.; Cundinamarca; Presencial; COP 120.000.000 - 160.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd. in Colombia seeks an Associate Director to lead programmatic teams across Carat, dentsuX and iProspect. You will drive activation, optimization, reporting, and QA while mentoring staff and coordinating with Activation Leads to meet client goals.

You will articulate strategic recommendations, test emerging tech, and uphold best practices in campaign management, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with at least 5 years in programmatic/digital.
• Experience leading a team to deliver programmatic campaigns.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and client-facing skills.

Responsabilidades

• Manage daily workflow for programmatic campaigns across multiple accounts.
• Oversee campaign activation, pacing, optimizations, and QA.
• Provide monitoring and course-corrections to achieve goals.
• Mentor direct reports and foster teamwork across hubs.
• Present optimizations and results in client calls and reports.

Conocimientos

Programmatic

Team leadership

Analytics

Campaign optimization

Project management

Communication

Educación

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Herramientas

DSPs

Ad servers

DMPs

Descripción del empleo

## Associate Director, ProgrammaticApplylocations: Cudinamarcatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: September 30, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)job requisition id: R1126280**Job Description:****Role Purpose**: The Associate Director (AD) manages daily workflow for the team across specified account(sfor programmatic buying, within the dentsu portfolio of agencies, including Carat, dentsuX, and iProspect. They oversee tactical development, campaign activation, pacing and optimizations, and contribute to reporting. The AD is responsible for reviewing client deliverables to ensure quality outputs.The AD is accountable for monitoring campaign performance and proactively ensuring optimization and that any needed course-corrections are implemented to deliver against campaign goals. They provide oversight of QA and operational best practices, while providing continuous training and mentorship to direct reports. The AD assists the USA Activation Leads with managing timelines and priorities to ensure high-quality, on-time deliverables. Beyond day-to-day team deliverables, they foster knowledge-sharing and support the Activation Leads with central tasks and are key to cultivating a culture of teamwork and collaboration.**Key Accountabilities:*** Accountable to daily team operations and campaign excellence, ensuring best practices are evident in work of the activation/investment team* Ability to articulate optimizations, rationale, results, and recommendations in reporting commentary and on client calls, and address concerns as needed* Develop tactical recommendations showcasing innovative thinking across platforms and audiences* Be an expert on the buying platforms* Identify and test emerging tech solutions and innovations, highlighting client value in results and sharing across hub team* Ensure the team adheres to defined processes for campaign management across programmatic channels, with extra oversight on hands-on-keys activation work* Effectively manage and communicate with direct reports, managing expectations, timelines, and priorities* Ability to delegate and foster accountability within junior level team* Identify training and development needs of team* Update Activation Leads on team performance, campaign health, and strategic growth opportunities* Contribute to thought leadership, POVs, or other shareable collateral that improves the overall level of knowledge across digital and programmatic investment teamsQualifications:* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 5 years’ experience within the programmatic and digital industry* Experience with management of a team, with the ability to lead a highly successful team* Strong experience across all digital media channels and ability to eloquently speak to each* Strong understanding of business concepts and client objectives to identify expansion opportunities* Consistent, exceptional project management* Excellent verbal and written communications, presentation, and analytical skills* Collaboration mindset with a proactive work ethic and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks* Ability to retain professionalism in all situations* Detail-oriented with strong attention to project management and follow-through* Solutions orientated with strong critical thinking abilities and problem-solving skills* Strong analytical thinking and mathematical skills* Proficient in programmatic technology, platform, and partner solutions, including but not limited to, DSPs, ad servers, ad verification platforms, planning/financial platforms, DMPs, analytics & reporting dashboards, etc.* Strong experience working with business applications; MS Office Suite required**Location:**Cudinamarca**Brand:**Carat**Time Type:**Full time**Contract Type:**Permanent