Director of Supply Operations

AI Digital; Job; Hybrid; EUR 159,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

USD compensation

Work from anywhere

31 days paid time off

Growth resources

Team events

Culture of trust

Job summary

AI Digital seeks an experienced Director of Supply Operations to lead Smart Supply, our deal management and supply curation platform. You will oversee AdOps, drive monetization, and build scalable workflows while partnering with Product, Engineering, and Sales.

The role requires strong programmatic expertise, a track record of managing 20+ staff, and fluency in English. We offer USD compensation and a fully remote work setup with international eligibility.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in programmatic advertising, AdTech, or a closely related field.
• Strong knowledge of the programmatic ecosystem and supply-side operations.
• Experience leading teams of 20+ people with hiring and performance management.
• Ability to drive monetization, testing, and optimization initiatives.
• Fluent English with clear communication to C-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day operational performance of Smart Supply excluding direct sales.
• Lead and develop the AdOps team and drive technical implementation.
• Drive monetization, curation, vendor optimization, margins, and revenue growth.
• Oversee monetization-related Client Services / Account Management functions.
• Develop structured testing approaches for new technologies and traffic sources.
• Review results and guide optimization opportunities.
• Communicate testing results and recommendations clearly, to stakeholders.
• Provide executive leadership with conclusions and limitations of approaches.
• Partner with Sales to align operations with market needs.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering on direction and feasibility.
• Build scalable workflows, introduce automation, and improve efficiency.
• Lead hiring, performance management, and organizational changes.

Skills

Programmatic advertising

AdTech

Team leadership

Operational optimization

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Data analytics

A/B testing

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Director of Supply Operations to lead the operational direction of Smart Supply, AI Digital’s deal management and supply curation platform. Smart Supply operates as a curation layer between programmatic supply and an advertiser’s DSP, helping improve supply quality, transparency, performance, and monetization. This is a senior leadership role for someone who combines deep programmatic and supply-side expertise with strong commercial judgment, technical understanding, and hands-on operational leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day operational performance of Smart Supply, excluding direct sales.

• Lead and develop the AdOps team, including responsibility for technical implementation.

• Drive supply monetization, curation, supply and vendor optimization, margin improvement, and revenue growth.

• Oversee the monetization-related Client Services / Account Management function.

• Develop and execute structured testing approaches for new technologies, traffic sources, and monetization opportunities.

• Review and validate test results, and guide the team in identifying additional optimization and monetization opportunities.

• Clearly communicate what has been tested, what works, what does not work, and why.

• Provide executive leadership with clear conclusions, recommendations, and an understanding of the limitations of different approaches.

• Partner closely with Sales to understand market and client needs and adapt operations accordingly.

• Collaborate with Product on product direction, testing, operational feedback, and future development.

• Collaborate with Engineering on technical feasibility and implementation.

• Build scalable workflows, introduce automation, and improve operational efficiency.

• Lead hiring, team development, performance management, and organizational changes.

• Significant leadership experience in programmatic advertising, AdTech, or a closely related programmatic technology environment.

• Strong working knowledge of the programmatic advertising ecosystem and supply-side operations, including SSPs, bid requests, curation, monetization, vendor optimization, testing, and traffic-source evaluation.

• Strong technical understanding of programmatic operations, with the ability to review and validate technical and operational testing results.

• Proven experience leading teams of 20+ people, including hiring, team development, performance management, and handling terminations when necessary.

• Proven ability to lead complex operational and technical initiatives from concept through implementation.

<

• Experience improving revenue performance, margins, operational efficiency, or supply quality.

• Strong business judgment and the ability to balance technical, operational, commercial, product, and client considerations.

• Ability to communicate complex findings clearly and directly to C-level stakeholders.

• Experience working with the US programmatic advertising market is strongly preferred.

• Fluent English with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  

What You Get

• USD compensation that values your expertise.

• Work from anywhere: fully remote to suit your lifestyle.

• 31 days of paid time off: 21 days of annual leave + 10 days of sick leave, because your health and work-life balance matter.

• Growth-focused environment: access to learning resources and clear pathways for growth.

• Fun team events: virtual cooking classes, yoga sessions, team quizzes and more

• A culture of trust: we cut the red tape — results over rules always. Open talk, ownership, and getting things done together.

Hiring Flow

• Screening Interview (45 minutes): initial conversation with a recruiter.

• Technical Interview (up to 60 minutes): A deep dive into your functional expertise, problem-solving approach, and practical skills relevant to the role.

• Final Interview (Up to 60 minutes): Meet with the Team Lead for an in-depth discussion of your experience and skills.

• Interview with Co-Founder (30 minutes): A high-level conversation to explore your professional values, motivation, and how your vision aligns with the company’s mission and long-term goals.

• Offer: if successful, you’ll receive an offer to join our team.

Location & Eligibility

This role is open to applicants from EMEA (selected countries).

Please note that we’re unable to consider applications from outside these locations.

Thanks for your understanding!