Ad Operations Senior Manager

Smadex; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Travel to Barcelona HQ

LinkedIn Learning

Exposure to global app publishers

Competitive pay

Job summary

Smadex, a leading ad tech company, is seeking a Senior Ad Operations Manager for a hybrid role based in London, Barcelona, or Berlin. You will partner with the EMEA AdOps Associate Director to drive operational excellence, manage risk, troubleshoot issues, and protect budgets using data-driven decision making.

You will mentor campaign managers and analysts, tackle complex issues, and communicate operational challenges clearly to stakeholders while representing Ad Operations across departments on

Qualifications

• 5+ years in ad tech/ad operations with campaign strategy ownership
• Experience scaling teams
• Hands-on programmatic DSP experience
• Strong Excel and statistical skills
• Excellent English communication
• Mentoring experience
• Familiarity with EMEA markets
• Legal right to work in the UK/EU without visa sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Mentoring campaign managers and analysts
• Troubleshooting complex issues
• Driving decisions with statistical rigor
• Communicating operational issues clearly to stakeholders
• Representing Ad Operations across departments

Skills

Campaign strategy

Team scaling

Programmatic DSP

Excel & statistics

English communication

Mentoring

EMEA markets

Job description

Smadex is seeking a Senior Ad Operations Manager for a hybrid role based in London, Barcelona, or Berlin.

The candidate will partner with the EMEA AdOps Associate Director to ensure operational excellence, risk mitigation, troubleshooting, and budget protection using data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Mentoring campaign managers and analysts
• Troubleshooting complex issues
• Driving decisions with statistical rigor
• Communicating operational issues clearly to stakeholders
• Representing Ad Operations across departments

Requirements

• 5+ years in ad tech/ad operations with campaign strategy ownership
• Experience scaling teams
• Hands-on programmatic DSP experience
• Strong Excel and statistical skills
• Excellent English communication
• Mentoring experience
• Familiarity with EMEA markets
• Legal right to work in the UK/EU without visa sponsorship

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Hybrid work
• Travel opportunities to Barcelona HQ
• Exposure to global app publishers
• LinkedIn Learning