Programmatic Exec/Senior Exec (AdTech)

Sphere Digital Recruitment Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Healthcare (including mental health)

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Job summary

Sphere Digital Recruitment in London is seeking a Programmatic Trader at Executive/Senior Executive level to build, manage and optimise campaigns for global brands. You will trade across the company’s platform and key DSPs including DV360, The Trade Desk, Amazon DSP and Yahoo DSP, across display, video, native, audio, DOOH and CTV.

You’ll lead campaigns, monitor delivery, and optimise to hit client KPIs, while collaborating with Client Services and Product teams.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in a programmatic trading role with hands-on campaign setup.
• Experience with at least one major DSP (DV360, The Trade Desk, Amazon DSP or Yahoo DSP).
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills for pacing and reporting.
• Analytical, detail-focused and able to explain performance clearly.
• Confident written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Set up and QA campaigns across proprietary and external DSPs.
• Monitor pacing and delivery daily, optimise bidding and targeting to hit KPIs.
• Manage media cost and flag drifts early.
• Set up pixels, conversion events and third-party tags; troubleshoot tracking issues.
• Activate and troubleshoot open exchange, PMP and programmatic guaranteed deals.
• Turn campaign data into insights for Client Services and reviews.
• Run tests and compare bidding strategies to identify effective approaches.
• Provide feedback on platform features to Product team.
• Senior level: lead sequential and lifecycle builds; support junior traders.

Skills

Excel & Google Sheets

Campaign setup

Analytical thinking

English fluency

Tools

DV360

The Trade Desk

Amazon DSP

Yahoo DSP

Job description

Programmatic Trader (Executive / Senior Executive)

London | Hybrid, 3 days in office

The Business

A global ad tech business working with well-known brands across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and APAC. It owns its full stack: proprietary buying technology, a cookieless identity solution, dynamic creative and AI-driven audience modelling.

The Role

You'll build, manage and optimise programmatic campaigns for global brands. You'll trade across the business's own platform and leading third-party DSPs including DV360, The Trade Desk, Amazon DSP and Yahoo DSP, and choose the right platform for each brief. Channels cover display, video, native, audio, DOOH and CTV.

Responsibilities

• Set up and QA campaigns across proprietary and external DSPs
• Monitor pacing and delivery daily, optimising bidding, frequency and targeting to hit client KPIs
• Manage cost of media alongside performance, and flag early when it drifts
• Set up pixels, conversion events and third-party tags (e.g. CM360), and troubleshoot tracking issues
• Activate and troubleshoot open exchange, PMP and programmatic guaranteed deals
• Turn campaign data into clear insight for Client Services and client reviews
• Run tests (e.g. A/B splits) and compare bidding strategies to find what works
• Feed back on platform features and workflow improvements to the Product team
• Senior level: lead sequential and lifecycle builds, macros and dynamic tracking, and support junior traders

Requirements

• 1-3 years in a programmatic trading role, with hands-on campaign setup in at least one major DSP (DV360, The Trade Desk, Amazon DSP or Yahoo DSP)
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills (pivot tables, lookups, pacing and reporting sheets)
• Analytical, detail-focused and able to explain performance clearly
• Confident written and spoken English

Package

• Competitive salary plus bonus
• Pension
• Healthcare (including mental health cover)
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• your birthday off

Sphere is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

If you require any adjustments or additional support during the recruitment process for any reason whatsoever, please let us know.