Manager - Programmatic

Havas Media Network India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Havas India invites applications for a digital campaign specialist skilled in programmatic advertising and DV360. You will strategize, plan, and execute campaigns while optimizing spend and ROIs across multiple accounts in a fast-paced environment.

Exposure to cross‑functional teams, strong communication, and a proactive mindset are essential to deliver stellar client results and drive brand growth through innovative digital strategies at Bengaluru offices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4–5 years hands-on DV360 experience.
• Experience managing campaigns in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to quickly learn new tools and programs.
• Ability to work in both a team and independent setting.
• Strong written and verbal communication with stakeholders.
• Data-driven with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to sustain timeline management and campaign deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Strategize, plan and execute programmatic campaigns on DV360.
• Identify growth areas and drive digital innovations aligned to Brand goals.
• Ensure delivery of campaign KPIs and ROI targets.
• Maintain cross‑department relationships to optimize performance.
• Monitor budgets, timelines, and ROI across campaigns.
• Conduct post-campaign analysis and client presentations.
• Develop plans and strategies for new campaigns and evaluate outcomes.

Skills

DV360

Campaign management

Communication skills

Data-driven

Team collaboration

Timeline management

Learning agility

Job description

• Strategize, plan and execute programmatic campaigns on DV360
• Identify growth areas, consumer touchpoints; bring in industry best practices and digital innovations in-line with the objective of Brand.
• Ensure delivery of agreed campaign KPIs which are in line with or exceeds industry standards.
• Create and enhance cross department relationships that drive them to deliver exceptional performance with best effective ROI
• Maintain a close watch on the financial aspects of all campaigns and programs, such as budgets, expenditures, timelines, and Return-On-Investment.
• Follow all the set protocols for approvals, documentation, and budgeting in accordance with audit guidelines.
• Conduct post campaign analysis and present findings
• Creating and presenting to client the plans & strategies for new campaigns
• Presenting post evaluation of the executed campaigns.
• Understand the client's business at an overall digital level and deliver the optimized strategy for DV360/programmatic.

Day-to-Day

• Daily check of all the accounts - as the first activity of the day.
• Creative Briefing / Creative Requirements for any current or new campaigns.
• Set the goals and point of action sheets for the monthly planning of each account. This includes tracking the spends vs ROAS for the coming month and budget splits.
• Being the person to review all setup campaigns and be intuitive on whether it should be improved with something or run.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 4 - 5 years of hands-on experience with DV360 (Other DSPs are a plus)
• Experience with campaign management in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to quickly learn new tools and programs.
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as individually.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with all levels of internal stakeholders and external client partners
• Data-driven and analytical with a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to sustain timeline management and campaign deliverables.

About Havas India:

Havas India gathers the expertise of 20 agencies and specialised divisions across 3 verticals: Havas Media Network – Havas Media, PivotRoots (integrated digital), Arena Media, Havas Media Tribes (out-of-home), Havas Market (e-commerce), Havas Play (sports, entertainment & content), Havas Programmatic Hub (programmatic trading desk), Havas Analytics (data & analytics), Socialyse (pure play social media), and Havas Play Gameplan (sports marketing); Havas Creative Network – Havas Worldwide India (creative), Havas People India (talent communications & employer branding), Havas CX India (customer experience), Think Design (UX/UI), Shobiz (experiential marketing), Shobiz Exhibits (exhibitions) Conran Design Group Mumbai (branding & design), PR Pundit Havas Red (PR), and Prose on Pixels (content-at-scale); Havas Health & You – Havas Life Sorento (health & wellness communications). With its unique Village model, it is an integrated network present across 3 Villages in Mumbai, Gurgaon and Bengaluru, and regional offices in Kolkata, New Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai, with over 2000+ professionals and associates. As one of India’s fastest growing and agile networks, Havas India has bagged multiple new clients across verticals and won several prestigious awards over the last 2 years including the group being Great Place To Work® Certified™ twice in a row (Nov 2022 - Nov 2023 & Dec 2023 – Dec 2024), consistently being featured in the top 3 at R3 New Business League rankings, and winning at Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year awards, e4m Indian Marketing Awards 2023, ABBY One Show 2023, Campaign Women Leading Change awards, and more. Our CSR programs, DE&I initiatives, and being actively involved in various industry associations is what keeps us invested as a network that has a clear mission of making a meaningful difference to brands, businesses and people.

About Havas Media Network India:

Havas Media Network India is a media conglomerate that operates within a global framework – Mx – to drive Media Experiences and invest in Meaningful Media to build Meaningful Brands. The network offers a wide range of integrated marketing solutions covering strategy, media planning & buying, PR, social media, mobile, sports & entertainment, data, research & analytics services across traditional and digital media. It consists of media networks – Havas Media, PivotRoots and Arena Media, and specialist brands – Havas Market (e-commerce), Havas Play (entertainment, gaming, sports and fandom), Havas Play Gameplan (sports marketing), Havas Programmatic Hub (programmatic trading desk), Havas Analytics (data & analytics), Socialyse (social media), KlugKlug (influencer marketing) & Havas Media Tribes (out-of-home).

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