Senior Executive - Programmatic

Havas Media Network India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Havas India seeks a detail-oriented Senior Programmatic Executive with 2–3 years of DV360 experience to drive programmatic campaigns from planning to optimization. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver client KPIs and provide actionable insights.

The role requires strong execution skills, client-facing confidence, and the ability to manage multiple campaigns in a fast-paced environment, with Bengaluru as a base.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years hands-on DV360 experience.
• Strong campaign execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to derive actionable insights.
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets for tracking and reporting.
• Excellent communication for client-facing discussions.
• Ability to multitask and manage timelines while delivering quality.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and optimize programmatic campaigns on DV360 to meet client KPIs.
• Identify optimization opportunities and apply best practices to drive performance.
• Monitor pacing, budgets, timelines, and ROAS to ensure delivery.
• Collaborate with creative, strategy and analytics teams to maximise results.
• Prepare campaign reports and share insights with clients and internal teams.
• Assist in creating campaign strategies, media plans, and client presentations.
• Review campaigns daily and recommend improvements to setups.
• Support in briefing creatives and data gathering for campaigns.
• Track monthly spends and budget allocations, updating managers and clients.

Skills

Campaign execution

Analytical mindset

Excel/Google Sheets

Client-facing

Time management

Team player

Multitasking

Tools

DV360

Job description

We are looking for a detail-oriented and performance-driven Senior Programmatic Executive with 2–3 years of experience in DV360 (other DSPs are a plus). The role requires strong execution skills, client-facing confidence, and the ability to deliver high-quality programmatic campaigns while supporting overall digital strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, execute, and optimize programmatic campaigns primarily on DV360 to deliver against client KPIs.
• Identify optimization opportunities, consumer touchpoints, and apply industry best practices to drive performance.
• Monitor campaign pacing, budgets, timelines, and ROI to ensure effective delivery.
• Support cross-functional collaboration (creative, strategy, analytics) to maximize campaign results.
• Conduct campaign reporting, post-campaign analysis, and share insights with clients and internal teams.
• Assist in creating campaign strategies, media plans, and client presentations.
• Perform daily account checks, review campaign setups, and recommend improvements.
• Support creative briefing and requirement gathering for ongoing and new campaigns.
• Track monthly spends, budget allocations, and ROAS, providing timely updates to managers and clients.

Requirements:

• 2–3 years of hands-on experience with DV360 (knowledge of other DSPs is a plus).
• Strong experience in campaign execution and optimization within a fast-paced environment.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to derive insights and apply them to improve performance.
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills for campaign tracking and reporting.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for internal and client-facing discussions.
• Ability to multitask, manage timelines, and deliver campaigns with attention to detail.
• Team player with the ability to also work independently when required.
• Willingness to learn new tools and adapt to emerging digital innovations.

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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