Manager, Ad Ops & Programmatic

Method Recruiting, a 3x Inc. 5000 company; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Method Recruiting, a 3x Inc. 5000 company, is seeking a Programmatic Advertising Lead in Framingham, MA. You will own the ad strategy across multiple products and platforms, collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Revenue to drive revenue growth and optimize the ad stack.

Responsibilities include implementing new ad networks, optimizing mediation, maintaining publisher relationships, and delivering data-driven reporting to leadership to inform strategic decisions and new initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant programmatic advertising industry experience.
• Deep understanding of ad tech for display and video inventory including header bidding, mediation, programmatic ops, affiliate marketing, and user privacy.
• Experience with web, mobile web, and in-app ad delivery strategies.

Responsibilities

• Manage the advertising strategy across 3 products and 2 platforms to grow revenue.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Revenue teams to plan, deliver, and optimize toward company goals.
• Implement new ad networks and optimize mediation to improve performance and troubleshoot issues at the technical level.
• Optimize rollout and ongoing performance of ad partners in the ad stack.
• Maintain relationships with ad networks, SSPs, DSPs, and demand partners.
• Engage and manage data partners to bolster user privacy and ad revenue.
• Develop ad revenue reporting to surface insights and recommendations for leadership.

Skills

5+ years experience

Ad tech expertise

Programmatic operations

Data-driven

Client & partner mgmt

Data management platforms

Quantitative skills

Self-started

Strong communication

Tools

Header bidding

DSPs/SSPs

Job description

• Manage the advertising strategy across 3 products and 2 platforms to grow revenue
• Work with Product, Engineering, and Revenue teams to plan, deliver, and optimize towards company goals
• Help the team to technically implement new ad networks, optimize mediation, and troubleshoot technical ad related issues
• Optimize the rollout and continued performance of ad partners in an ad stack
• Maintain relationships with ad networks, SSPs, DSPs, and demand partners
• Engage, implement, and manage data partners to bolster user privacy and ad revenue
• Develop ad revenue reporting to surface insights and recommendations to leadership to support decision-making and new initiatives
• Manage outsourced Ad Ops teams working on mobile and web platforms

You have:

• 5+ years of relevant programmatic advertising industry experience
• Deep understanding of ad tech for display and video inventory which includes header bidding, mediation, programmatic operations, affiliate marketing, and user privacy
• Experience with web, mobile web, and in-app ad delivery strategies
• Knowledge to modify and optimize an ad stack to increase revenue across all partners and demand
• Client and partner relationship management
• Experience working with data management platforms
• Data-driven thinking and excellent quantitative skills
• Self starter who can bring past Ad Ops experience and project management skills to the table
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills