Programmatic Investment Leader - Strategy & Growth

Ad Results Media; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Ad Results Media seeks an Associate Director, Programmatic Investment to own the strategic vision across programmatic media for a diverse client portfolio. You will lead vendor negotiations, set bidding frameworks, and mentor a high-performing team while acting as a trusted, client-facing voice on programmatic strategy.

You will translate client objectives into scalable frameworks, drive efficiency with supply-path optimization, and partner with planning, analytics, and creative teams to deliver

Qualifications

• 5+ years in media/advertising with proven own-programmatic strategy experience.
• Experience mentoring direct reports and leading teams.
• Deep DSP/SSP platform expertise, pixel implementation, PMP management.
• Strong negotiation skills for vendor pricing and partnerships.
• Ability to translate complex programmatic concepts into client-facing narratives.
• Experience building scalable bidding, audience targeting, pacing frameworks.
• Entrepreneurial mindset in a fast-evolving podcast/audio landscape.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategic vision for programmatic outcomes across client portfolios.
• Develop agency frameworks for optimization, pacing, and supply-path efficiency.
• Lead vendor and DSP relationships, negotiations, and pricing alignment.
• Identify opportunities to grow margin and revenue through partnerships.
• Train and mentor internal teams to raise programmatic fluency.
• Present strategy to clients as a trusted programmatic voice.
• Collaborate across planning, analytics, and creative teams for alignment.
• Oversee campaign setup, QA, and optimization for performance.
• Manage direct reports and ensure consistent best practices.
• Deliver timely insights to account teams to support client success.
• Lead technical aspects of DSPs/SSPs, pixel implementation, and data integrations.
• Evaluate new tools and data applications to improve automation and measurement.
• Build a high-performing programmatic team with growth opportunities.
• Share knowledge across the agency to elevate overall media expertise.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, including podcast/audio programmatic space.
• Assist with new business and client proposals.

Skills

Programmatic strategy

Team leadership

Vendor negotiations

DSP/SSP expertise

Client facing communication

Data integrations

Excel proficiency

Tools

DV360

The Trade Desk

AdsWizz

Verizon DSP

Job description

Ad Results Media seeks an Associate Director, Programmatic Investment to own the strategic vision across programmatic media for a diverse client portfolio. You will lead vendor negotiations, set bidding frameworks, and mentor a high-performing team while acting as a trusted, client-facing voice on programmatic strategy.

You will translate client objectives into scalable frameworks, drive efficiency with supply-path optimization, and partner with planning, analytics, and creative teams to deliver