Regional Programmatic Accounts Leader (West Coast)

Wunderkind; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wunderkind is seeking a Senior Manager (Regional Lead), Programmatic Accounts, to drive strategic vision and manage a portfolio across the Western United States. This player-coach role involves coaching a pod of Senior Managers & Managers, nurturing key agency, trading desk, brand, and DSP relationships while partnering with Sales to expand revenue and protect existing accounts.

You will mentor staff, escalate issues, and ensure stakeholder alignment, while collaborating with Product,

Qualifications

• 5+ years in programmatic experience with data and account management.
• 3+ years in client-facing/account management with revenue retention/expansion.
• 1–2 years of supervisory/mentorship experience preferred.
• Experience with DSPs, ad exchanges, ad servers, and optimization platforms.
• Proficiency in handling large datasets to drive operations.

Responsibilities

• Direct management of the Programmatic Accounts team (pod).
• Grow high-priority portfolio of agency, trading desk, brand, and DSP relationships.
• Identify revenue expansion opportunities within existing accounts and reduce revenue at risk.
• Mentor account management staff and scale best practices.
• Update programmatic playbook and best practices for the team.
• Provide strategic counsel on launching, optimizing, and scaling campaigns across Wunderkind inventory.
• Collaborate with Product, Operations, and Design to drive platform innovation.
• Identify growth opportunities and guide new feature introductions.
• Translate avails analysis into data-driven scaling strategies within PMP.
• Mentor junior managers and manage client escalations.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Data analysis

Leadership

Collaboration

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

BA/BS degree in numeric/technical/commercial field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Wunderkind is seeking a Senior Manager (Regional Lead), Programmatic Accounts, to drive strategic vision and manage a portfolio across the Western United States. This player-coach role involves coaching a pod of Senior Managers & Managers, nurturing key agency, trading desk, brand, and DSP relationships while partnering with Sales to expand revenue and protect existing accounts.

You will mentor staff, escalate issues, and ensure stakeholder alignment, while collaborating with Product,