Senior Director, Ad Platform Operations & Programmatic

United States Digital Space LLC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 196,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Benefits package

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Director of Ad Platform Operations to lead the technical and operational backbone of our Ads business across direct-sold and programmatic. You will own GAM structure, QA, pacing, and partner onboarding, with SLA-driven workflows.

Work with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Data teams to improve campaign performance, resolve complex issues with buyers and platforms, and scale PMP/PG demand while preserving user experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in digital advertising with hands-on expertise in Google Ad Manager, trafficking, QA, troubleshooting, pacing, reporting, and campaign delivery.
• Experience collaborating with buyers, DSPs, SSPs, or publisher-side teams to resolve technical campaign issues.
• Ability to build or scale operational systems with SLA-based support and clear escalation paths.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Account Management, Product, Engineering, and Data in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong judgment, communication skills, and focus on both details and strategic direction.

Responsibilities

• Own GAM structure and hygiene, including canonical ad unit design, yield logic, and standardization of orders and line items with QA, trafficking, and launch workflows.
• Serve as senior escalation point for complex campaign delivery issues across direct, PMP, and PG deals with buyers, DSPs, SSPs, and internal teams.
• Collaborate with Sales and Account Management on pre-sale feasibility, tagging, measurements, and programmatic deal setup; create documentation and training for the commercial teams.
• Accelerate premium programmatic revenue by packaging inventory, configuring always-on and custom PMP/PG deals, and onboarding SSPs and demand sources.
• Identify resources and partners needed to scale ad operations and drive prioritization across them.

Skills

Digital advertising

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Director of Ad Platform Operations to lead the technical and operational backbone of our Ads business across direct-sold and programmatic. You will own GAM structure, QA, pacing, and partner onboarding, with SLA-driven workflows.

Work with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Data teams to improve campaign performance, resolve complex issues with buyers and platforms, and scale PMP/PG demand while preserving user experience.