Senior Programmatic Deployment Lead

Dept Holding B.V.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

PTO

Paid company holidays

Job summary

DEPT® is seeking an Associate Director of Programmatic to oversee deployment for a major enterprise client. You will manage Managers and Associates across distributed teams, partner with Strategy/Performance and Ad Ops, and drive end-to-end campaign deployment and optimization at scale.

This role requires hands-on programmatic expertise, leadership, and a focus on scalable, AI-enabled workflows while upholding quality standards and governance across platforms.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of programmatic media experience within an agency environment.
• Advanced proficiency across leading programmatic platforms, including The Trade Desk, DV360, Amazon DSP, and Google Ads. Deep expertise in Google Ads and YouTube.
• Proven experience leading and developing teams, with coaching and growth opportunities.
• Extensive experience managing complex deployment workflows with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of project management, launch governance, and process development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Managers and Associates across U.S.-based, nearshore, and offshore teams.
• Partner with Strategy/Performance and Ad Ops to translate strategy into execution.
• Own the deployment lifecycle across campaigns including build, trafficking, QA, launch, and optimization.
• Lead campaign architecture and account structure development for scalable performance.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for deployment challenges and risks.
• Identify, test, and operationalize AI-powered solutions for workflows.
• Lead internal project management across programmatic deployment efforts.
• Collaborate across Ad Operations, Data Science & Analytics, and other media craft teams.
• Continuously identify improvements, automation, and AI-enabled workflows.
• Promote DEPT's values while maintaining an inclusive, collaborative culture.

Skills

Programmatic media

The Trade Desk

DV360

Amazon DSP

Google Ads

YouTube

Campaign architecture

Team leadership

Project management

AI & automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Trello

Tools

Trello

Google Ads

Job description

DEPT® is seeking an Associate Director of Programmatic to oversee deployment for a major enterprise client. You will manage Managers and Associates across distributed teams, partner with Strategy/Performance and Ad Ops, and drive end-to-end campaign deployment and optimization at scale.

This role requires hands-on programmatic expertise, leadership, and a focus on scalable, AI-enabled workflows while upholding quality standards and governance across platforms.