Senior Programmatic Delivery Lead — Remote (EST Hours)

VirtuHire; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

VirtuHire in South Africa is seeking a senior Programmatic Delivery Lead for a permanent, full-time remote role. The position focuses on leading the programmatic delivery function, owning campaign architecture, complex optimisation, QA governance, troubleshooting, and coaching junior operators.

The role requires extensive experience across multiple DSPs (DV360, Basis, Simpli.fi, Amazon DSP, Meta, YouTube) with high-volume, multi-line-item builds.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on programmatic trading or campaign operations experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to coach and develop junior programmatic operators.
• Significant independent responsibility for programmatic campaign delivery.
• Deep practical experience across multiple DSPs.

Responsibilities

• Architect complex programmatic campaign structures across multiple DSPs and channels.
• Oversee campaign execution, pacing, optimisation, inventory quality, and troubleshooting.
• Own QA standards and approve complex or high-risk campaigns before launch.
• Provide senior-level troubleshooting and diagnose delivery issues beyond basic pacing problems.
• Guide PMP and deal activation, supply troubleshooting, and inventory quality management.
• Coach Programmatic Campaign Operations Specialists and establish repeatable SOPs and operating standards.
• Partner with the Client Account Manager on technical client issues.
• Join client or agency calls when senior programmatic expertise is required.
• Work with Data Engineering and Dashboard teams to ensure campaign structures and reporting definitions remain aligned.
• Identify opportunities for automation, workflow improvements, and increased delivery capacity.
• Provide senior oversight across the wider programmatic delivery team.

Skills

Hands-on programmatic trading

Communication skills

Coaching junior operators

Tools

DV360

Basis

Simpli.fi

Amazon DSP

Meta

YouTube

Ad servers

Verification vendors

Job description

VirtuHire in South Africa is seeking a senior Programmatic Delivery Lead for a permanent, full-time remote role. The position focuses on leading the programmatic delivery function, owning campaign architecture, complex optimisation, QA governance, troubleshooting, and coaching junior operators.

The role requires extensive experience across multiple DSPs (DV360, Basis, Simpli.fi, Amazon DSP, Meta, YouTube) with high-volume, multi-line-item builds.