Senior Programmatic Operations Lead — Remote

VirtuHire; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

VirtuHire is seeking a senior Programmatic Delivery lead to orchestrate the programmatic campaign portfolio. You will own architecture, optimisation, QA governance, troubleshooting, and coaching of junior operators in a high-volume setting.

With 5+ years in programmatic or related operations, you will drive complex builds across DV360, Basis, Simpli.fi, Amazon DSP, Meta, and YouTube, working remotely from South Africa aligned with US Eastern hours.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on programmatic trading or campaign operations experience.
• Ideally 7–10 years of relevant experience.
• Significant independent responsibility for programmatic campaign delivery.
• Deep practical experience across multiple DSPs.
• Proven experience managing high-volume, multi-line-item campaign builds.
• Strong troubleshooting, optimisation, and QA judgment.
• Ability to coach and develop junior programmatic operators.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Comfortable working in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment.
• Preference for experience with DV360, Basis, Simpli.fi, Amazon DSP, Meta, YouTube.

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

Programmatic campaign delivery

Leadership and coaching

Troubleshooting and QA

High-volume campaign management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Tools

DV360

Basis

Simpli.fi

Amazon DSP

Meta

YouTube

Job description

VirtuHire is seeking a senior Programmatic Delivery lead to orchestrate the programmatic campaign portfolio. You will own architecture, optimisation, QA governance, troubleshooting, and coaching of junior operators in a high-volume setting.

With 5+ years in programmatic or related operations, you will drive complex builds across DV360, Basis, Simpli.fi, Amazon DSP, Meta, and YouTube, working remotely from South Africa aligned with US Eastern hours.