Programmatic Lead

JobMatchingPartner•Malta, Fully Remote

22h•£50,000 - £70,000•Hybrid

About The Position

JobMatchingPartner is assisting an audience management platform in iGaming in their search for a Programmatic Lead. This is a 50/50 hands-on and team lead role, where you'll drive global expansion by leading operations and delivery teams to meet client needs, reporting directly to the CEO/COO. This is a hybrid role based in Stafford, offering a salary of up to £70K + bonus.

Requirements

7+ years in programmatic media, including 3+ years as a team lead
Hands-on DSP trading and audience activation experience, with exposure to owning/influencing proprietary DSP/DMP
Strong knowledge of RTB, SSPs, and auction mechanics
Strong data/analytics skills and client-facing experience
Commercial mindset with strategic judgement and attention to detail
Willingness to travel to industry events

Nice To Haves

SaaS adtech experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Own the programmatic strategy — inventory sourcing, bidding, audience activation and optimisation across display, video, native, CTV and emerging channels
Set and track KPIs and ensure commercial/client targets are met
Act as senior stakeholder for the proprietary DSP/DMP, guiding roadmap priorities with engineering and product teams
Manage integrations with SSPs, data providers, and verification tools, ensuring platform scalability and buying capability
Own audience strategy, segmentation, and lookalike modelling across first, second and third-party data
Act as senior go-to expert for commercial, client services, and leadership, representing the company in key client meetings and negotiations
Embed brand safety, fraud prevention, and inventory quality controls platform-wide