Senior Programmatic Activation Manager – Omnichannel AdTech

Senior Programmatic Activation Manager – Omnichannel AdTech

London | Hybrid | £45k + 9k bonus

We're partnering with a fast-growing digital media and technology business that's looking for a Senior Programmatic Activation Manager to join their London team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a background in programmatic activation, ad operations or campaign management who enjoys delivering best-in-class campaigns, solving technical challenges and working closely with agencies and internal stakeholde

You'll take ownership of campaign delivery across managed service and curated programmatic campaigns, ensuring flawless execution, strong performance and exceptional client experience.

The Role

Working as part of a collaborative Activation team, you'll oversee campaign setup, optimisation and delivery across multiple digital channels, acting as the operational lead for both clients and internal teams. This role combines technical expertise, commercial awareness and client relationship management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of managed service and programmatic campaigns
• Oversee campaign setup across DSPs, SSPs, ad servers, verification and tracking platforms.
• Monitor campaign performance, proactively identifying optimisation opportunities and resolving delivery issues.
• Analyse campaign data and reporting to maximise performance against KPIs.
• Work closely with Customer Success, Sales and agency partners throughout campaign delivery.
• Lead campaign status meetings and provide performance updates to stakeholders.
• Ensure campaign reporting, tracking and attribution are accurate and delivered on time.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational processes and campaign efficiency.
• Support and mentor junior members of the activation team.
• Recommend revenue growth opportunities within existing campaigns.

About You

• 4+ years' experience within digital campaign management, ad operations, activation or programmatic trading – this can be from Agency, AdTech or Publisher side.
• Experience delivering managed service and programmatic campaigns.
• Hands-on knowledge of leading ad tech platforms including DSPs, SSPs, ad servers and measurement tools.
• The ability to interpret campaign data and optimise performance.
• Exceptional organisational skills with experience managing multiple concurrent campaigns.
• A proactive approach to troubleshooting and problem-solving.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Previous experience mentoring or supporting junior team members is highly desirable.

What's On Offer

• Competitive salary plus discretionary bonus.
• Hybrid working.
• Private healthcare and wellbeing support.
• Income protection.
• Enhanced holiday allowance.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Collaborative, high-performing team environment.
• Exposure to a wide range of digital channels, technologies and premium campaigns.
• Genuine career progression with opportunities to shape campaign activation best practice.

Interested? If you're passionate about digital activation, thrive in a fast-paced programmatic environment and enjoy delivering outstanding client outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

Unfortunately, due to high application volumes, we may not be able to respond to every application individually. If you do not hear from us within 7 working days, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.