Senior Programmatic Operations Lead

VirtuHire is hiring a Senior Programmatic Operations Lead to oversee programmatic campaign delivery, optimisation, and team coaching from South Africa in a remote, full-time role aligned with U.S. Eastern business hours.

What it offers

• Permanent, full-time position
• Hours: 14:00–23:00 SAST, Monday–Friday, aligned with U.S. Eastern business hours
• Remote work from South Africa

Who can apply

• 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
• Strong preference for experience with: DV360, Basis, Simpli.fi, Amazon DSP, Meta, YouTube
• Proven experience managing high-volume, multi-line-item campaign builds
• Strong troubleshooting, optimisation, and QA judgment
• Ability to identify and resolve complex delivery issues

What you'll do

• Lead the dedicated programmatic delivery function and serve as the senior execution authority across the campaign portfolio
• 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