Programmatic Operations Lead Location: Hybrid – 3 days a week onsite in Farnborough Are you an expert in programmatic advertising and display marketing, with a passion for optimising digital performance and driving ROI? We’re looking for a Programmatic Operations Lead to join one of the UK’s leading SaaS organisations, taking ownership of multi-market programmatic and display operations, and helping shape a high-impact, data-driven arbitrage strategy.

The Role As the Programmatic Operations Lead, you’ll be responsible for managing and optimising traffic across programmatic and display channels. This is a hands-on, analytical role with an initial manual component (approx. 80%) and a longer-term aim to move towards greater automation (30–40% manual). You’ll work cross-functionally with teams across product, engineering, sales, and analytics to scale programmatic performance, develop automation, and improve ROI across markets.

Key Responsibilities

Manage and optimise programmatic and display traffic across publisher networks. Adjust bids, budgets, and segmentation daily to maximise ROI and margins. Lead a small but growing team, providing strategic direction and hands-on support. Identify opportunities to scale programmatic and display operations effectively. Drive integration with automation tools and internal systems to enhance performance. Collaborate across departments to shape tools,...