Programmatic Ad Ops Lead

Role Overview

As our Programmatic Ad Ops Lead, you’ll help us maximise the commercial value of our media inventory across digital and traditional channels. You’ll combine advertising expertise, commercial thinking and strong analytical skills to understand what is driving performance, identify opportunities to optimise revenue and inventory utilisation, and turn complex data into clear recommendations and action.

What You Will Do

You’ll work at the intersection of media, data and commercial strategy, using performance insights to influence how we price, plan and monetise advertising inventory. You’ll own yield, pricing and revenue optimisation across channels, analyse traffic, sell-through, inventory capacity, pricing and key advertising metrics, and provide inventory and revenue forecasts.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You’ll bring a strong combination of advertising knowledge, analytical thinking and commercial curiosity, with the confidence to turn insights into recommendations. You’ll have proven experience in yield management, inventory optimisation, programmatic advertising or ad monetisation within a media owner, publisher, retail media, AdTech or comparable advertising environment.

Requirements

• Proven experience in yield management, inventory optimisation, programmatic advertising or ad monetisation within a media owner, publisher, retail media, AdTech or comparable advertising environment
• Strong understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem, including ad networks, ad exchanges, DSPs, SSPs, publishers and ad serving
• Strong quantitative and qualitative problem-solving skills, with experience in sales analysis, forecasting, modelling and financial or commercial analysis
• Experience working with advertising sales and cross-functional teams, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate complex findings clearly
• Experience with Google Ad Manager or similar platforms; familiarity with tools such as MicroStrategy, Tableau, MySQL, CitrusAd or Criteo is beneficial

Benefits

• Healthcare & Family Cover: Group Medical Insurance of INR 500,000 for employees and dependents, plus dental and vision cover up to INR 5,000
• Protection: Group Term Life Insurance and Group Personal Accident cover with benefit levels linked to employee grade, including disability benefits
• Retirement & Wellbeing: Provident Fund, Gratuity, National Pension Scheme access, Indian Health Organisation membership, and confidential employee assistance support
• Lifestyle & Flexibility: Office commute support, internet allowance of INR 2,000 per month for blended working, work-from-home kit support, subsidised food, and wellbeing resources
• Recognition & Extras: Long service awards, Talent Scout referral programme, and family milestone support
• Time Off & Family Leave: 25 days holiday plus 10 public holidays, paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and a day off for your birthday