Programmatic & Operations Lead

Programmatic & Operations – DAX Outdoor 

DAX Outdoor is one of the fastest-growing areas of our business, and we’re looking for a skilled and ambitious Product & Operations Head to scale and drive its next phase of growth. 

In this role, you’ll lead the next phase of DAX Outdoor’s programmatic delivery. This role will oversee day-to-day operations and long-term platform development, ensuring DAX Outdoor is set up to deliver high-performing campaigns at scale. While the role will support commercial teams, its core focus is operational leadership, technical execution, and continuous improvement. 

You’ll bring a deep understanding of the programmatic ecosystem, including DSPs, SSPs and ad servers, and strong relationships. Working closely with programmatic, commercial and tech teams, you’ll play a critical role in scaling PrOOH through the DAX SSP. 

As the Programmatic & Operations Lead – DAX Outdoor at Global, you will:

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the senior escalation point for PrOOH operational issues across internal teams, agencies, and DSP partners. 
• Oversee inventory strategy and campaign pacing, proactively addressing any delivery risks. 
• Translate the DAX Outdoor SSP needs into structured development briefs and manage the product roadmap. 
• Collaborate with tech and data teams to deliver tools that enhance efficiency, targeting, and monetisation. 
• Manage DSP onboarding, certification, and integration of new supply paths and features 
• Provide technical expertise on DSP platforms and maintain strong alignment with key partners. 
• Support sales and marketing with platform insights, campaign feasibility, and go-to-market readiness. 
• Develop and maintain internal and external documentation to support operational excellence and education. 
• Manage and mentor the DAX Outdoor operations and product executive and building collaboration across teams. 
• Represent DAX at industry events and forums to increase visibility and stay ahead of programmatic trends. 

What you’ll love about the role 

• Think Big Look for smarter ways to work and share ideas that make a difference. 
• Own It Lead campaign delivery and platform development, using your expertise to improve performance and efficiency. 
• Keep It Simple Turn complex workflows into smart, scalable solutions with product, tech and commercial teams. 
• Better Together Grow and support a specialist team while partnering with DSPs, agencies and internal teams to deliver results. 

What success looks like:  

In the first few months, you will have: 

• Deliver operational stability by streamlining campaign workflows and resolving key delivery pain points. 
• Build strong relationships with internal teams, DSP partners and agency contacts to support smoother collaboration. 
• Audit existing tools, processes and documentation—identifying quick wins for efficiency and scale. 
• Define priorities for the platform roadmap in line with commercial needs and technical opportunities. 
• Establish clear team routines, expectations and development goals to support performance and growth. 

What you will need 

• A senior operator with deep experience in Programmatic advertising; DOOH knowledge highly desirable. 
• Strong grasp of the DSP ecosystem, with confidence navigating platform features and managing technical partnerships. 
• Demonstrate the ability to lead operations, scale processes, and collaborate across teams with varied goals. 
• Systems thinker who’s equally comfortable in the weeds. Hands-on, proactive, and delivery focused. 
• Comfortable straddling commercial and technical conversations; capable of translating strategy into action. 

Creating a place we all belong at Global 

We are dedicated to creating a place where different voices are represented, amplified and celebrated. We know that we can’t serve our diverse audiences without first celebrating it in our people, which is why we’re passionate about creating an inclusive culture where every Globaller can belong. So, no matter who you are or where you are from, you can find your place at Global.  

As a business, we believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance and the value of a flexible and agile workforce. Therefore, we operate a Smart Working approach. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during your recruitment process, drop us an email at [email protected], we’ll be happy to help.