Programmatic Trader
Singapore | Full-time | Hybrid
Our client, a fast-growing mobile advertising and programmatic technology business, is seeking a Programmatic Trader to join its team in Singapore. The company works with premium publishers and global brands to deliver high-impact mobile campaigns powered by cutting-edge programmatic technology.
This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on trader to own campaign activation, optimisation, and performance across programmatic channels, working closely with internal media, client, and commercial teams.
What you’ll do:
- Set up, launch, and manage programmatic campaigns across DSPs, ensuring accurate trafficking, creative approvals, tracking, and technical implementation.
- Monitor pacing, delivery, spend, and performance against campaign KPIs, identifying risks early and taking corrective action.
- Optimise campaigns daily through audience, inventory, bid, creative, and frequency adjustments to improve performance and protect margin.
- Build strong working relationships with DSP partners, SSPs, agencies, trading desks, and internal stakeholders.
- Translate client briefs and campaign objectives into effective programmatic activation plans.
- Produce clear performance reporting, insights, and recommendations for clients and internal teams.
- Support new-business opportunities by contributing media, targeting, and activation expertise to proposals and pitches.
- Stay ahead of programmatic, mobile, privacy, and ad-tech trends to bring fresh thinking into campaign planning and execution.
What we’re looking for:
- 2–5+ years’ experience in programmatic trading, campaign management, ad operations, or a similar role within a DSP, agency, trading desk, publisher, or ad-tech environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with major DSPs; familiarity with platforms such as The Trade Desk, DV360, Xandr, or equivalent is highly desirable.
- A solid understanding of programmatic fundamentals, including RTB, PMPs, PG deals, open exchange, viewability, brand safety, frequency management, and attribution.
- Experience managing mobile-first or premium publisher campaigns is a strong advantage.
- Excellent analytical skills, with confidence interpreting performance data and translating insights into optimisation actions.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to work effectively across commercial, client, and technical teams.
- A proactive, detail-oriented mindset and comfort working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Sound like you? Please apply here with your CV or email *************, again with your CV attached.
People Story is acting as a Talent Consultancy to this role. Due to the high volume of applicants, it is extremely difficult for us to get back to everyone who applies. If we have not contacted you within 14 days, please assume that your application has not been successful.