Head of Programmatic

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As with everything here we always seek to adapt and improve so The Brainlabs Handbook has been fine-tuned to become The Brainlabs Culture Code.

This Culture Code consists of 12 codes that talk to what it means to be a Brainlabber. It’s a joint commitment to continuous development and creating a company that we can all be proud of, where Brainlabbers can turn up to do great work, make great friends and win together.

You can read The Brainlabs Culture Code in full here.

Role type: Full Time 

Team: Programmatic 

Reporting to: Managing Director

Location: London

 

What's the role 

As an expert in programmatic you will build and lead a cost-effective programmatic delivery team for our clients.  You’ll lead the continuous development of the programmatic team by growing skills and knowledge internally. You’ll champion the adoption of technology to support highly efficient processes that deliver consistently brilliant work for our clients. 

 

So, tell me about the company

Brainlabs is culture-first. You’ve probably heard other companies describe themselves as people, clients, or profit first – but we see people, clients and profit as the building blocks of our ecosystem. Culture powers all three and we know that when the ecosystem is balanced, we all win! That's why the culture we cultivate is a culture of winning together.

To learn more about what it’s like to be a Brainlabber, check out our culture code.

What you do

• You’ll deliver the programmatic practice profitability through efficient processes, automation and technology adoption. 
• You will lead the team and effectively resource the programmatic practice, setting work priorities and delivery.
• Act as senior point of escalation for clients in programmatic, working collaboratively with the Client Success team to ensure work in delivered to standard and on time.
• You will lead the career development, retention and engagement of the programmatic team. 
• You’ll develop and deliver training,  building learning and knowledge certifications across the practice and Brainlabs

 

Who you are

• Strong programmatic delivery knowledge and 8 years of experience 
• Highly commercial with demonstrable experience in managing a successful, efficient and profitable delivery team
• Demonstrable success in optimising programmatic delivery through automation, processes and technology 
• A natural problem solver who enjoys providing solutions for clients
• A confident, dynamic, engaging and authentic communicator
• Passionate about leading teams and growing the careers and knowledge of those around you
• Experience of building, collating and delivering training and certification/accreditions

 

How you succeed

• You will live our culture code every day! 
• You will hit contribution margin targets through effective budget management 
• You’ll hit internal targets/metrics around resource utilisation 
• You will hit our quality assurance metrics across the practice
• Hit our technology adoption target
• Team engagement, retention and career growth metrics will be met
• Client satisfaction targets being met (internal & external)
• Learning certifications created and met across the practice

 

What happens next?

We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.

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