Managing Director, Programmatic (New York)

We are Brainlabs, the High-Performance media agency, on a mission to become the world's biggest and best independent media agency. We plan and buy media that delivers profitable and sustained business impact. And what’s our formula? Superteams of Brainlabbers, fueled by data and enabled by technology.

Brainlabs has always been a culture-first company. In fact, from the very beginnings of the agency a set of shared principles, philosophies and values was documented in The Brainlabs Handbook, helping us create our unique culture.

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.

Work Authorization: This role is open to US Citizens/Permanent Residents. We are unable to sponsor any work authorizations for this role.

What's the role

This role is key to growing our Programmatic excellence and revenue. You have the strategic vision to build a world-class programmatic proposition coupled with the drive and ambition to sell and grow revenue. You are a respected industry thought leader and have a pedigree in building profitable, long-term, high-value relationships with clients, partners and future talent.

What you do

• Your primary remit is to grow revenue across the programmatic.
• You’ll effectively manage the P&L for NAMER to deliver profitable growth.
• Be a thought leader in your area of expertise, promoting Brainlabs through partnerships, events, marketing/PR and case studies.
• You’ll collaborate internally to set an industry leading programmatic proposition for Brainlabs, leading on internal Steerco’s to develop our practice offering.
• You will focus on new business pitches and existing client revenue opportunities.

Who you are

• A hunter - you like winning, enjoy competition and sharing success.
• Proven thought leader in programmatic with 10+ years of experience and portfolio of articles etc.
• Highly commercial with demonstrable experience in managing a successful practice P&L and a profitable business unit.
• Strong presentation, pitching and selling capabilities on $1m+ clients.
• A natural problem solver who enjoys providing solutions for clients.
• A confident, dynamic, engaging and authentic communicator.
• Well connected across the digital marketing sector - multi-market experience ideal.

How you succeed

• You will live our culture code every day!
• You will grow programmatic revenue in line with annually agreed targets (YoY growth).
• You’ll hit our internal P&L metrics including profitability.
• You’ll meet the PR targets agreed with you each year including internal/external events, publications, case studies.
• Develop a leading programmatic proposition that brings in new client revenue.
• Internal learning metrics being met each year.
• Client satisfaction targets being met (internal & external).

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.

Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities.

Thank you for your interest in Brainlabs! We look forward to getting to know you!

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