Programmatic Manager Display & Paid Social (m/w/d)

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential data-driven advertising organization in Germany that operates at the intersection of programmatic display and paid social media. Our talent team is seeking a Programmatic Manager for Display & Paid Social to join their operations in Bonn, with hybrid flexibility.

In this cross-functional role, you will bridge operational campaign execution with strategic development, focusing on performance optimization. You will guide existing campaigns, setups, and processes while working alongside experienced colleagues and operational teams to sustainably increase conversion, efficiency, and growth.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic objectives into clear requirements for operational teams and accompany implementation through close coordination
• Support performance-oriented programmatic display and paid social campaigns, ensuring alignment between goals, planning, execution, and optimization
• Review campaign setups, targeting, budget distribution, and optimization measures to ensure operational execution matches defined performance objectives
• Analyze campaign results, critically examine existing processes, and develop improvement approaches with experienced colleagues to increase efficiency and conversion
• Contribute to strategic consulting on media plans, audiences, campaign logic, budget deployment, and cross-channel performance marketing questions
• Develop testing approaches for audiences, creatives, platforms, and optimization logic while evaluating their impact on performance and scalability
• Maintain a cross-channel perspective, considering programmatic display and paid social in conjunction with additional channels
• Prepare and present results, analyses, and recommendations to decision-makers and internal stakeholders
• Contribute ideas for improving workflows, quality standards, and processes, helping to anchor successful approaches within the team

What We're Looking For

• Demonstrated experience in programmatic display, paid social, or digital campaign management with understanding of performance-oriented campaign planning and optimization
• Solid grasp of campaign setups, targeting, bidding, and optimization logic with ability to evaluate operational execution without daily hands-on management
• Strategic thinking capability to contextualize campaign results within larger business objectives and contribute to performance-driven campaign development
• Strong analytical skills with data-driven approach to identifying patterns and deriving actionable next steps from campaign performance data
• Critical perspective on existing campaigns and processes, with ability to identify improvement opportunities constructively
• Experience managing and advising operational teams while coordinating effectively with diverse stakeholders
• Platform expertise with relevant DSPs such as DV360, adform, The Trade Desk, or Amazon DSP, plus paid social platforms including Meta, TikTok, Snap, or Pinterest
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex concepts clearly and present recommendations confidently to various audiences
• Self-organized, structured working style with ability to manage multiple parallel topics effectively
• Fluent German and English language skills in written and spoken form

How We Work With You

Candidates apply directly through Get A Job.ai. Our recruiting team conducts an initial screening to understand your background and ensure alignment with the role requirements. Qualified candidates are then submitted to our client for their consideration. Please do not contact the employer directly—all communication flows through our team to ensure a professional, coordinated process.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on your experience and qualifications.

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