Associate Trading Director, Agency (Programmatic Advertising)

Location: Fully remote from the United Kingdom, serving independent agencies in the North of England, typically Manchester and Leeds. Regular client visits during the week and occasional travel to hirify.global offices in London, approximately once per month.

Company

hirify.global is a global technology company providing an independent digital advertising and media buying platform for brands and agencies across the open internet.

What you will do

• Manage and optimize a diverse portfolio of agency clients, driving trading performance, account growth, and achievement of client objectives.
• Develop growth strategies with internal teams and provide platform expertise, campaign effectiveness insights, and client mentoring.
• Analyze data and client feedback to create optimization strategies and solutions for complex campaigns.
• Collaborate with Product Management and cross-functional teams to define platform features and enhancements.
• Build trading best practices, training collateral, customer-facing assets, and internal resources.
• Partner with Client Services to develop and execute onboarding plans that support customer success with the real-time buying platform.

Requirements

• Deep hands-on experience with DSPs, online ad operations, and the broader programmatic ecosystem.
• Consultative approach to solving complex advertising and business challenges for clients.
• Proven leadership and coaching ability, including setting goals, measuring success, holding internal and external teams accountable, providing feedback, and supporting professional development.
• Experience across the full programmatic supply chain, including ad exchanges, aggregators, ad servers, and optimization platforms.
• Hands-on experience trafficking and optimizing CPA, CPC, and direct marketing campaigns, preferably in an RTB environment.
• Proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, data analysis, and visualization.
• Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and drive immediate impact.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement in the North of England.
• Regular client travel with travel costs expensed.
• Occasional travel to London offices for commercial team events.
• Inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives, curiosity, learning, and professional development.