MARKETPLACE DEALS MANAGER

Who is Nexxen?

Flexible advertising, unified by data. Nexxen empowers advertisers, agencies, publishers and broadcasters around the world to utilize data and advanced TV in the ways that are most meaningful to them. Our flexible and unified technology stack comprises a demand-side platform (“DSP”) and supply-side platform (“SSP”), with the Nexxen Data Platform at its core. With a global footprint, you can be part of a team that is transforming advertising through our creative, flexible and unified solutions.

Why join the Nexxen team?

With a global footprint, you can be part of a team that is transforming advertising through our creative, flexible and unified solutions. Employees hustle, commit and dedicate themselves to pillars that make up the Nexxen Way – the 3Cs - Customer Centric, Curious Mindset, Collaborative with No Ego.

Nexxen is looking for a highly motivated, results driven, Director, Demand Platform Partnership to join the EMEA team and help grow and sustain Supply Side Platform (“SSP”) relationships.

About the Role
Nexxen is looking for a Marketplace Lead to join our EMEA Demand team. In this role, you will drive the growth of our advanced CTV and programmatic solutions by building and executing strategies that connect premium supply with high-value demand. Acting as a key bridge between our Supply and Demand organizations, you will collaborate closely with teams across Business Development, Sales, Operations, Product, and Product Marketing to deliver impactful outcomes for our clients and partners.

 What You’ll Do

• Develop a deep understanding of Nexxen’s exchange dynamics—who is buying what, how, when, and at what value.
• Define and execute a multi-year Deals Marketplace growth strategy, ensuring continued scale and efficiency through strategic supply-demand alignment.
• Manage and maintain the Marketplace rate card for standard media products, including pricing, availability, targeting capabilities, and publisher inclusion.
• Partner with Product Marketing to ensure media products are market-ready with compelling sales collateral and positioning.
• Operate a Deals Desk to evaluate and process custom requests from the Demand team, including modifications to standard offerings, custom deal builds, and inventory availability checks.
• Collaborate with the Demand team to analyze pipeline activity and market trends, ensuring supply availability aligns with client needs—both current and future.
• Work with the Supply team to identify high-value inventory opportunities and optimize marketplace performance while representing demand-side needs to publishers.
• Identify and resolve Marketplace friction points, coordinating with cross-functional teams to maintain transaction efficiency.
• Optimise towards client’s KPIs
• Provide data-driven insights and reporting on Marketplace performance, spend, and revenue to Nexxen’s commercial leadership.

What You’ll Bring

• 3+ years of experience in digital media, programmatic advertising, or ad tech.
• CTV experience with strong knowledge of CTV monetization and market dynamics.
• Experience curating DV360 Marketplace deals
• Proven ability to develop and execute strategic growth plans and achieve revenue objectives.
• Expertise in programmatic media planning, pricing, and omnichannel monetization strategies.
• Strong technical understanding of SSP technologies, ad serving, header bidding, and evolving industry trends.
• Analytical mindset, with the ability to leverage data to inform strategic decisions.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to simplify technical concepts for diverse audiences.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Marketing, and Operations teams.
• Self-starter mentality with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment while managing multiple priorities independently.

Here at Nexxen, we like to think outside the box, so if you don’t tick every one of these- don’t worry! We would rather see your application than risk missing out on your potential. We also know our strength comes from our differences and varied life experiences, so we are committed to the value of diversity and inclusion in all its forms.

What benefits are there for me?

We want all our employees to have a brilliant work life balance, so we offer a range of benefits such as:

• Hybrid working with 3 days in the office and the remaining 2 remote
• Summer Fridays- leave at 3pm to start your weekend early in Summer
• Your health is important to us - that’s why we offer private healthcare for you and your family
• No need to worry about holidays- we give you 25 days’ paid leave.
• Regular company events
• Plus, all the usual stuff – pensions, phone allowance and company laptop

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