Senior Manager (Regional Lead), Programmatic Accounts

About Wunderkind:

Wunderkind ads are 'behaviorally triggered', meaning that ads are served on a premium list of publishers only when a user is done consuming content. Our proprietary tag is integrated directly on the publisher page to track on-site user behavior - making 'net new' ad placements. How we serve the ad is why we are different from our competitors in-market.

Rather than placing an ad in front of someone while they're actively trying to read content, our technology patiently waits until a visitor has stopped reading before rendering our ad on the page. And that patience pays off -- it turns out that when an ad experience respects the user's reason for visiting a page, the user respects the ad experience in return. This unique, brand safe approach to ad experience gives an advertiser's message more attention and greater engagement.

About the Role:

Here at Wunderkind, we have an innovative and truly differentiated enterprise product that fundamentally changes how publishers monetize their websites—and you can play a key role in leading that shift.

Wunderkind Ads is looking for a top-performing Senior Manager (Team Lead), Programmatic Accounts to support and grow our programmatic partnerships across the Eastern United States. This role will work closely with our existing business team to retain and expand agency, trading desk, brand, and DSP accounts across the region.

We are looking for a highly experienced programmatic leader with a proven track record of driving retention, expanding revenue within strategic accounts, and building strong client relationships. In addition to managing a portfolio of key partnerships, this role will act as a player-coach, providing mentorship and guidance to Account Managers and Senior Account Managers, helping scale best practices and elevate team performance.

This role is not a 'full line manager'. You will carry your own book of business, adapted to allow you to support escalations and coach other Managers & Senior Managers within your pod. This role is perfect for the experience Programmatic Manager/Senior Manager, who is proven in their commercial acumen and industry knowledge, but looking for an opportunity to grow their career over the coming years. We'll expect strong control of escalations, infallible stakeholder management and nuanced commercial acumen.

You will be given tremendous responsibility early on, immediately start building a network of relationships with leading agencies and partners, and have the opportunity to directly contribute to the continued growth of Wunderkind as a key player in the programmatic ecosystem.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage and grow a portfolio of key agency, trading desk, brand, and DSP relationships across the East Coast U.S.
• Partner closely with Sales leadership to expand revenue streams within existing accounts
• Act as a player-coach, mentoring and supporting Account Managers and Senior Account Managers to elevate client strategy, execution, and retention
• Become an expert in the use and best practices of the Wunderkind platform
• Provide strategic insight to clients on how to launch, optimize, and scale campaigns across Wunderkind inventory
• Deliver ongoing account leadership as new features, products, and inventory are introduced
• Partner with Product Management and cross-functional teams to inform product development and platform innovation
• Help develop and operationalize best practices across the team, including training materials, sales enablement content, and customer-facing guides
• Support regional strategy by identifying growth opportunities across agencies, trading desks, and programmatic partners

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of digital or online advertising experience, including 3+ years in client-facing or account management roles
• Strong expertise working with programmatic advertising ecosystems, including DSPs, ad exchanges, ad servers, and optimization platforms
• Experience managing CPA, CPC, and CPM marketing campaigns
• Demonstrated experience mentoring or leading account teams in a fast-paced environment

Additional Qualifications:

• Outstanding troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving abilities coupled with superb communication skills to translate solutions for clients and internal teams
• Detail-oriented with the ability to project manage, prioritize, and meet deadlines when managing multiple client relationships
• Motivated, tenacious, and resourceful with a strong ownership mindset
• Persuasive and compelling—able to represent Wunderkind effectively in both formal and informal client settings
• Comfortable in a high-growth environment where roles and responsibilities evolve
• Entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for marketing technology and a healthy dose of humility
• Experience working with or advising agency and trading desk stakeholders across multiple markets

The base salary range for this role is $110,000.00 to 125,000.00. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each specific candidate; including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, applicable certifications, and geographic work location. This may vary depending on living location and market rate.