[Hiring] Senior DSP Manager @ConnectAd

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior DSP Manager to lead ConnectAd's relationships with Demand-Side Platforms — a long-term but strategically important area for the company. This is a senior partnerships and business development role, focused on building and managing deep relationships with DSPs, driving technical integrations, and positioning ConnectAd as a preferred supply partner. While the impact of this role builds over time, it is central to ConnectAd's strategic growth and platform positioning.

Responsibilities

• Build and own senior relationships with key Demand-Side Platforms (DSPs) and their commercial and technical stakeholders.
• Drive and manage DSP integrations, working closely with product and engineering teams to ensure smooth technical implementation.
• Develop and execute a long-term DSP partnership strategy aligned with ConnectAd's strategic priorities.
• Identify new DSP partnership opportunities and evaluate their strategic and commercial fit.
• Act as the primary point of contact and relationship owner for ConnectAd's DSP partners.
• Represent ConnectAd at industry events and senior DSP partner meetings.
• Collaborate with product, operations, and leadership teams to align DSP partnerships with platform capabilities and roadmap.
• Monitor DSP market trends and competitive dynamics to inform ConnectAd's partnership strategy.
• Provide partner feedback to product and leadership teams to shape ConnectAd's platform development.

Success metrics

• Revenue and volume growth driven through DSP partnerships.
• Number and quality of DSP partnerships established and maintained.
• Progress and success of DSP technical integrations.
• Strategic relationship depth with key DSP stakeholders.
• Long-term partnership pipeline development.

Qualifications

• Substantial, proven experience in DSP partnerships, programmatic advertising, adtech business development, or related technical/commercial roles.
• Strong existing network across Demand-Side Platforms and the broader programmatic ecosystem.
• Proven track record of building and managing long-term, strategically important partnerships.
• Strong understanding of RTB, programmatic integrations, header bidding, and DSP/SSP technology.
• Strong relationship-management and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage both technical and commercial senior stakeholders.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with high ownership and patience for long-term strategic initiatives, comfortable in a fast-moving, independent SSP environment.
• Business-fluent English (C1 or above).

Benefits

• A strategic, high-impact role within a growing independent SSP.
• A remote working model.
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where you help shape ConnectAd's long-term DSP partnership strategy.