The Manager, Programmatic Deal Operations is a pivotal "player-coach" role responsible for leading a team of Deal Specialists while personally managing high-stakes strategic partnerships. In this capacity, you will oversee the daily execution and health of our programmatic business, ensuring your team drives deal health, pacing, and revenue growth. Simultaneously, you will act as the primary operational strategist for our top-tier agency partners, working lock-step with sellers to unlock spend and troubleshoot complex technical hurdles. Key Responsibilities + Manage & Mentor: Lead and develop a team of 3 Programmatic Deal Specialists, ensuring they effectively monitor live deals across PMP and Programmatic Guaranteed channels. + Process Excellence: Oversee the team’s daily workflow to ensure flawless campaign execution, timely troubleshooting of under-delivery or creative rejections, and accurate setup. + Standardization: Establish and refine best practices for deal monitoring, ensuring the team provides consistent, actionable recommendations to sales regarding optimization tactics and buyer behavior. + Reporting Strategy: Supervise the generation and analysis of deal performance reports, identifying macro-trends in buyer behavior to inform broader sales strategies. + Key Account Stewardship: Personally manage the operational relationship for a designated set of "Strategic" accounts or large holding company agencies, partnering directly with sellers to drive revenue. + Complex Troubleshooting: Serve as the escalation point for complex technical issues that require deep investigation into DSP/SSP dynamics, acting as the bridge between Sales, Ad Ops, and technical teams. + Revenue Acceleration: Proactively identify opportunities within high-value deals to increase buyer engagement, synthesizing data to propose upsell opportunities or structure changes to the client. + Market Intelligence: Stay ahead of DSP/SSP platform updates and changes in programmatic trading protocols to ensure the team and sales force are navigating the ecosystem effectively. Qualifications + 5+ years of experience in programmatic advertising, yield management, or digital ad operations, with at least 1–2 years of people management or team lead experience. + Strong ability to synthesize large datasets into clear, narrative-driven insights for sales teams and clients. + Expert-level proficiency with SSPs (e.g., Magnite, Freewheel) and DSPs (e.g., DV360, TTD), with a proven ability to troubleshoot complex PMP and PG deal setups + Exceptional ability to translate technical ad tech concepts into commercial language for sales partners and external agency clients. + Demonstrated ability to coach junior team members, foster a culture of accountability, and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: + Employment/education will be verified + Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis + Candidate must be willing to work from a TelevisaUnivision office Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. Please note the national salary range listed in the job posting reflects the new hire salary range across levels and U.S. locations that would be applicable to the position. Base pay Range - $95,000 to $130,000 + benefits OUR BENEFITS: TelevisaUnivision believes that a happy, well-balanced employee is what makes our culture thrive. We offer a wide selection of perks and benefits including PTO; tuition reimbursement; wellness and employee support programs; 401K; and life and other insurance plans. This is all in addition to our comprehensive and competitive health benefits package featuring medical, dental and vision coverage options TelevisaUnivision is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law. About TelevisaUnivision TelevisaUnivision is the world’s leading Spanish-language media company. Powered by the largest library of owned Spanish-language content and a prolific production capability, TelevisaUnivision is the top producer of original content in Spanish across news, sports and entertainment verticals. This original content powers all of TelevisaUnivision’s platforms, which include market-leading broadcast networks Univision, Las Estrellas, Canal 5 and UniMás, and a portfolio of 38 cable networks, which include TUDN, Galavisión, Distrito Comedia and TL Novelas. The company also operates the leading Mexican movie studio, Videocine, and owns and operates the largest Spanish-language audio platform in the U.S. across 35 terrestrial stations and the Uforia digital platform. TelevisaUnivision is also the owner of ViX, the largest Spanish-language streaming platform in the world. For more information, please visit televisaunivision.com . Sobre TelevisaUnivision TelevisaUnivision es la compañía líder de medios en español en el mundo. Impulsada por la biblioteca propia más grande de contenido en español y una alta capacidad de producción, TelevisaUnivision es el más grande productor de contenido para las verticales de noticias, deportes y entretenimiento. Este contenido original es lo que impulsa las plataformas de TelevisaUnivision, que incluyen las cadenas de transmisión líderes Univision, las estrellas, Canal 5, y UniMás, y un portafolio de 38 canales de televisión de paga, que incluyen TUDN, Galavisión, Distrito Comedia, y TL Novelas. La compañía además opera el estudio de producción cinematográfica líder en México, Videocine, y posee y administra las plataformas más grandes de audio en español en Estados Unidos en 35 estaciones y la plataforma digital Uforia. TelevisaUnivision también es propietaria de ViX, el servicio de streaming en español más grande del mundo. Para más información, por favor visita televisaunivision.com .