Director, Ad Operations
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Job Description
Sincere is seeking a Director, Ad Operations to lead and execute our advertising strategy across mobile and web for Punchbowl, Timehop, and Memento. In this role, you'll set the vision for how ads fit into our products while staying hands-on with implementation - from managing partner relationships to working directly with product and engineering to optimize and innovate on our ad stack. We're looking for someone with strong opinions and proven in-app advertising experience who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment, drives results, and isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves to shape the future of ad monetization at Sincere.
In this role, you will:
- Lead advertising strategy across three products and two platforms to drive revenue growth
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and Revenue to plan, deliver, and optimize toward company goals
- Stay hands-on by implementing new ad networks, managing mediation, and troubleshooting technical issues
- Oversee rollout and performance of ad partners within the ad stack
- Build and maintain strong relationships with ad networks, SSPs, DSPs, and demand partners
- Engage and manage data partners to strengthen user privacy and maximize revenue
- Develop and own ad revenue reporting, surfacing insights and recommendations for leadership
- Manage and guide outsourced Ad Ops teams across mobile and web
You have:
- 7+ years of programmatic advertising experience, with strong in-app expertise preferred
- Deep knowledge of ad tech for display and video, including header bidding, mediation, programmatic ops, affiliate marketing, and user privacy
- Hands-on experience implementing and optimizing ad networks, mediation platforms, and multi-platform ad delivery (web, mobile web, in-app)
- Proven ability to set strategy, drive revenue growth, and lead cross-functional and outsourced Ad Ops teams
- Strong partner management skills with networks, SSPs, DSPs, and data platforms
- Data-driven mindset with excellent quantitative skills and experience building revenue reporting for leadership decisions
- Entrepreneurial self-starter with a track record of testing new approaches, challenging assumptions, and delivering results
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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