Planning Group Head

EMEA (Remote)

Director

WHAT YOU' DO:

  • Manage up to 3 Team Leads and oversee full pod operations.
  • Provide daily support and guidance, resolving complex or escalated issues.
  • Build strong working relationships with the VP of Growth and cross-functional Group Heads and Directors.
  • Ensure full accountability for all planning deliverables within the pod.
  • Identify process bottlenecks and lead stream-wide optimization initiatives.
  • Contribute expert input to large-scale proposals and Tier 1 RFPs.
  • Design team structures and lead planning resource allocation.
  • Own pod-level budget planning and reporting.
  • Conduct performance reviews for Team Leads and manage succession planning.
  • Hire and onboard new Team Leads and senior-level specialists.

WHAT YOU BRING:

  • 4-6 years in digital media planning.
  • 3+ years of management experience across multiple teams or streams.
  • Expert-level knowledge of DSPs, programmatic, and multi-platform media planning.
  • Advanced client-facing experience, including strategic pitches.
  • Proven success in strategic planning, process design, and team process building.
  • Experience managing budgets at a stream and pod level.
  • Strong hiring and onboarding skills.
  • Strong leadership, mentorship, and communication capabilities.

Nice to have:

WHAT WE OFFER:

  • Competitive USD compensation that values your expertise.‍
  • Work from anywhere: Fully remote to suit your lifestyle.‍
  • 31 days of paid time off: 21 days of annual leave + 10 days of sick leave, because your health and work-life balance matter.‍
  • Growth-focused environment: Access to learning resources and clear pathways for growth.‍
  • Fun team events: Virtual cooking classes, yoga sessions, team quizzes and more
  • ‍A culture of trust: We cut the red tape — open talk, ownership, and getting things done together. Results over rules, always.

STEPS OF THE SELECTION PROCESS:

  • Screening Interview (45 minutes) – Initial conversation with a recruiter.
  • Test Assignment (2 days) – Complete a task to showcase your skills.
  • Team Interview (up to 60 minutes) – A meeting with your potential Team Lead and future colleagues to assess team fit and discuss role-specific responsibilities, expectations and workflows.‍
  • Technical Interview (up to 60 minutes) – A deep dive into your functional expertise, problem-solving approach, and practical skills relevant to the role.
  • Offer – If successful, you’ll receive an offer to join our team.

‍AI Digital does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class in terms of employment. We support workplace diversity and believe strongly that it contributes to a broader collective perspective that consistently leads to better products and a better company. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team.

Note: This role is open to applicants from:

EMEA (selected countries)

Please note that we’re unable to consider applications from outside these regions. Thanks for your understanding!

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  1. Responsibility
  2. Respect
  3. Radical Curiosity

Our values are more than words on a wall. They're the foundation of how we work, create, and collaborate. Since our early days, these core principles have shaped our culture. We embrace our values and we use them as a compass to as we navigate our work, team interactions and most importantly, our client communications.

  1. RESPONSIBILITY

    We have a responsibility to the marketplace and our clients to demand better from the digital ecosystem and leverage the digital ecosystem for better, minimizing ad fraud and invalid traffic and improving brand safety and viewability.

  2. RESPECT

    Respect for our colleagues and people/the consumer by delivering experiences at their specific level of need, with the right creative messaging, at the right time, regardless of channel — and inclusive of where they are spending more of their physical and media time as those touch points converge rapidly.

  3. RADICAL CURIOSITY

    Radical curiosity drives innovation and results for our clients, constantly testing and learning the technology and optimization levers in a platform that will drive results underpinned by people-optimized data and technology.