Senior Strategy Manager (Smart Supply)

Global (Remote)

Senior Level

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

  • Drive Smart Supply Capabilities: Lead the development of new Smart Supply capabilities and offering ideation in close collaboration with Planning and AdOps, leveraging opportunities across key SSPs (e.g., PubMatic, Index Exchange, OpenX) and strategically utilizing supply-side signals and integrations.
  • Productization Support: Partner with the Product team to design and evolve Supply Path Optimization (SPO) frameworks, leveraging Smart Supply’s AI to filter inventory at the source, reduce CPMs, and eliminate low-quality traffic before spend is incurred.
  • Growth & Planning Synergy: Work closely with the Growth team to shape high-level proposals, and with Planning to build tailored, outcome-driven packages aligned with specific audience moments and client KPIs.
  • Market Horizon Scanning: Serve as a subject matter expert on industry trends, proactively developing Points of View (POVs) that inform internal offerings and influence the product roadmap.
  • Strategic Intelligence Leadership: Leverage market intelligence to define clear strategic blueprints for how Elevate should be deployed across different client verticals and business objectives.
  • Innovation & Competitive Analysis: Continuously monitor both supply-side and demand-side ecosystems to identify gaps in control and transparency, and propose innovative Smart Supply solutions that empower marketers.

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WHAT YOU BRING:

  • The Experience: 5+ years of deep experience in programmatic strategy, supply-side management, or digital media architecture, ideally with a background in strategy.
  • Technical Ecosystem Mastery: An expert-level understanding of the digital media supply chain, including hands-on proficiency with major DSPs, SSPs, and the mechanics of ads.txt and SupplyChain Objects.
  • The "Navigator" Mindset: A proven ability to look 1–3 years ahead, translating complex technical shifts into clear, actionable business strategies for internal stakeholders.
  • Collaborative Power: A natural ability to work cross-functionally with high-performing sales and media teams, acting as the "strategic engine" that powers success.
  • Data Translation Skills: Exceptional capability in managing data and turning supply path DNA into persuasive narratives that drive buy-in.

Nice to have:

WHAT WE OFFER:

  • Competitive salary.
  • Work from anywhere: Fully remote to suit your lifestyle.‍
  • Unlimited PTO that we actually encourage you to use—for adventures, recovery, or just because.
  • Growth-focused environment: Access to learning resources and clear pathways for growth.
  • Fun team events: From virtual pasta-making to yoga sessions, we make remote feel close.
  • 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 (up to 45 minutes) – An initial conversation with the recruitment team to get to know your background, experience, and motivation.
  • Case Study – A take-home case study that mirrors real-world challenges, giving you the opportunity to demonstrate your thinking, approach, and practical skills.
  • Team Interview (up to 60 minutes) – A conversation with your potential manager and team members to explore role-specific responsibilities, expectations, and how you would collaborate day-to-day.
  • Cross-Functional / Executive Interview (up to 60 minutes) – A meeting with senior stakeholders to discuss your strategic thinking, communication style, and alignment with broader business goals.
  • Interview with Co-Founder (30 minutes) – A high-level conversation to explore your professional values, motivation, and how your vision aligns with the company’s mission and long-term goals.
  • Offer – If successful, you’ll receive an offer to join the 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:

USA
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.