Programmatic DSP Partnerships Manager, LaunchPAD in London

Bauer Media Outdoor is one of the UK's leading Out of Home media owners and infrastructure companies, with more than 33,000 advertising sites in our portfolio. Our talented team of over 600+ people work in 14 locations across the country, creating and delivering some of the most memorable advertising campaigns in the UK. We are committed to providing a Platform for Brands and a Platform for Good. We're transforming our estate and practices, building a sustainable business that benefits our many public, partners, and advertiser stakeholders through the provision of ad-funded social infrastructure, digital innovation, and proactive efforts that benefit society.

The Bauer Media Outdoor Way helps us deliver more impact for advertisers, with more value for communities, and less impact on our planet.

About the Role: We're looking for a DSP Partnerships Manager to join our growing LaunchPAD team. This role is at the heart of our programmatic offering, ensuring that our DSP partners are fully serviced and supported in growing prOOH activation, delivering on client goals, and supporting revenue growth for Bauer Media Outdoor.

As the central point of contact, you’ll work closely with our DSP partners to drive commercial conversations and unlock new incremental revenue growth opportunities with both specialist OOH DSPs and Omnichannel DSPs, making sure our clients get the best possible results. Beyond driving programmatic revenue, you’ll also gather insights and feedback to help shape our overall programmatic sales strategy and influence future tech developments to further connect Bauer Media Outdoor to the broader programmatic ecosystem.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead daily communication, build strong ties with DSP contacts (DV360, TTD, Vistar Media, etc.), and manage partner accounts.
• Be confident in positioning DOOH as a key component of the digital advertising mix and be able to convey the features, advantages and benefits of this development.
• Identify product development collaboration opportunities and work with matrixed groups to build new schematics of Bauer Media Outdoor / DSP interaction.
• Develop and execute programmatic DOOH strategies, pitch for new shared clients and guide clients on the optimal approach to prOOH.
• Monitor campaign results, analyse data, work with Customer Success to review performance, and advise on optimisation.
• Negotiate deals, structure incentives, and drive revenue growth with DSP partners for Bauer Media Outdoor.
• Work closely with Customer Success, Marketing, Tech Europe, and other internal teams to align strategies and deliver business objectives.
• Identify emerging trends, new DSP platforms, and opportunities to innovate and develop LaunchPAD.

Who are you?

• Extensive experience in programmatic advertising, sales, or digital media.
• Strong existing relationships with DSP partners is an advantage.
• A natural communicator, confident working across both Sales and Technology teams.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Proactive, commercially aware, highly strategic and solution focused.
• Flexible, collaborative, and keen to help shape the future of programmatic at Bauer Media Outdoor.

What’s in it for you?

• We’re part of the Bauer Media Group, a multi-business, family-owned company that entertains, serves, and inspires over 200 million people.
• At Bauer Media Outdoor, we’re a mix of different people from different backgrounds, who come together every day to drive our business forward and create a culture that we’re so proud of.
• We’re a great place to do great work, for all.
• Salary DOE.
• Participation in our Quarterly Incentive Scheme.
• Flexible working (this generally looks like 3 days in our offices and 2 days at home).
• 25 days’ annual leave inc. bank holidays.
• 2 paid volunteering days each year to support a charity or because that matters to you.
• Company Pension Scheme matched at 5% or 8%.
• Healthcare Cash Plan.
• Life Insurance and group income protection scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Travel/Season ticket loans and a whole host of discounts across 100s of retailers.

At Bauer Media Outdoor, we are committed to treating everyone with fairness and respect, regardless of their race, gender, age, ethnicity, background, sexual orientation, disability, or any other differences. We work hard to foster an inclusive environment, a place you can be yourself. We support reasonable adjustment requests from candidates and employees.