Associate Director, Platform in London

The Associate Director will be integral in driving ad/mar tech and data integration conversations and strategies on behalf of our clients and implementing these strategies with internal and client teams. They will become an expert in the data landscape, consult with teams and clients on partner/vendor selection, data onboarding, platform integrations, audience activation and testing frameworks, and audience reporting/insights. They will also generate insights and audience profiles aligned with strategic planning, work with third‑party data vendors and publishers, and drive innovation in the use of data and technology.

Responsibilities

• Manage data strategy for advertising clients, communicating strategies/recommendations to clients using a consultative approach.
• Understand how platform/data technologies work and offer the ability to explain technical concepts in ordinary terms.
• Identify opportunities – industry learning, meet with vendors and provide a POV, with a client lens and in desired format.
• Oversee relationship with the Identity Resolution platforms, CDPs, or other AdTech solutions and project manage the deployment and activation of data technology solutions.
• Partner with internal Programmatic and media investment arms to support campaign activation as well as advanced data use cases.
• Oversee, author and/or constructively edit and review the writing of media documents (timelines, POVs, RFPs, plans, agreements, client memos, and correspondence from within and outside the agency).
• Share knowledge with client and internal teams regarding audience insights and results to impact business needs.
• Provide input to client business‑related decisions.

Client Responsibilities

• Ownership of day‑to‑day client relationship (mid‑level).
• Anticipates risks and prepares multiple resolutions.
• Actively manages client care strategies.
• Builds strong client relationships.

Management Responsibilities

• Accountable for manager and associate level deliverables.
• Provides clear and concise direction and messages.
• Has intellectual capital – understands people want to hear a point of view.
• Showcases the ability to manage & mentor others.
• Accountable for onboarding and team readiness.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of prior digital advertising experience in a client‑services capacity.
• 2+ years managing 2+ direct reports.
• In‑depth technical knowledge of ad and marketing technology, including ad servers, rich media, dynamic creative, streaming video, OBA, ad verification, customer data management platforms, identity resolution solutions, DSPs, etc.
• Strong project management skills and keen ability to delegate.
• Strong understanding of digital media planning and management processes.
• Expert knowledge and experience with Identity Solution tools (e.g. Epsilon, Liveramp, Neustar).
• Expert understanding and usage of CDP (e.g. Salesforce, Adobe, Treasure Data).
• Expert understanding of data flow within the adtech/martech ecosystem.

Benefits

• Core benefits include Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover.
• Additional benefits are Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave.
• The company also offers various initiatives such as additional health and wellbeing programmes.

Equal Opportunities and Accessibility Statement

At Spark Foundry, we are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs – for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition – please let us know. We will work with you to ensure the process works for you and that sharing this information will never impact your application.