Director, Solutions Architect, Publica

Who we are

Publica is the leading Advertising Platform for Connected Television (CTV). As audiences shift from Cable TV to Digital, Publica’s goal is to power the next generation of ad experiences on the big screen.

What we need to build together

The core of our platform is an Over-the-top (OTT) Header Bidding solution that enables publishers to run a unified auction between their direct sales and 30 video Sell Side Platforms (SSPs). In addition, we provide an Audience Management solution based on our integration with data partners as well as a Server-Side Ad Insertion solution. We’re looking for a Director, Solutions Architect to join our Publisher Operations team. We need someone to act as the link between these different projects and make sure that we are continuing to provide excellent customer service and driving growth and adoption for our customers.

We are looking for someone who thrives at early-stage companies and is comfortable wearing a few hats to move things forward. You ideally have deep ad tech experience and connections, are obsessed with delivering customer satisfaction, have built automation & efficiency tools, and are hungry to grow revenue for your clients through unique solutions. You are comfortable with learning about new technologies and features, speaking to executive level clients, pitching platform adoption, and working closely with a highly technical team. You inspire and motivate your team, leading by example.

The Director, Solutions Architect will also be building up and leading a global team of Solutions Architects and Technical Account Managers to hit established goals, strive to upskill and empower the team, and promote accountability. You will be formulating a strong and clear technical execution playbook to help teams better troubleshoot, establish a strong cadence with the Publisher Development and Sales teams to better equip them, technically, for new features and releases, and intimately work with Product and Engineering to strengthen the organization. A successful leader in this role will develop a strong partnership with cross-functional leaders and oversee all regional activities to deliver operational excellence and exceptional business outcomes. This role reports to the VP, Publisher Operations.

Things that we are looking for:

• 5+ years of management experience with a solid track record of building and leading global technical teams with a focus on mentorship and upskilling.
• Cross functional and collaborative communication between different departments, stakeholders, and their executives.
• Strong command and knowledge of video ad serving, openRTB, SSAI, header bidding, programmatic advertising, and the technologies that power them all.
• Experience working with high touch and highly technical clients, preferably publishing partners
• Exposure in a multitude of ad tech user interfaces (ie ad servers, SSP platforms, DSP platforms, etc).
• Experience working with clients to understand their needs and working with different teams to resolve issues
• Proven experience with object oriented programming, tool development, and automation.
• Able to deliver insights by way of data, reports, and/or presentations
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving ability.
• History of driving projects forward and identifying areas for improvements, both internally and externally.

About Publica

We are a team of entrepreneurs & tech developers embarked on a crazy adventure to become the leading video advertising technology for internet-powered devices. Love watching shows, streaming or live sports games? Well, we’re currently working on building the best platform for Connected TV monetization - this includes all the apps accessible from a Smart TV or via an AppleTV, Chromecast, Roku, etc. This means that we need to handle billions of ad requests seamlessly and provide the best-in-class data for Publishers to make educated decisions about their ad stack.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Publica and IAS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to our diversity and inclusiveness. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age. We strongly encourage women, people of color, members of the LGBTQIA community, people with disabilities and veterans to apply.

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To learn more about us, please visit www.getpublica.com

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