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Programmatic Operations Manager

United Kingdom, London · Job Posted December 23, 2025
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The Programmatic Operations Manager will play a pivotal role within the London-based EMEA Ad Sales organization, supporting our increasingly automated and addressable streaming video business. Collaborating closely with Sales, Operations, Technology, & Legal teams, the role’s primary objective will be to drive revenue growth by triaging programmatic issues and escalations, enhancing operational workflows, and deepening relationships with our ad tech partners. The work broadly covers two key areas of responsibility: 1) programmatic escalation support to enable efficient campaign delivery and 2) ad tech partner management to maintain and enhance relationships and capabilities.

Job Responsibility

  • Provide frontline support to EMEA campaign management teams for issue intake and troubleshooting of both managed service campaigns and programmatic deals
  • Diagnose and resolve ad delivery, ad quality, and technical issues, liaising with global Ad Platforms Technology teams as needed
  • Manage and maintain relationships with ad tech vendors in EMEA, releasing new capabilities, improving operational efficiency, and driving revenue growth
  • Represent Ad Sales in compliance discussions with Legal & Privacy
  • Contribute to the development of data-driven technologies and both first and third-party audience targeting/measurement solutions
  • Build and nurture relationships with key internal stakeholders across regions and business lines
  • Collaborate with global teams and act as a regional center of programmatic advertising excellence for other EMEA offices, providing training and documentation for Sales and Operational personnel
  • Maintain a comprehensive understanding of Disney’s ad tech stack and industry developments

Requirements

  • Graduate level or equivalent experience
  • Proven 5+yrs experience in the advertising sector, either publisher/agency side or in ad tech, focusing on sales, operations, technology, and strategy
  • Strong technical knowledge of VAST & ORTB protocols, the wider digital media landscape, programmatic platforms and revenue models
  • Experience of managing relationships with contacts at DSP’s, SSP’s, and other ad tech vendors
  • Hands-on experience with order management systems, ad-servers, and programmatic platforms
  • Ability to extract actionable insights and develop data-driven business plans
  • Experience navigating data privacy regulations (GDPR and others)
  • Proven success managing global stakeholders and collaborating to manage/deliver complex projects
  • Comfortable representing company externally
  • Strong network of contacts within ad sales, technology, and operations industries

Nice to have

Media or entertainment brand experience is a beneficial, as is familiarity with processes and policies of a multinational corporation.

What we offer

  • 25 days annual leave
  • Private medical insurance & dental care
  • Complimentary Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free
  • Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing
  • Excellent parental and guardian leave
  • Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

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