Trader Manager

Role: Trader Manager, SEA

Location: Singapore

**What you'll do**
We're MiQ, a global programmatic media partner for marketers and agencies. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, so you will be too. No matter the role or the location, we're all united in the vision to lead the programmatic industry and make it better.

This is an opportunity to work with the leading Independent Marketing Intelligence Company. You will join a global company with a global culture to match. We live and breathe our MiQ values in order to help businesses win and support our employee's professional and personal development.

The role encompassed responsibilities across the whole SEA region. As such, you would be involved in shaping the strategy for the whole of SEA, from supply to data to commercial partnerships.

As a Trader Manager, you'll have the opportunity to:
Coaching & training for the SEA Trading team
- Own trader onboarding & training
- Drive trader recruitment process in collaboration with the Trading Director
- Leverage own and wider business experience to enhance the individual experience of each Trader
- Regular meetings with each Trader to run through their campaigns with the view to provide direction & advice leading to better performance, delivery (pacing) and margins
- Formulation & tracking progress towards individual trader OKR's
- Champion, monitor and enhance Trader - Analyst relationship
- Ensure MiQ reputation and standards of campaign execution & servicing are maintained across the Trading team

Portfolio Management across the entire SEA portfolio
- Deliver on-target margin across SEA portfolio of campaigns
- Balance portfolio growth objectives with margin/profitability objectives across a variety of campaign types & regions
- Maintain campaign retention based on performance at above 95% across the whole SEA portfolio
- Troubleshoot and provide support on any client or technical issues
- Manage workload and campaign distribution of each trader
- Take the lead (where necessary) on resolving campaign issues with clients

Internal Collaboration
- Seamlessly communicate with commercial teams on product/capabilities positioning and growth strategy across multiple geographies
- Insights Management: in collaboration with CS & Sales, monitor insights workload requests and quality of insights being provided
- In collaboration with Trading Director, design & improve internal and external processes
- Ensure new and existing processes are deployed and adhered to by all relevant stakeholders
- Working with our Sales and Client Services teams to maximise commercial opportunities
- Report weekly and where necessary to SEA senior management on campaign portfolio delivery and profitability, forecasts, budget shifts and on the wider team performance.

Innovation
- Regularly use campaigns to test and implement innovative ideas
- Maintain and evolve SEA trading/operational processes and best practices
- In collaboration with the Trading Director, develop and test improvements in campaign execution, including but not limited to trading automation, use of enhanced DSP features, etc
- Lead (where relevant) product testing from a trading perspective
- Share results to encourage team-wide adoption of new insights, trading/targeting tactics, optimisation methods and ways of working
- Motivated by learning opportunities and is inquisitive

**What you'll bring**
- Minimum 3 years of experience trading digital programmatic campaigns
- High degree of trading experience with Xandr, DV360 and The Trade Desk
- High level of organisation and conscientiousness
- The ability to provide energy, drive and enthusiasm for your team
- Strong evidence of successful campaign management & collaboration with internal teams, especially Sales and CS, is essential
- Technically and analytically astute within the field of digital programmatic trading
- Strong communication skills and an ability to work both independently and contribute within a team environment
- A start-up mind-set
- Strong presentation skills
- A can do' attitude to provide energy, drive and enthusiasm

We've highlighted some key skills, experience and requirements for this role. But please don't worry if you don't meet every single one. Our talent team strives to find the best people. They might see something in your background that's a fit for this role, or another opportunity at MiQ.

If you have a passion for the role, please still apply.

**What's in it for you**
MiQ is incredibly proud to foster a welcoming culture. We do everything possible to make sure everyone feels valued for what they bring. With global teams committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we're always moving towards becoming an even better place to work.

**Values**:
Our values are so much more than statements**. **They unite MiQers in every corner of the world. They shape the way we work and the decisions we make. And they inspire us to stay true to ourselves and to aim for better. Our values a