Manager, Operational Excellence

Xaxis is looking for a **Manager, Operational Excellence **to join the APAC Regional Programmatic Trading team for APAC. The Programmatic Trading team at the heart of all Xaxis activity and is pivotal to the success of each campaign that is executed. The team works closely with all other teams within the Xaxis family from Engagement and Analytics to Data and Product. We are looking for someone with a positive attitude, enthusiastic and is flexible with embracing changes and new challenges.

**3 best things about the job**:

- It’s a great work environment - You will collaborate with a group of quick witted, humorous, diverse and extremely dedicated colleagues who are all passionate about programmatic and making advertising welcome.
- Opinions and ideas are highly encouraged, and everyone has a voice at Xaxis. Ambition is expected and passion is admired. We are always open to new ways of thinking from everyone, especially those that will contribute to the overall success of Xaxis.
- It is never static. You are empowered to create your own balance and be proactive. There is always something new to learn, new challenges to overcome, and new technology to embrace everyday. In this role, you provide the rules to algorithms. How cool

**Measures of success -**

**In three months**:

- Gain an in depth understanding of the programmatic landscape
- Undergo Xaxis Trading Induction training on the various Xaxis platforms and tools and have an understanding of how Xaxis operates
- Understand the features and metrics used in programmatic buying, the structure of various tables and their linkages, as well as how to procure relevant data sets from DSPs
- Certified on key platforms and technology Xaxis Traders utilise
- Form an understanding of all brand-safety elements, including viewability, ad fraud and the context in which advertising appears. Get familiar with different brand safety partners and their technologies.
- Up to speed with the various DSPs beta offerings and formulating test and learn initiatives with local markets
- Gain rapport with local markets

**In six months**:

- Build a deep familiarity with our clients’ businesses, strategies, and media-buying goals
- Work closely with regional client strategy team to onboard new clients and implement strategies to deliver efficiency.
- Provide governance on Brand Safety Adoption in markets and campaigns
- Assist in providing instructions for any technical questions related to new products launching from local markets
- Develop relationships and earn trust with your own team as well as the local market teams including Client Development
- Support local markets and promote machine learning usage
- Incorporate and recommend other aspects of the Xaxis business including audience planning and insights, Xaxis products and Xaxis Marketplace as part of the overall campaign execution
- Continue to refine gaps/processes/tools to improve campaign performance and efficiency

**In twelve months**:

- Be an integral part of the team and add value in all aspects assigned
- Be confident to hold training sessions when needed
- Be knowledgeable to run omni channel campaigns
- Be a trusted advisor to both regional and local markets on Trading queries
- Be motivated to always Test and Learn, share and seek different optimization tactics and knowledge share with the wider trading team

**Responsibilities of the role:
**Day to day responsibilities**:

- Work with local /regional engagement team on pre-campaign planning
- Strategize and oversee campaigns on the DSPs and ensure optimal delivery and performance
- Use and analyze campaign data to develop insights and strategies for campaign optimization
- Deploy testing methodologies on campaigns under the guidance of Programmatic Trading Manager
- Assist in pitch preparation
- Be the regional POC to your assigned market(s) to address their challenges and initiate process/projects to help them become more efficient
- Work closely with assigned market(s) local traders to improve knowledge (e.g Xaxis’ proprietary AI platform), impart best practices and share back good practices with the regional and wider team
- Work closely with our vendors / DSPs and internal teams to address and resolve process and technical issues throughout our business workflow.
- Cross functional teams collaboration in Taskforce to represent trading POV

**Strategic Responsibilities**:

- Bridge the gap between sales (Engagement) and Trading
- Be creative - develop and share test and learn campaign optimization strategies to drive learnings and better campaign performance
- Become a trusted advisor and expert within the programmatic trading field
- Actively engage in learning about other/competitor technologies and offerings in native solutions
- Take an active role in developing broader programmatic strategic recommendations and best practices that can be applied across the whole region

**What you will need**:

- At least 4-5 years professional experience w