Associate Director, Advanced Solutions, India

India (Hybrid)

⚡We are Uncommonly Good People — a talent & recruitment consultancy specialising in AdTech, MarTech, Digital Agency, Tech & ECommerce clients across APAC.

⚡We’re working with our client to find their next Associate Director, Advanced Solutions! They're a leading global programmatic media partner offering programmatic solutions for agencies, clients, and independent partners.

About the Company 🌏

Our client is a leading independent sell‑side advertising platform helping publishers monetise content across all screens and formats, including CTV/streaming, online video, display, and audio. Their technology powers billions of ad transactions daily, and they are expanding their Advanced Solutions team across APAC to deliver tailored programmatic solutions for strategic clients.

About the Role 📝

As Associate Director, Advanced Solutions, you will play a pivotal role in bridging technical and commercial teams to drive high-impact solutions across CTV and Advanced TV. You will work directly with some of the largest buyers and media owners globally, designing and implementing technical strategies that enhance programmatic revenue, strengthen platform integrations, and enable scalable solutions. You will also lead internal enablement, translate client feedback into actionable roadmaps, and collaborate with product, engineering, and commercial teams to bring innovative ad‑tech solutions to market.

🚀 You’ll Love This Role If…

• You enjoy combining technical expertise with consultative solution design for high-profile clients.
• You thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments and like turning complex challenges into scalable solutions.
• You’re motivated by working globally and collaborating across engineering, product, sales, and client teams.
• You’re passionate about programmatic, CTV, and OTT advertising and eager to drive innovation in ad‑tech.
• You like mentoring and enabling teams to adopt advanced solutions.
• You are proactive, results-oriented, and energised by solving technical and commercial challenges.

💡 Role and Responsibilities

• Support revenue growth by designing and implementing technical strategies across the Streaming TV ad stack.
• Strengthen supply integrations: partner with media owners on CTV ad servers, SSAI vendors, and header-bidding proxies, supporting modern ad-tech infrastructure migrations.
• Lead technical whiteboarding sessions, present advanced solutions to clients and partners, and enable internal commercial and support teams.
• Develop and roll out customised technical solutions for emerging client needs in the APAC programmatic ecosystem.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Technical Services, and Commercial teams to translate client feedback into actionable solutions and roadmap initiatives.
• Contribute to forecasting, pipeline updates, and operational planning for strategic accounts.
• Participate in industry events, client meetings, and partner sessions to represent the business.
• Gather market intelligence to inform product positioning, strategy, and competitive differentiation.

📌 Skills and Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in advertising technology, technical account management, pre-sales engineering, or related fields.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a relevant discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Prior experience with ad-management systems, SSPs, DSPs, SSAI, header bidding, ad servers, and audience platforms; strong knowledge of CTV/OTT advertising, VAST, VPAID, VMAP, and OpenRTB/IAB standards.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and SQL knowledge is a bonus.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for commercial stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder-management skills; global experience a plus.
• Self-starter, highly organised, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

📝 Key information to note:

📍 Location: India

✨ Work Setup: Hybrid

✉️ If you’d like to apply, please do so by submitting your CV here, or in-mailing us directly.

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