Junior Programmatic Trader - Remote Role in Digital Advertising

About the Role

We're hiring a Junior Programmatic Trader to join our dynamic team at Kayzen. This remote role offers you the opportunity to dive into the world of programmatic advertising, managing mobile campaigns across various verticals such as gaming, fintech, and betting. You will play a crucial role in optimizing campaigns towards CPA and ROAS targets while gaining exposure to advanced analytics and trading strategies.

What You'll Do

• Manage day-to-day campaign optimization across a set of advertisers, ensuring KPI targets (CPA, ROAS, retention) are met with guidance from senior traders.
• Execute supply-side and audience optimization tactics including publisher management, bid adjustments, and dayparting across various ad formats (banner, video, native, CTV).
• Run A/B tests on bids, budgets, creatives, and geos, documenting results and contributing learnings to the Trading Playbook.
• Monitor pacing and budget allocation daily, proactively flagging risks and under-delivery.
• Build a working understanding of mobile attribution and how attribution models affect campaign performance.
• Use SQL to pull and analyze campaign data from internal databases, developing comfort with joins, CTEs, and window functions over time.
• Leverage LLMs (GPT/Claude) for recurring analyses, data briefs, and performance diagnostics.
• Collaborate with CSMs to understand client goals and communicate campaign status clearly.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of programmatic ad buying, ad operations, or related digital advertising experience.
• Strong analytical skills and a curiosity about automation and data-driven decision-making.
• Familiarity with SQL and a willingness to learn advanced analytics tools.
• Ability to work remotely with a preference for hours close to the CET time zone.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary in the range of $60,000 to $80,000 per year.
• Flexible remote work environment.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development in the AdTech industry.
• Exposure to advanced analytics and trading strategies.
• Collaborative and supportive team culture.