Senior Programmatic

Senior Programmatic & Ad Tech SpecialistLocation: Barcelona
- hybrid, with 1 day per week in our central Barcelona office and the remainder working remotely.
This global role directly drives worldwide revenue by optimizing Time Outs global ad tech stack in GAM and Prebid, maximizing SSP yield, driving audience monetization, maintaining global compliance, and protecting site health across all international markets.
ResponsibilitiesAudience Monetization & First-Party DataSubject matter expert in audience monetization platforms, addressability, and identity solutions.
Hands-on operation and strategy using tools such as Permutive, LiveRamp, The Trade Desk, and alternative ID frameworks to build, target, and monetize audience segments globally.
Activate and optimize high-value first-party data strategies for direct sales and programmatic deals across all regions.
Supply-Side Partnerships & Yield OptimizationDirect global relationship owner for all SSPs, ad networks, and demand partners.
Monitor international eCPMs, fill rates, floor pricing, and execute continuous A/B testing for unified pricing rules and PMPs.
Technical Stack & Global Compliance ManagementPrebid: Worldwide maintenance, adding/removing bidder adapters, optimizing timeout, and managing wrapper deployments.
Compliance: Technical ownership of global privacy frameworks (TCF, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA), CMP management, ads.
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Consent Management Platform (CMP): Manage, deploy, and update Consent Management Platforms across all international domains to ensure strict adherence to global privacy frameworks (IAB TCF v2.2, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and regional privacy regulations).
GAM & Prebid TroubleshootingFront-line technical support for global programmatic delivery issues, impression discrepancies, and latency spikes.
Use browser dev tools, Prebid Console, and GAM logs to debug tag, wrapper, and line-item errors.
Product & Inventory ArchitecturePartner with global Product and Engineering teams on ad placements, lazy loading rules, Core Web Vitals, and viewability strategies.
Key RequirementsExperience: 3+ years in Publisher AdOps, Programmatic operations, or Ad Tech in a regional or global capacity.
Audience Tech Expertise: Demonstrated mastery of audience monetization tools and data platforms (Permutive, LiveRamp, The Trade Desk (UID2), or similar addressability solutions).
Tech Stack Mastery: Deep, hands-on experience with Google Ad Manager (GAM) and Magnite.
Technical Troubleshooting: Proficient with web calls (Chrome DevTools, Prebid Console, proxies) and standard JS/HTML context for ad calls.
Location & Presence: Based in Spain (Barcelona area) with ability to work 1 day per week in the central Barcelona office.
Languages: Fluent English (written & spoken).
Spanish is not required.
About our cultureAt Time Out Group we believe in diversity and equal opportunity for all people.
We do not discriminate against external or internal candidates on the basis of age; disability; gender, gender reassignment; race; religion or belief; sexual orientation; marriage and civilpartnership; pregnancy and maternity.
We believe that diversity develops creativity and enables personal and professional growth where we all learn from each other.
We believe in an open culture where ideas are shared candidly and where there is no fear of failure, but rather an understanding that we must experiment and have the freedom to succeed.
We believe that everyone has the right to express themselves as they are as this enriches us all.
We believe in an open world, social justice, and the pursuit of happiness, after all, we are in the happiness business.
About Time Out Group plcTime Out Group is a leading global media and hospitality business that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city.
It all began in London in ***
* when Time Out helped people discover the exciting new urban cultures that began up all over the capital.
Since then, this iconic brand has consistently maintained its status as the go?to source of inspiration for both locals and visitors alike.
Today, it is the only global brand
- with a local voice
- dedicated to city life.
Through Time Out Media and Time Out Market
- which are highly synergistic
- the Company helps its large audience go out in the world's greatest cities with its curated content and experiences, and connects global brands as well as local talents with this valuable audience.
Time Out Media's multiple digital and physical channels span websites, mobile, social media, videos, newsletters and Live Events.
Across these channels, Time Out distributes its high-quality content
- created and curated by a global team of local experts
- around the best food,