Senior Programmatic Manager

At CV-Library, we have a simple vision: to help the world to work and we are looking for exceptional and talented people to help us realise this vision in both UK and overseas markets.

We are in a period of focused investment, following a year of key strategic acquisitions and significant investment across all parts of the business from Tech and Data to People and HR, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us or a better place to grow your career!

The Role

Hours: Monday-Friday, 09:30 to 18:30 | 10:30 to 19:30 based on daylight savings
Location: Third Floor, Tijger Park 5, Willie Van Schoor Dr, Tyger valley

We are looking for a driven and commercially minded Senior Programmatic Manager to take ownership of multi-market performance across our CPC arbitrage operations. You’ll manage and optimise the flow of traffic from publishers into our job inventory via programmatic systems, with the goal of maximising profitability and meeting margin targets.

This is a strategic and hands-on role, requiring excellent market knowledge, strong analytical instincts, and confidence in navigating complexity. You’ll also play a key role in shaping how we evolve our arbitrage capabilities, improve automation, and scale our impact across markets.

Responsibilities:

Programmatic Traffic Management

• Manage and optimise multi-market programmatic traffic operations across publisher networks.
• Monitor, adjust, and allocate CPC’s & budgets to maximise ROI and margin across diverse traffic sources and job inventories.
• Use performance data and industry knowledge to make daily decisions on bid levels, budget splits, segmentations and prioritisation across partners.

Strategic Development

• Support in shaping strategy for arbitrage growth across markets, working with Senior Performance Director to align on goals, investment areas, and KPIs.
• Identify and develop new programmatic or partnership opportunities.
• Act as a key contributor to long-term evolution from manual to automated arbitrage models.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with product and engineering teams to shape feed integrations and automation tools (experience in this area is a bonus).
• Work closely with sales and account teams to align publisher traffic with client objectives.
• Collaborate with analytics and finance to report on performance and margins accurately.

Leadership & Team Enablement

• Mentor and guide more junior team members in operations.
• Contribute to a culture of automation, ownership, curiosity, and proactive problem solving.

What we’re looking for:

• Ideally 4+ years in performance marketing, programmatic media buying, ad tech, or arbitrage-based business models.
• Strong commercial mindset and experience managing CPC budgets at scale.
• Proven track record of improving margin and ROI through data-led traffic optimisation.
• Comfortable working in environments that require judgement, rapid iteration, and navigating ambiguity.
• Experience working with feeds, integrations, or ad tech platforms preferred (not essential).
• Exposure to US job board or recruitment tech ecosystem is a plus.

We are actively committed to promoting a fully diverse and inclusive workforce and we welcome applications for this role from all candidates who meet the key requirements.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch should you require any reasonable adjustments to assist with your application.

Benefits

• Medical Contribution – the company will contribute following the successful completion of your probation period.
• Life, Disability, Income Protector & Funeral Cover – enjoy 2x life cover, along with disability, income protector, and funeral benefits after six months of employment.
• Pension Scheme – become eligible for the company’s pension scheme after one year of service.
• Birthday Leave – an extra day off to celebrate your birthday.
• Length of Service Leave – accrue additional leave days based on your length of service.
• Flexible Public Holiday Policy – observe UK public holidays, with extra days granted if South African holidays exceed these.
• A Supportive Team Environment – join a collaborative and inclusive culture where your contributions are valued.
• Employee Referral Scheme – earn a bonus for recommending a successful candidate to CV-Library or Resume-Library.
• Celebrations & Socials – enjoy summer and Christmas parties, seasonal activities, and regular office fun.
• Team Building – participate in engaging events designed to connect colleagues and strengthen collaboration.
• Gift Shop – access to awesome CV-Library merchandise