Technical Operations Manager (AdTech)

About us:

SuperAwesome powers the youth digital ecosystem, bringing together proprietary ad and gaming products, audience insights and compliance capabilities to build a safer internet for the next generation.

We lead the market at the intersection of technology, law, media and policy, so working with us gives you a chance to shape the internet of the future. Our award-winning technology, trusted by hundreds of brands and creators, enables safer and more effective digital engagement with almost half a billion young people worldwide every month.

As specialists in the under-18 audience, we have to be as curious, fast-paced and creative as kids and teens. At SuperAwesome, you’ll be encouraged to own your impact, make each other more awesome and evolve like a kid.

At our core is the #SAFam, a community where every voice is valued, and diversity is celebrated. We prioritize individuality, fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they truly belong.

What you'll do:

At SuperAwesome, Technical Operations Managers are the connective tissue between Ad Operations, Engineering, and Supply Management - owning our delivery infrastructure, general platform troubleshooting and QA processes that underpin our ad products.

You can expect to work cross-functionally to ensure flawless campaign delivery, integration support, tooling efficiency, and platform compliance, playing a key role in the execution and scale of our privacy-first advertising products.

You’ll be successful in the role because you are curious and like to solve commercially important puzzles, you thrive working in a multi-discipline team and enjoy working in advertising technology.

In this role, you will:

• Triage and resolve ad platform issues raised by Ad Operations and delivery teams, identifying root causes and collaborating with Engineering or Product where needed
• Oversee QA processes for Kidsafe Filter (KSF) and creative compliance
• Lead DSP/SSP technical onboarding, including pre-launch testing, documentation, and ongoing troubleshooting for publisher integrations and 3rd-party demand
• Standardize and improve creative validation workflows
• Partner with Yield and Optimization to diagnose delivery anomalies, e.g. pacing issues or low fill, that may stem from infrastructure or creative setup
• Contribute to playbook development, documenting recurring technical issues and resolutions to improve self-service across the Ad Ops team
• Collaborate with Engineering and Product to flag operational pain points, improve tooling, and influence the development roadmap with operational & commercial needs in mind
• Implement and manage incident tracking and resolution workflows, ensuring SLAs are upheld and issues are closed with clear visibility and communication
• Act as a key liaison across Ad Ops, Engineering, Product, and Supply teams
• Train delivery team members and internal stakeholders on tooling, QA protocols, and common troubleshooting pathways

Who you are:

• You bring 3–5 years of experience in ad tech, technical operations, or program management, preferably within a DSP, SSP, or publisher environment
• You’re highly organized with a proactive problem-solving mindset and strong technical acumen
• You have a solid understanding of programmatic infrastructure, trafficking, and ad delivery pipelines
• You’re comfortable with incident response workflows and know how to prioritize, document, and escalate technical issues with clarity and urgency
• You’re fluent in creative QA and ad formats (VAST, VPAID, HTML5, JavaScript), rich media platforms (e.g. Celtra) and experienced in tagging and tag wrapping
• You’re an expert in Beeswax and familiar with DSPs like DV360, Adlook, The Trade Desk, and SSPs like Magnite, Nexxen and Improve
• You are comfortable working in tools like JIRA and internal dashboards; SQL skills are a plus
• You’re confident working across cross-functional teams, and thrive in environments where you’re the connective layer between business and engineering
• You care deeply about privacy-first advertising and compliance frameworks like COPPA and GDPR-K

Our benefits:

• 25 days holiday + 8 public holidays + Winter Break
• Enhanced Company Maternity Pay up to 100% of salary for the first 26 weeks. Enhanced Company Paternity Pay of 100% of salary for 6 weeks.
• 30 day sabbatical for employees who have reached 7 years tenure
• AXA Private Medical Insurance MHD (medical history disregarded - existing illnesses covered). Also includes an EAP
• Health Cash Plan to include PMI excess cover along with other benefits like physio, dental, vision etc.
• Life Assurance - 4x salary
• Income Protection - 8 week deferred period and 75% of your salary up to two years.
• Pension through Aegon with 4% employer contribution.
• Cycle to Work & Tech Scheme