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Job Description
THE OPPORTUNITY
We're not your usual Ad tech business and this isn't your usual role! This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing global company who support professional and personal development.
You will be joining the Trading Team as the lead across the Core Pod reporting directly into the RVP Trading. You will be joining a dynamic and fast paced team where operational excellence, innovation and commercial expertise are key. This is a new role within the structure and this is a great opportunity to make this your own and grow along with the business.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
The Trader Manager will be responsible for managing a team of programmatic traders, delivering high levels of campaign performance and client excellence. This person will work closely with leads from other departments like Account Management and Sales to ensure best practices and efficient processes are being followed.
In the role you will be accountable for, but not limited to, the following:
Leading Delivery

• Implement and enforce trading best practices - particularly related to campaign management, and product & tool adoption.
• Consistent monitoring weekly performance and pacing as it relates to regional campaigns.
• Run weekly Pod board sessions - work to identify any opportunities & challenges and turn these into action.
• Making timely decisions, setting clear directions, holding the team accountable to deliver high quality results.

Planning and Organizing

• Campaign Distribution - ensure even and well-rounded distribution of campaign count and revenue across the regional Traders.
• Prioritization; balancing what is important now, with both short and long term goals in mind.

Coach and Develop

• Lead by example - develop and implement best practices, share solutions you have implemented, leave no question unanswered
• Conduct bi-weekly 1-1s with team of Traders - focused on performance, pacing & trading excellence. Deliver feedback to drive growth.
• Support and ideate with Traders across complex campaigns, including recommendations and troubleshooting.
• Trader Development & Career Pathing - create long term development plans for reports to help Traders grow at MiQ and in their careers.

Persuading and Influencing

• Be the trading expert in both product execution and client requirements.
• Partner with Sales Directors & Account Management Leads to drive operational excellence across the team.
• Consistent dialogue / feedback with Sales and Account Management - be the 'go-to' stakeholder for regional trading
• Engaging key stakeholders to achieve goals, builds internal and external network

Innovation

• Contribute to US wide trading strategy, work closely with wider U.S. trader managers to activate national best practices.
• Work with the Strategic Trading team to test and learn across key product & innovation initiatives.
• Find new and better ways of working, then apply or implement solutions to new or existing market requirements.
• Create an environment where the team can take risks

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• 4 years trading experience
• 1 years Management experience preferred
• Experience in training & developing team members
• Experience in Portfolio Management of high scale accounts
• Experience partnering with commercial leadership
• Able to demonstrate impact on wider team
• Good knowledge of the media landscape and digital media technologies.
• In-depth understanding of DSP capabilities.
• Experience running different verticals, channels and product types.
• Able to demonstrate Trading innovation
• Experience in analytical/quantitative skills, able to draw insights from large datasets with minimal support. Able to maintain a high attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Quick learner: able to grasp new concepts with ease
• Forward thinker - An open mind to new ideas.
• Solutions focussed
• Excellent communication skills: needs to be able to present insights and reports to internal & external stakeholders to a high standard.
• Influencer - Foster & amplify an innovative & high-performance culture.
• A can-do attitude to provide energy, drive, and enthusiasm
• A dream to grow your career as the company scales
• Alignment with MiQ's core values

YOUR PERSONALITY
We love different personalities at MiQ and strive to build teams constructed with diverse backgrounds and inclusive points of view. That said, we firmly believe that our values bring us together and we look for people who align with our values below.

• Passion - We love and live what we do.
• Determination - We always find a way to 'figure it out'.
• Unity - We hold each other accountable. We win and lose as a team.
• Agility - We anticipate the unexpected, embrace and adapt to change.
• Courage - We dare to think unconventionally.

WHO WE ARE
We're MiQ, a programmatic media partner for marketers and agencies. We connect data from multiple sources to do interesting, exciting, business-problem-solving things for our clients. We're experts in data science, analytics and programmatic trading, and we're always ready to react and solve challenges quickly, to make sure our clients are always spending their media investments on the right things in the right places.
Our business keeps growing and our company keeps getting better because we keep hiring smart new people.
People who can challenge conventions and shake things up. People who want to connect with people all over the world to make great things happen. People who are as excited by the opportunities of programmatic marketing as us.
If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.
WORKING AT MIQ
OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
Inclusion and diversity are core values at MiQ. Ensuring that we have a workplace which is safe and comfortable for everyone and embraces different ideas, different positions, and different people from all backgrounds is critically important to us. We are looking for passionate and determined people to join our team.
If you are open to sharing a bit more about yourself we greatly appreciate people taking the time to self-identify through the EEOC section of the application. This information ensures that we are able to capture an accurate picture of our candidate pool, helping us to design and drive recruitment strategies to help us build a diverse workforce.
Completion of the form is voluntary. Whether you choose to complete it or not, your decision will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will remain confidential.
BENEFITS & PERKS - US MARKET

• Health benefits - covering medical, dental, vision with HSA and FSA options
• Company paid basic life and long-term disability plans
• An Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• A Nursing Mother's Program
• Generous PTO policy in addition to paid holidays
• Tax Free Benefits (Commuter/Health/Dependent Care)
• Inter-office travel opportunities and a company-sponsored trip (ask us about this!)
• Continuous education and training
• An open office and casual work atmosphere

Pay Transparency
For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in New York, MiQ is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to Los Angeles and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At MiQ, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. While the base range of this position is within $100,000 - $125,000, the actual on target earnings of the role are in the $150,000 - $180,000 This range may vary for positions outside of Los Angeles as it has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location where the position may be filled and does not take into account our bonus and commission structures.
Regardless of location, candidates can expect during the first few conversations with MiQ's Talent team and Hiring Managers to share any approved budget and details on our competitive bonus and commission packages. Please take a moment to view the MiQ I.D.E.A. Report to learn more about our approach to creating equitable compensation for our people.
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