Media Sales Specialist Platform & Performance Enablement( CPT)

Key Performance Objectives

Tasks

Ad Tech Capability Management

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive view of the DStv Media Sales Advertising technology ecosystem.
• Document and manage platform capabilities across ad serving, programmatic, audience activation, measurement and reporting technologies.
• Assess current platform utilisation and identify opportunities to expand capabilities and improve efficiency.
• Support the evaluation of emerging advertising technologies and industry innovations.
• Support the maintenance of the capability roadmap aligned to business priorities and product requirements.
• Provide technical recommendations on technology enhancements that support commercial growth and product innovation.

Product & Technology Enablement

• Assess technical feasibility of new products, audience solutions and commercial opportunities.
• Translate business requirements into technical requirements and platform specifications.
• Support product development initiatives by identifying platform capabilities, limitations and dependencies.
• Collaborate with Product Portfolio & Commercialisation to ensure product concepts can be operationalised effectively.
• Ensure technical requirements are clearly defined before product development and launch activities commence.
• Support go-to-market readiness through technical validation and enablement.

Integration Support & Technical Readiness

• Support integration planning and implementation activities alongside the Team Lead: Partnerships & Integration.
• Coordinate technical requirements gathering for platform onboarding and partner integrations.
• Facilitate technical workshops with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• Validate integration readiness prior to deployment.
• Support user acceptance testing and technical sign-off processes.
• Identify integration risks and recommend mitigation strategies.

Platform Governance & Optimisation

• Support the development and maintenance of platform governance standards and technical documentation.
• Monitor platform utilisation and identify optimisation opportunities.
• Support operational teams in understanding platform capabilities and technical best practices.
• Maintain architecture diagrams, capability maps and solution documentation.
• Support consistency and scalability across technology deployments through the application of agreed standards and best practices.
• Support ongoing platform health reviews and enhancement initiatives.

Industry Innovation & Future Readiness

• Monitor developments across CTV, Programmatic, Identity, Audience Activation and Measurement ecosystems.
• Evaluate new technologies and vendor solutions against business requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve targeting, monetisation, automation and measurement capabilities.
• Support technology assessments and proof-of-concept initiatives to evaluate alignment with business requirements.
• Provide technical input and recommendations to support long-term product strategy discussions and decision-making.
• Maintain awareness of industry standards, compliance requirements and emerging market trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Digital Media Technology, Business Information Systems or related field.
• Relevant Ad Tech, Programmatic or Platform certifications advantageous.
• Technical project coordination, solution design or architecture-related certifications advantageous.

Experience

• 3-5 years of experience within digital advertising, advertising technology, media technology or related environments.
• Demonstrated experience working with advertising platforms, programmatic ecosystems or media technology solutions.
• Demonstrated experience working with digital advertising infrastructure and platform integrations.
• Experience supporting product launches, technology onboarding or technical enablement initiatives.
• Experience applying programmatic advertising workflows, audience activation practices and measurement frameworks within digital advertising environments.
• Experience working across technical, operational and commercial teams.
• Experience or exposure within Pan-African digital advertising environments would be advantageous.