Criteo

Senior Curation Manager, Performance Media

Criteo β€’ $100K β€” $125K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in client services or account management in ad tech.
  • Strong knowledge of programmatic advertising and SSP/DSP dynamics.
  • Experience in consultative client and agency management.
  • Effective communicator of technical concepts to commercial audiences.
  • Proven problem-solving, presentation, and project management skills.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and independently in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strategic and analytical mindset with strong ownership capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead client support and strategy for Criteo Curation initiatives.
  • Build relationships with client and agency stakeholders to align on goals.
  • Drive client onboarding, optimization, and performance reporting.
  • Work with Sales to integrate Curation into pitches and training.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to enhance activation and product development.
  • Identify growth opportunities across different agency portfolios.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on commerce-related strategies.

Benefits

  • Hybrid working model for flexibility between home and office.
  • Opportunities for learning, mentorship, and career advancement.
  • Comprehensive health benefits and wellness support.
  • Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and global collaboration.
  • Performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies.
Full Job Description
What You'll Do:

This role will help lead the next phase of Criteo's Curation growth, expanding our offering beyond Commerce Grid to include activation across third-party SSPs. The position is central to unlocking agency-preferred buying paths, scaling adoption of Commerce Audiences, and helping Criteo capture new brand and CTV budgets.
  • Lead client support and strategy for Criteo Curation across both Commerce Grid and third-party SSP activation paths.
  • Build strong relationships with client and agency stakeholders, understanding business goals, activation preferences, and decision-making structures.
  • Drive onboarding, ongoing support, troubleshooting, optimization, and performance reporting, while identifying opportunities to grow adoption and spend.
  • Partner closely with Sales teams to make Curation a standard part of the pitch, including seller education on SSP preferences, co-selling opportunities, and playbook execution.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Technical, and Analytics teams to improve activation, resolve issues, and inform product development.
  • Identify new growth opportunities across agency portfolios, advertiser categories, and emerging channels such as CTV.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on Commerce Grid, Commerce Audiences, and SSP activation strategy, representing both the client internally and Criteo externally.


Who You Are:

  • 5+ years of experience in client services or account management, ideally within an SSP, DSP, or similar ad tech environment.
  • Strong understanding of programmatic advertising, SSP/DSP dynamics, inventory management, and the broader digital marketing ecosystem.
  • Experienced in consultative client and agency management, with the ability to navigate commercial needs, activation constraints, and preferred buying paths.
  • Clear communicator who can simplify technical concepts for commercial audiences and influence stakeholders effectively.
  • Strong problem-solving, presentation, and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Comfortable working cross-functionally, independently, and across time zones in a developing, high-growth environment.
  • Strategic, analytical, and collaborative, with a proactive mindset and strong ownership from start to finish.


We acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but you believe that you can still bring value to the role, we'd love to see your application!

What We Offer:

🏒 Ways of working - Our hybrid model blends home with in-office experiences, making space for both.
πŸ“ˆ Grow with us - Learning, mentorship & career development programs.
πŸ’ͺ Your wellbeing matters - Health benefits, wellness perks & mental health support.
🀝 A team that cares - Diverse, inclusive, and globally connected.
πŸ’Έ Fair pay & perks - Attractive salary, with performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies, plus the potential for equity depending on role and level.

Additional benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo.

For employees based in the US, certain roles at Criteo are eligible for additional rewards, including quarterly or annual bonus and restricted stock units. US-based employees receive access to healthcare, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, family forming and wellness benefits, Flexible Work financial support, learning opportunities, and a robust annual leave plan including volunteer time off and summer vacation days.

The US base salary pay range for this position per year is:
$100,000 - $125,000

About Criteo

Criteo is an advertising company that provides online display advertisements. The company was founded and is headquartered in Paris, France.
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