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The Role
Serve as a technical subject matter expert for CTV and omnichannel video integrations. Advise strategic partners, test and optimize integrations, define implementation playbooks, troubleshoot technical issues, support product experimentation, document industry best practices, and collaborate with engineering and cross-functional teams. The role focuses on VAST, server-to-server, SSAI, Prebid Server, OpenRTB, streaming technologies, data analysis, and improving monetization and operational performance.
Summary Generated by Built In
Are you ready to join the programmatic evolution?
The Solutions Consulting team at Index operates at the intersection of Sales, Account Management, Software Development, and Marketing. As a Senior Solutions Consultant, you will leverage your deep technical expertise and leadership skills to support large-scale publisher’s integrations, resolve complex challenges, and mentor junior team members. Your role will involve providing strategic technical guidance to clients while optimizing their experience with IX’s digital media and AdTech solutions.
What we’re looking for:
- Understanding the Ad Tech industry: You have a deep understanding of Adtech and Martech technology, including SSPs, DSPs, DMPs, CDPs, and Data Activation Platforms. You understand the life of an ad call.
- Technical Leader: With a deep understanding of AdTech and digital media, you are confident in leading technical discussions, making strategic decisions, and providing guidance on complex integrations.
- Customer-Focused Problem Solver: You thrive on solving challenging client issues, and you can think strategically to provide long-term solutions that align with business goals.
- Strong Communicator & Collaborative Partner: You are a strong communicator, able to work cross-functionally to ensure client needs are met and that internal teams are aligned.
- Innovative & Process-Oriented: While highly organized and process-driven, you consistently seek opportunities to innovate and improve workflows.
- Adaptable & Eager to Learn: You stay current with evolving technologies and industry trends, continuously looking to expand your skill set.
- Mentor & Team Player: You enjoy mentoring junior team members and sharing knowledge to foster growth within the team.
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
- Lead Strategic Client Engagements: Take ownership of the technical relationship with key publisher, managing complex integrations, optimizations, and resolving escalated technical issues. Act as a trusted technical advisor and strategic partner.
- Advanced Troubleshooting & Issue Resolution: Serve as an escalation point for complex technical issues, working directly with Product and Engineering teams and external stakeholders to ensure timely resolutions.
- Advanced Solution Design & Consulting: Work with publishers and internal teams (PDs, Sales, Product, etc.) to design and implement advanced, tailored solutions that drive performance and meet business objectives.
- Projects and Internal Initiatives: Work with internal teams on strategic initiatives that shape the vision of the company, using your technical and analytical skills to overcome roadblocks and provide insights that help to accomplish the project goals.
- Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams to advocate for clients’ technical needs and ensure seamless communication between teams.
- Mentorship & Leadership: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior Solutions Consultants and other team members, helping them build technical expertise and professional skills.
- Process Optimization & Improvement: Identify areas of improvement within internal processes and suggest actionable solutions to enhance team efficiency and service delivery.
- Tool Mastery: Become a subject matter expert on internal tools such as the Index UI, Looker, and Salesforce, using these tools to drive insights and client success.
- Knowledge Sharing: Develop internal and external documentation to streamline troubleshooting, integrations, and solution design processes. Provide at least one training a quarter about a relevant topic that helps elevate the technical level of the team.
Here’s what you need:
- University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 6+ years of experience in Solutions Consulting, or a related technical role.
- Demonstrated experience working with large publishers or advertisers within the digital advertising ecosystem.
- In-depth understanding of ad technology and operations, including ad tags, pixels, cookies, and HTTP protocols.
- Experience integrating CTV & Video partners through VAST TAG and/or server to server integrations (like Publica, Freewheel, Spring Serve)
- Advanced knowledge of instream and outstream video advertising formats, ad rendering methodologies (VAST, VPAID, VMAP, MRAID) and the respective player nuances
- Advanced knowledge of CTV programmatic advertising, SSAI process, identity protocols, and integration methodologies (OpenRTB, IFA, Prebid Server)
- Experience with Internet protocols (IP, HTTP) and network traffic inspection tools (Charles Proxy, Proxyman, Fiddler).
- Proficiency in JavaScript for creating custom solutions and debugging.
- Knowledge of first party data, third party data and universal IDs
- Experience of different integration types such as Prebid, Open Bidding, TAM, Prebid Server and ORTB
- Expertise in Web, Video and Mobile integrations
- Expertise in writing and troubleshooting SQL queries.
- Advanced problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
- Ability to learn and scrape KAFKA topics and parse Audit log data.
- Experience managing large projects with multiple cross functional stakeholders in different global regions.
- Advanced presentation and communication skills
- Ability to think creatively, and outside the box
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Salesforce (SFDC) and other CRM/ticketing systems.
- Familiarity with BI (Business Intelligence) tools like Looker and Redash
- Highly motivated self-starter with a persuasive and success-driven personality
- Automation and Scripting Experience
Why you’ll love working here:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans for you and your dependents
- Paid time off, health days, and personal obligation days plus flexible work schedules
- Competitive retirement matching plans
- Equity packages
- Generous parental leave available to birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents
- Annual well-being allowance plus fitness discounts and group wellness activities
- Employee assistance program
- Mental health first aid program that provides an in-the-moment point of contact and reassurance
- One day of volunteer time off per year and a donation-matching program
- Monthly town halls and regular community-led team events
- Multiple resources and programming to support continuous learning
- A workplace that supports a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment – learn more here
Equal employment opportunity
At Index Exchange, we believe that successful products are built by teams just as diverse as the audience who uses them. As such, we are committed to equal employment opportunities. We celebrate diversity of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. Additionally, we realize that diversity is deeper than any status or classification—diversity is the human experience. For those who show grit, passion, and humility—Index will welcome you.
Accessibility for applicants with disabilities
Index Exchange welcomes and encourages individuals with disabilities to apply to work with us.
If you require an accommodation, please share the details of your request and any information how we can assist you with the hiring recruiter when they contact you. Index Exchange will make reasonable efforts to ensure accommodation requests are met throughout the recruitment process.
Index everywhere, Index anywhere
Our corporate headquarters are in Toronto, with major offices in New York, Montreal, Kitchener, London, San Francisco, and many other global cities. As a major global advertising exchange, we are committed to operating as a tightly knit global team and embracing and empowering talent wherever our colleagues may be.
AI Disclaimer: Automated tools including artificial intelligence may be used to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this role. All hiring decisions involve human review.
Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in ad tech at an ad exchange, SSP, DSP, media or entertainment content owner, OTT distributor, CTV OEM, ad server, or mediation partner in a senior technical role
- Experience integrating CTV and video partners through VAST tags and/or server-to-server integrations
- Advanced knowledge of instream and outstream video advertising formats and VAST, VPAID, VMAP, and MRAID
- Advanced knowledge of CTV programmatic advertising, SSAI, identity protocols, OpenRTB, IFA, and Prebid Server
- Experience with IP, HTTP, and network traffic inspection tools such as Charles Proxy, Proxyman, or Fiddler
- Expert knowledge of SQL and JSON, including querying complex datasets to identify trends, anomalies, and root causes
- Ability to learn and scrape Kafka topics and parse audit log data
- Advanced problem-solving, critical-thinking, analytical, presentation, and communication skills
- Experience managing large projects with multiple cross-functional stakeholders across global regions
- Management experience
- Familiarity with Kafka and other data-streaming technologies
- Familiarity with BI tools such as Looker and Redash
- Understanding of Kubernetes
- Automation and scripting experience
Index Exchange Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Index Exchange and has not been reviewed or approved by Index Exchange.
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Affordable Benefits — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is described as fully paid for employees and often for dependents in the U.S., reducing out-of-pocket costs. While specifics vary by region, public materials consistently emphasize low-premium coverage.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is positioned as generous and inclusive, with birthing parents able to take extended fully paid leave and structured return‑to‑work support. Coverage also extends to non‑birthing and adoptive parents, with fertility benefits highlighted.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off combines substantial PTO with additional health days and personal obligation days, expanding rest and recovery options. Volunteer time off and the ability to work from another location for part of the year further broaden flexibility around time away.
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The Company
What We Do
Index Exchange is a global advertising supply-side platform enabling media owners to maximize the value of their content on any screen. As a trusted partner and ally, we connect leading experience makers with the world’s largest brands to ensure a quality experience for consumers. We’re a proud industry pioneer with over 20 years of experience accelerating the ad technology evolution. With our radically transparent business practices and dedication to total market efficiency, we’re committed to upholding the integrity of the programmatic ecosystem at large. Our global teams are dedicated to driving industry standards and building technology that delivers scale, efficiency, and long-term value for our customers and partners. In our workplace, we pride ourselves on fostering an environment of openness where everyone feels connected and supported - a place where you can be your best inside or outside of work.
Why Work With Us
When you join Index Exchange, you’ll be working at an engineering-first company. Our foundation is our technology platform and all of the Indexers who come together to improve, extend, and reinvent it. We invest heavily in building an organization that’s committed to DEI&B, our core values, and our vision of total market efficiency.
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