Ad Operations Leader, Global Revenue & Growth

SoundCloud; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

401k program

Employee Equity Plan

Creativity and Wellness benefit

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

SoundCloud in New York is seeking a Senior Manager, Ad Operations to lead day-to-day GAM operations, optimize ad delivery, and align with revenue goals. You will coordinate with Product, Engineering, Sales and external partners to implement scalable ad-serving configurations and resolve performance issues.

The role requires 5+ years in ad operations or related fields, strong analytical skills, and hands-on experience across direct and programmatic channels, with Excel, Looker and BigQuery

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Ad Operations, Revenue Operations, Ad Technology, Ad Development, or digital advertising.
• Hands-on GAM experience across display, video, and audio.
• Experience across direct, programmatic, SSPs, resellers, and partner-led demand.
• Strong analytical skills to translate data into actionable insights.
• Ability to assess ad-serving architecture and design scalable operational solutions.
• Proficiency in Excel, Looker, and BigQuery.
• Familiarity with AI-powered tools, automation for reporting and optimization.
• Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience with ticketing systems like JIRA or Linear.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day GAM operations, configuration, governance, and overall ad health.
• Troubleshoot advertising across multiple sales and monetization channels.
• Manage inventory health, forecasting, availability, delivery, and partner configurations through reporting.
• Partner with Product & Engineering on ad development, technical integrations, troubleshooting, and platform improvements.
• Coordinate across Sales, Programmatic, Data and Finance to maintain visibility into performance, risks, priorities, and business needs.
• Support Sales and external partners on technically complex advertising solutions, configurations, and delivery requirements.
• Maintain strong operational documentation, QA standards, and structured workflows.

Skills

Ad Operations

Revenue Operations

Programmatic Advertising

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Tools

Google Ad Manager (GAM)

Excel

Looker

BigQuery

JIRA

Linear

Job description

SoundCloud in New York is seeking a Senior Manager, Ad Operations to lead day-to-day GAM operations, optimize ad delivery, and align with revenue goals. You will coordinate with Product, Engineering, Sales and external partners to implement scalable ad-serving configurations and resolve performance issues.

The role requires 5+ years in ad operations or related fields, strong analytical skills, and hands-on experience across direct and programmatic channels, with Excel, Looker and BigQuery