Senior Podcast Ad Ops & Programs Lead

Lever, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Parental leave (6m)

401(k) retirement plan

Monthly meal allowance

23 paid days off

Paid flexible holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Spotify seeks a Senior Program Manager to own podcast ad operations for The Ringer portfolio. You’ll connect sales with content, talent, and operations, ensuring approvals and bookings flow smoothly across formats and shows.

You’ll collaborate with pricing, talent, Creative Operations, and sales enablement to prepare go-to-market plans and launch new formats while maintaining accurate calendars and resources.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in media operations, advertising operations, sales support or similar.
• Ability to translate seller needs into operational steps.
• Experience navigating content and advertising intersections.

Responsibilities

• Own Integrated Solutions approvals and vetting across The Ringer podcast portfolio and triage sponsorship requests.
• Maintain a clear view of approvals across formats and shows including status (approved/declined/pending/escalated).
• Be a day-to-day partner to sales teams on approval timelines, show availability, booking logistics, and formats.
• Serve as a connection between sales and The Ringer Studios Business Operations translating formats and products into operational plans.
• Manage The Ringer Podcast Booking Calendar including holds, bookings, and post-sale changes.
• Coordinate PS3 workstream for new Ringer show launches across pricing, talent preferences, and go-to-market readiness.
• Support new ad format rollouts and maintain sales resources like show sheets and booking tools.
• Use campaign and revenue data to identify discrepancies and improve team operations.

Skills

Media operations

Advertising ops

Program management

Sales support

Coordination

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

Asana

Coda

Google Workspace

Slack

Salesforce

AI tools

Job description

Spotify seeks a Senior Program Manager to own podcast ad operations for The Ringer portfolio. You’ll connect sales with content, talent, and operations, ensuring approvals and bookings flow smoothly across formats and shows.

You’ll collaborate with pricing, talent, Creative Operations, and sales enablement to prepare go-to-market plans and launch new formats while maintaining accurate calendars and resources.