Senior Podcast Ad Ops & Strategy Manager

Spotify Los Angeles; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Six-month parental leave

401(k) retirement plan

Monthly meal allowance

23 paid days off

Paid flexible holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Spotify is seeking a Senior Program Manager for The Ringer podcast advertising operations. You will own approvals, coordinate with sales, content, talent, and operations, and keep booking workflows moving across high-volume campaigns.

You’ll partner with the sales teams on timelines, formats, and blockers, while translating new formats into clear operational plans and maintaining calendar accuracy.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in media operations or related fields.
• Experience partnering with sales teams and translating needs into operational steps.
• Ability to navigate the intersection of content and advertising including talent preferences, format requirements and commercial needs.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple open requests, dependencies, and deadlines.
• Clear and concise communication across audiences including sales partners, content and operations teams.
• Comfort working with data and revenue information, maintaining trackers, running reports, and identifying discrepancies.
• Experience with podcast advertising and The Ringer ecosystem is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own Integrated Solutions approvals and vetting across The Ringer podcast portfolio and coordinate sponsorship requests.
• Maintain a clear view of approvals across formats and shows (approved/declined/pending/escalated).
• Partner with sales on timelines, show availability, booking logistics, and format options.
• Translate formats, processes, and advertising products into actionable operational plans.
• Manage The Ringer Podcast Booking Calendar including holds, bookings, and calendar updates.
• Coordinate PS3 workstream for new Ringer show launches with pricing, talent preferences, and go-to-market readiness.
• Support rollout of new ad formats and keep sales resources updated (show sheets, FAQs, format guidance, booking tools).
• Identify discrepancies using campaign, booking, inventory, and revenue data to improve team operations.

Skills

Media operations

Advertising operations

Program management

Sales support

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Spreadsheets

Asana

Coda

Google Workspace

Slack

Salesforce

AI-enabled tools

Job description

Spotify is seeking a Senior Program Manager for The Ringer podcast advertising operations. You will own approvals, coordinate with sales, content, talent, and operations, and keep booking workflows moving across high-volume campaigns.

You’ll partner with the sales teams on timelines, formats, and blockers, while translating new formats into clear operational plans and maintaining calendar accuracy.