Senior Program Manager, Podcast Sales Strategy & Solutions

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

Sell what you love. For us and millions of users across the globe, that’s Spotify. Join the Sales team and you’ll build the relationships that help grow our business in existing markets and beyond. We don’t just sell creative solutions to our clients and partners, we help to shape them; using our expert knowledge of ad products, sales channels and the industry to impact the way the world experiences music and podcasts.

Podcast Sales Strategy & Solutions (PS3) is the operational engine behind Spotify’s podcast advertising business. We work across sales, content, talent, and operations to bring podcast advertising to life — from ad formats and approvals to booking operations, sales enablement, and new show launches.

We’re looking for a Senior Program Manager to own key podcast ad operations across The Ringer portfolio. You’ll connect Spotify’s sales organization with content, talent, and operations teams, keeping high-volume approvals and booking workflows moving while helping our sales teams understand what can run, where, and when. You’ll be close to the full lifecycle of podcast advertising and help make sure nothing falls through the cracks.

What You'll Do

• Own Integrated Solutions approvals and vetting across The Ringer podcast portfolio, triaging incoming sponsorship requests, coordinating with the right partners, and tracking requests through resolution.
• Maintain a clear view of approvals across formats and shows, including what is approved, declined, pending, or escalated.
• Be a day-to-day partner to sales teams on approval timelines, show availability, booking logistics, and podcast advertising formats, and help resolve campaign-specific blockers.
• Serve as a key connection between Spotify’s sales organization and The Ringer Studios Business Operations team, translating new formats, processes, and advertising products into clear operational plans.
• Manage The Ringer Podcast Booking Calendar, including inbound holds and bookings, new shows, editorial calendar updates, and post-sale booking changes.
• Coordinate the PS3 workstream for new Ringer show launches, partnering across pricing, talent preferences, Creative Operations, sales enablement, and go-to-market readiness.
• Support new advertising format rollouts and maintain accurate sales resources, including show sheets, FAQs, format guidance, booking tools, and other enablement materials.
• Use campaign, booking, inventory, and revenue information to identify discrepancies, surface recurring questions, and improve how the team operates.

Who You Are

• You have 4+ years of experience in media operations, advertising operations, sales support, program management, or another coordination-heavy environment.
• You’re comfortable partnering closely with sales teams and can translate what a seller needs into clear operational next steps.
• You understand the relationship between content and advertising and can navigate situations where talent preferences, brand suitability, format requirements, and commercial needs intersect.
• You’re highly organized and have a reliable approach to managing multiple open requests, dependencies, and deadlines at once.
• You communicate clearly and concisely across different audiences, from sales partners and talent representatives to content and operations teams.
• You’re comfortable working with data and revenue information, maintaining trackers, running reports, and identifying discrepancies.
• You’re comfortable with tools such as spreadsheets, Asana, Coda, Google Workspace, Slack, Salesforce, and AI-enabled tools, and can learn new systems quickly.
• You bring a collaborative, adaptable approach and are comfortable pitching in across a small team with a broad remit. Experience with podcast advertising, digital audio, media sales operations, talent approvals, or The Ringer ecosystem can help you get up to speed quickly.

Where You'll Be

• This role is based in Los Angeles or New York.
• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.

Learn about life at Spotify

The United States base range for this position is $96,693 - $138,134 USD, plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six-month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, paid flexible holidays, and paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.

Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse.

Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success.

Global parental leave, six months off - for all new parents.

All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub.

Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.