Strategic Market Planning & Operations Lead

Netflix; New York (NY); On-site; USD 220,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) match

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Netflix is seeking a Commercial Planning Manager for UCAN Advertising to lead annual and in‑year planning, coordinating across Sales, Account Management, Sales Solutions, Measurement, and MP&O. The role requires translating high‑level vision into rigorous market plans and ensuring data‑backed decisions drive scalable advertising initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in planning or sales operations within digital advertising, with experience in programmatic buying and US market dynamics,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in planning, sales operations or commercial enablement within a digital advertising environment.
• Deep understanding of Direct Sales deal cycles and buying behaviors.
• Direct experience working with Programmatic advertising.
• Deep familiarity with the US advertising landscape, including agency and advertiser dynamics and the operational models required for digital media execution.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to think big-picture while diving into granular details.
• Experience with AI tooling (e.g. Claude), including custom skill development, workflow design, AI-assisted dashboarding, and prompt engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual and in‑year commercial planning cycles for UCAN Advertising.
• Drive planning processes across all UCAN Ads teams (Sales, Account Management, Sales Solutions, Measurement, and MP&O).
• Act as the coordinator and integrator of UCAN inputs into global product and policy planning, ensuring our regional priorities are clearly articulated, sequenced, and reflected in global roadmaps and long‑range plans.
• Develop recommendations for the commercial approach for key programs and drive consensus within the UCAN Leadership team.
• Work closely with Sales Operations and Pricing to ensure learnings (forecast, pipeline, win/loss, deal performance) are fed into the weekly/monthly/quarterly and annual planning of the business.
• Partner with internal cross functional teams to ensure our reporting and operations are operationally compliant.

Skills

Planning experience

Direct sales cycles

Programmatic advertising

US advertising landscape

Strategic mindset

AI tooling (Claude)

Job description

Netflix is seeking a Commercial Planning Manager for UCAN Advertising to lead annual and in‑year planning, coordinating across Sales, Account Management, Sales Solutions, Measurement, and MP&O. The role requires translating high‑level vision into rigorous market plans and ensuring data‑backed decisions drive scalable advertising initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in planning or sales operations within digital advertising, with experience in programmatic buying and US market dynamics,