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Salary: USD 110,000 - 130,000 / annual
SoundCloud is seeking a Senior Manager of Ad Operations to join the Revenue Operations organization, reporting to the VP of Revenue Partnerships. This role owns the day-to-day operational execution, reporting, and performance of SoundCloud's global advertising business, ensuring the ad stack, inventory, sales channels, and partner configurations operate effectively and deliver against revenue goals and commercial commitments.
You will manage Google Ad Manager (GAM) operations, platform configuration, governance, and ad health. You'll support and troubleshoot advertising across multiple sales and monetization channels, including direct, programmatic, reseller, and partner-driven demand. Key responsibilities include managing inventory health, forecasting, availability, utilization, delivery, and partner configurations through reporting against budgets, forecasts, and business goals to identify risks and opportunities.
You will partner closely with Product & Engineering on ad development, technical integrations, troubleshooting, and platform improvements. You'll coordinate across Sales, Programmatic, Data, and Finance to maintain visibility into performance, risks, and priorities. You'll support Sales and external partners on technically complex advertising solutions, configurations, and delivery requirements, while maintaining strong operational documentation, QA standards, and structured workflows.
The ideal candidate brings strong technical troubleshooting and analytical skills, with an architectural mindset capable of evaluating complex ad-serving systems, identifying structural challenges, and recommending scalable solutions. You should be highly organized, able to work independently, and comfortable managing stakeholders across internal teams and external partners.
SoundCloud is a creator-first platform founded in 2007, with over 40 million artists and a catalog spanning 190+ countries. The company operates offices in New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, and London, with a flexible work culture supporting both in-office collaboration and remote work.
**Requirements:**
- 5+ years of experience in Ad Operations, Revenue Operations, Ad Technology, Ad Development, or digital advertising
- Deep hands-on experience with GAM and complex advertising environments across display, video, and audio
- Experience operating across multiple advertising sales and monetization channels, including direct, programmatic, SSPs, resellers, demand partners, and partner-led models
- Strong technical and analytical skills, with ability to troubleshoot complex advertising systems and translate performance data into actionable insights
- Ability to assess complex ad-serving architecture, identify configuration or workflow challenges, and design scalable operational solutions
- Strong working knowledge of Excel, Looker, and BigQuery
- Familiarity with AI-powered tools, automation, and emerging ad technology
- Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience partnering with Sales and external advertising partners
- Highly organized, with experience using JIRA, Linear, or similar ticketing systems and maintaining clear operational documentation
