Spotify

Associate Director, Programmatic Platform Operations

Spotify

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $150,410 - $214,871 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

PMP

About the role

  • Act as the technical programmatic operations team lead for Spotify’s ads business, supporting macro-level deal setup, execution, and optimization for both PG, OMP, and PMP campaigns.
  • Manage the Platform Operations group, specializing in programmatic systems, each supporting DSP integrations, exchange health, troubleshooting, and testing workflows.
  • Lead operational readiness and cross-functional alignment for major platform transitions, including future state ad tech architecture planning and implementation.
  • Partner with Sales and Product to develop, recommend, and activate customized deal strategies using available audiences, contextual signals, and DSP integrations.
  • Provide internal guidance on programmatic strategy, budget allocation, pacing, inventory access, and KPIs, turning insights into actionable recommendations that grow spend.
  • Serve as the escalation point for sophisticated macro-level troubleshooting, cross-DSP delivery issues, and 3P vendor integration challenges (VAST, measurement, creative hosting, etc.).
  • Educate and support partners on Spotify’s programmatic roadmap, platform policies, technical capabilities, and measurement best practices.
  • Collaborate with Technical Operations, Client Success, Sales, Product Marketing, and Pricing & Inventory to ensure accurate integration setups, seamless programmatic campaign execution, and helping to future-proof Spotify’s ad tech stack.
  • Develop operational frameworks to support programmatic revenue expansion across our partner ecosystem, new DSP onboarding, and expanded programmatic efficiency.
  • Contribute feedback to product and platform teams to influence feature development based on client/market needs and technical friction points.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in programmatic media, either on the publisher, platform or DSP/SSP side, with proven experience in leading programmatic strategy for an ads' business.
  • Deep familiarity with deal structures like PG, PMP, and Open Market dynamics, and understand DSP bid strategies, optimization levers, and auction behavior.
  • Highly experienced in leading teams and building scalable operational models across global markets.
  • Expert in programmatic ad serving, bidstream mechanics, deal troubleshooting, delivery optimization, and biddable yield optimization.
  • Extensive knowledge of 3P measurement, brand safety, creative specs, and data onboarding across the programmatic ecosystem.
  • Technical problem solver and strategic thinker comfortable jumping into platform UIs, parsing delivery data, and translating issues into solutions.
  • Understanding of the importance of building relationships and alignment across internal teams and key partners within the client's organization to get work done.
  • Thrives in a cross-functional, fast paced environment and skilled at balancing client needs with internal process, scale, and product integrity.
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills able to translate complex technical insights into actionable recommendations for internal cross-functional partners and external stakeholders.
  • Proficient working in Trade Desk, Magnite, Yahoo and other DSP/SSPs and can work expertly with reporting tools and internal ad support systems.
Benefits
  • health insurance
  • six month paid parental leave
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • monthly meal allowance
  • 23 paid days off
  • 13 paid flexible holidays
  • paid sick leave

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
programmatic mediaDSP integrationsad servingbidstream mechanicsdelivery optimizationbiddable yield optimization3P measurementdata onboardingtroubleshootingoptimization levers
Soft skills
leadershipstrategic thinkingrelationship buildingcross-functional collaborationcommunicationstorytellingproblem solvingorganizational skillsclient managementadaptability