Senior Technical Program Manager, Ad Technology

SiriusXM Radio

Radio and Television Broadcasting Channels

New York, NY - USA

Senior Specialist / Project Manager

Experteer Overview

As Senior Technical Program Manager, Ad Technology, you will lead large-scale Ads Engineering initiatives spanning ad-serving systems, data pipelines, and monetization workflows. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, drive end-to-end delivery, and manage dependencies across Pandora and SiriusXM ecosystems. Your work safeguards platform reliability while enabling global scale and growth in the advertising platform. This role combines technical depth with strategic alignment and executive communication to propel monetization outcomes.

Compensation / Benefits

discretionary short-term incentives
discretionary long-term incentives
equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end delivery of large-scale Ads Engineering initiatives from intake to launch
Define program structure, milestones, interdependencies, and success metrics
Coordinate across multiple engineering teams for cohesive execution across ad-serving systems, data pipelines, and platform services
Lead cross-domain program reviews and executive updates
Partner with engineering and product leadership to prioritize initiatives based on impact and feasibility
Articulate tradeoffs, risks, and options to support fast decision-making
Influence roadmap alignment across Ads, Pandora, and related domains
Apply architectural literacy to evaluate system design and dependencies
Review technical designs, challenge assumptions, and anticipate downstream impacts
Drive improvements in intake, prioritization, and release processes using Jira
Enhance delivery transparency and establish scalable program management practices
Serve as the connective layer between Engineering, Product, Quality, Operations, and external stakeholders
Support launch planning, operational readiness, and post-launch learnings
Provide clear escalation pathways to remove blockers quickly

Key requirements

5+ years of technical program management experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
Experience in advertising technology including ad-serving systems, real-time bidding, monetization platforms, data pipelines, and analytics systems
Strong understanding of distributed systems and large-scale platform architecture
Proven ability to lead cross-functional programs with multiple teams and stakeholders
Experience delivering across tightly coupled systems with complex interdependencies
Executive-level communication skills and influencing without authority
Experience in Agile environments and Jira
Experience in digital audio or media platforms
Experience managing vendor or third-party technology integrations
Experience operating in high-availability, real-time systems
Exposure to global or multi-region engineering organizations
Right to work in the U.S.

Executive-level communication Cross-functional collaboration Proactive risk identification and mitigation Advertising technology Ad-serving systems Real-time bidding

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