Market Planning & Operations Manager (UCAN) - Commercial Planning
$220,000–$350,000 year
On-siteNew York, United States
Job Summary
Lead the annual and in-year commercial planning cycles for UCAN Advertising, driving planning processes across Sales, Account Management, Sales Solutions, Measurement, and MP&O teams. Act as the coordinator and integrator of regional inputs into global product and policy planning, ensuring priorities are articulated in roadmaps and long-range plans. Develop recommendations for the commercial approach for key programs and drive consensus within the UCAN Leadership team. Partner with Sales Operations and Pricing to ensure forecast, pipeline, and deal performance data feed into weekly through annual business planning. Work closely with internal cross-functional teams to ensure reporting and operations remain operationally compliant. This individual contributor role sits on the MP&O team, translating high-level vision into executable market plans with a focus on data-backed decision-making and high-performance operating rhythms.
Required 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
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