Sr. Manager, Monetization Strategy & Operations

About Mediavine

Mediavine is a fast-growing advertising management company representing over 10,000 websites in the food, lifestyle, DIY, and entertainment space. Founded by content creators, for content creators, Mediavine is a Top 20 Comscore property, exclusively reaching over 125 million monthly unique visitors. With best-in-class technology and a commitment to traffic quality and brand safety, we ensure optimal performance for our creators.
About the Role

Mediavine is seeking a Senior Manager of Monetization Strategy & Operations to help scale and evolve our monetization infrastructure across programmatic advertising, marketplace operations, yield optimization, and revenue systems.

This role sits at the

intersection of strategy, operations, analytics, and ad technology. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable troubleshooting operational issues, optimizing monetization performance, coordinating with SSP and demand partners, and helping design scalable systems and workflows for the future.

This is a highly cross-functional role that will partner closely with leadership across Product, Engineering, Revenue, and Publisher Support to help drive operational excellence and monetization innovation across Mediavine's publisher ecosystem.

• Lead day-to-day monetization operations across PMP/deal workflows, SSP coordination, and revenue execution
• Help manage and optimize programmatic monetization infrastructure across Google Ad Manager, header bidding, Open Bidding, and SSP integrations
• Support yield optimization initiatives including floor strategy, marketplace optimization, auction dynamics, and demand path analysis
• Partner with Engineering and Product teams to improve automation, operational tooling, and monetization workflows
• Support and help scale monetization operations across emerging channels and formats, including mobile app and in-app advertising environments
• Build scalable operational processes that reduce manual overhead and improve organizational efficiency
• Monitor revenue performance, discrepancies, and marketplace health across partners and products
• Coordinate with SSPs, DSPs, and external monetization partners on troubleshooting, integrations, and strategic initiatives
• Support enterprise publisher monetization initiatives and custom revenue solutions
• Help evolve Mediavine's monetization systems and operational architecture as AI and automation capabilities continue to mature
• Serve as a key escalation and decision-making resource across monetization operations

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in programmatic advertising, ad operations, yield management, monetization strategy, or revenue operations
• Deep understanding of Google Ad Manager, programmatic auctions, header bidding, PMP/deal workflows, and SSP ecosystems
• Strong operational and analytical mindset with experience solving complex monetization problems
• Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Revenue, and external partners
• Exposure to in-app monetization, mobile programmatic ecosystems, or omnichannel advertising operations is a plus
• Ability to operate independently in fast-moving and ambiguous environments
• Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to balance strategy and execution
• Curiosity around automation, AI workflows, APIs, and operational scale
• Experience with data/reporting platforms such as BigQuery, Snowflake, Looker, Sigma, or similar tools is a plus
• Familiarity with SPO, identity/signal strategy, or marketplace optimization is a plus

Benefits

• 100% remote
• Comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
• 401(k) with company matching
• Generous PTO
• Wellness initiatives and employer-sponsored mental health resources
• Professional development opportunities
• Inclusive, collaborative, and entrepreneurial company culture