Staff Technical Program Manager, Ad Technology

Sirius XM Radio • Washington, DC

5d • $150,100 - $179,000

About The Position

As a strategic and adaptable Staff Technical Program Manager, Ad Technology, you will own the strategy and delivery of large-scale, cross-organizational initiatives across Ads Engineering. This role is critical to driving execution of high-impact programs spanning ad-serving systems, data platforms, monetization workflows, and cross-program integrations with Pandora and broader SiriusXM systems. This is a senior individual contributor role requiring deep architectural literacy, systems thinking, and the ability to define program strategy — not simply execute against it. You will partner directly with engineering and product leadership to shape multi-year roadmaps, co-own program strategy, streamline org-wide governance, and deliver outcomes that materially impact platform scalability, monetization performance, and global platform capabilities to deliver outcomes that make an unmistakable enterprise-level impact across: scalability targets, RTB latency/SLA, fill rate, yield/monetization lift, reliability, and global rollout readiness. This includes leading multi-year, cross-functional programs such as global ad-serving modernization, real-time bidding (RTB) latency/scale programs, and technical consolidation across the Pandora and SiriusXM ad technology stacks.

Requirements

• Requires a minimum of 7 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 5 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 4 years experience; or equivalent experience, leading complex, enterprise-scale initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated experience owning Enterprise program strategy — including multi-year roadmap partnership, portfolio-level decision support, and org-wide process improvement — not just execution.
• Significant experience in advertising technology, including ad-serving systems, real-time bidding, monetization platforms, data pipelines, and analytics systems.
• Proficient architectural literacy across multiple platform programs; ability to guide teams toward scalable solutions and evaluate cross-program constraints and tradeoffs.
• Executive-level communication skills; ability to craft scenario-based decision paths for senior engineering and business leadership and drive consensus through clarity.
• Proven ability to drive delivery across tightly coupled, interdependent systems at scale.
• Demonstrated ability to operate with minimal oversight across ambiguous, high-stakes programs.
• Experience working across multiple Agile methodologies; proficiency with Jira and related program management tooling.
• Experience with automation and/or AI tools such as chatGPT, Gemini, etc.
• Strong propensity toward relationship building and influencing without authority.
• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in digital audio or media platforms preferred.
• Experience managing vendor or third-party technology integrations, including global or multi-region platforms preferred.
• Experience in high-availability, real-time systems environments preferred.
• Experience leading platform transformation or cross-organizational consolidation programs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and own the strategy and end-to-end delivery of large, cross-organizational Ads Engineering initiatives (eg: broadcast ads digitization and modernization, ad insertion, consolidation across SiriusXM and Pandora tech stacks), from intake through launch.
• Function as Workstream lead for select cross-organizational initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams - from planning through launch.
• Maintain roadmap and delivery commitments for multiple teams within the Ad Technology organization, aligning Product, Engineering and GTM on execution plans, ROIs and outcomes (e.g., latency/SLAs, yield/monetization lift, reliability, rollout readiness).
• Coordinate program structure, milestones, sequencing, interdependencies, and success metrics in close partnership with engineering and product leadership.
• Proactively identify, forecast, and mitigate delivery risks and issues, communicating mitigation plans and status clearly to stakeholders.
• Use data to drive sustainable planning and transparent tradeoff discussions for new work or conflicting priorities.
• Provide portfolio-level visibility and structured analysis to advise on prioritization and resource allocation decisions.
• Drive high-stakes tradeoff decisions (scope, sequencing, resourcing, risk) with Director/VP level engineering and product leadership and be directly accountable for program-level outcomes and delivery across multiple teams.
• Apply proficient architectural literacy across ad-serving, real-time bidding, data pipelines, monetization platforms, and distributed infrastructure.
• Guide teams toward scalable, aligned technical solutions by deeply understanding platform constraints and cross-program tradeoffs.
• Review system designs, challenge assumptions, and proactively solve downstream impacts across tightly coupled Ads and platform integrations.
• Manage capacity, risks, technical debt, velocity, and operational readiness.
• Anticipate long-term platform risks and scalability constraints, including across globally distributed systems.
• Serve as the go-to Technical Program Manager and subject matter expert for complex cross-program integrations, major platform constraints, and critical cross-domain dependency resolution.
• Influence roadmap alignment across Ads, Pandora, and related programs.
• Own program-level strategy across multiple teams, including dependency mapping, sequencing, and integration planning for complex, ambiguous initiatives where outcomes and constraints evolve.
• Co-own Ads Technology program strategy, shaping roadmap prioritization based on business impact, technical feasibility, and cross-program dependencies.
• Advocate for program(s) health and long-term strategy.
• Define and institutionalize Ads TPM org-wide program governance standards, operating models, and best practices, elevating execution rigor across the entire Ads Engineering organization.
• Mentor and uplevel other TPMs, and cross-functional partners by creating playbooks, templates, and coaching that improve execution quality beyond your immediate scope.
• Continuously improve governance and delivery processes to increase predictability, execution quality, and program health over time.
• Establish and facilitate team-level ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and/or other meetings needed to ensure smooth execution and team alignment.
• Partner with TPM leadership to run program level ceremonies like intake and refinement if required.
• Define, instrument, and socialize delivery and operational health metrics (e.g., predictability, cycle time, throughput, readiness, and post-launch outcomes) to drive transparent decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Build formal cross-functional networks across Product, Engineering, Data, Infrastructure, and partner programs to drive alignment and coordinated execution; influence roadmap and investment tradeoffs with senior leadership.
• Serve as the connective layer between Engineering, Product, Quality, Operations, and external stakeholders.
• Present clear, scenario-based decision paths to engineering and business leadership, driving consensus through clarity.
• Resolve conflict and maintain alignment across directors, tech leads, and cross-functional partners with authority and credibility.

Benefits

• We expect the base salary for this position to be in the range of $150,100 to $179,000 and will depend on your skills, qualifications, and experience. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior