Market Planning & Operations Manager (UCAN) - Commercial Planning

Lead the annual and in‑year commercial planning cycles for UCAN Advertising. Drive planning processes across all UCAN Ads teams (Sales, Account Management, Sales Solutions, Measurement, and MP&O). Act as the coordinator and integrator of UCAN inputs into global product and policy planning, ensuring our regional priorities are clearly articulated, sequenced, and reflected in global roadmaps and long‑range plans. Develop recommendations for the commercial approach for key programs and drive consensus within the UCAN Leadership team. Work closely with Sales Operations and Pricing to ensure learnings (forecast, pipeline, win/loss, deal performance) are fed into the weekly/monthly/quarterly and annual planning of the business. Partner with internal cross functional teams to ensure our reporting and operations are operationally compliant. 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.