Senior Vice President of Operations

Company Overview

AdCellerant is an award-winning tech-enabled services company that has brought Madison Avenue-level digital marketing solutions to Main Street businesses since 2013. We help local marketers, media companies, agencies, and channel sales organizations leverage our proprietary advertising software platform, Ui.Marketing.

Now active in 5 countries and over 300 markets, the AdCellerant team is looking to hire a Senior Vice President (SVP) of Operations to help strategically guide and execute the company’s growth. The SVP of Operations will focus on scaling the department, meeting cross-departmental KPI’s, and supporting Product and Engineering, all while investigating the future of digital operations, tools, technology, and more to ensure AdCellerant remains ahead of the field. 

The SVP of Operations will oversee the company’s entire ad operation, a team of nearly 60 people, while supporting strategic aspects of the business in product, technology, P/L management, support, and overall corporate development. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership skills, management skills, communication skills, time management, planning, and execution. While experience will matter, the ideal candidate will also possess an extreme level of curiosity combined with an aptitude for learning new things.

• General: Oversee individual department operations helping leadership teams manage towards and achieve KPIs, maintain SLAs, meet budget expectations, and grow/build teams. 
• Team: Work with the leadership team to develop our existing leadership team and identify future leaders, all to create/maintain the culture of internal career development. 
• Strategic Operation: Challenge the status quo, develop a culture of success, and never settle for good enough. Advertising and technology are constantly evolving, it is up to the SVP to challenge our operation to evolve with it.
• Product/Technology: Work directly on, while deploying departmental resources towards advancing operations through the Product and Technology teams. 
• Communication: Unite department leaders across the company through strong communication that guarantees everyone is aligned on solutions affecting internal/external customers. 
• Leadership: Own and lead Operations, their meeting cadence, reporting, and integrating throughout the organization. 
• Troubleshooting: As the head of Operations, the SVP will also be the ultimate problem solver when standard solutions are insufficient. Be able to solve tactical issues while making strategic recommendations that solve the more significant issue long term.
• Partner Communication: Work with Partners, and client decision-makers, throughout any aspect of their working relationship with the company. Able to help solve problems, de-escalate issues, and work towards mutually beneficial outcomes. 
• Executive Expectations: Work with existing Executive Team, AdCellerant Board of Directors, Bankers, etc. owning/representing Operations for the company.
• Team Building: A department of 60 requires specific and strong leadership skills that help promote individual growth, management growth, and long-term tight team relationships.

• Ability to report to Denver, CO office regularly required. This role will report to the office weekly, with the potential for increased frequency as needed during certain initiatives, etc. Work from home available.
• Our HQ is in Denver, Colorado. Our fun, downtown location is open for those who wish to work in the office, set visitor meetings, and collaborate with coworkers in person. Office perks include a dog friendly policy, snacks for all (healthy options and vegan options available), beverages, and an open floor plan where team members can book a desk any time.

Compensation for this role is a combination of salary and bonuses, targeting a total annual compensation range of $160,000 - $200,000.

AdCellerant offers full-time employees:

• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick days
• Health/dental/vision benefits
• 401k retirement plan and company match contribution
• Generous paid parental leave
• Wellness Program
• “Remote-first” approach with work from home flexibility
• Denver, CO headquarters available for hybrid work with in office perks

Our top priority is our team above everything else. We set out to build a great workplace, followed by a great company. We know that if our team is motivated, all the company’s business objectives can be achieved. Our goal of team first since our founding has led to being recognized in a few ways we are proud of:

• Inc. Magazine “Best Workplace” 2017, 2018
• Denver Business Journal “Best Workplace" 2018
• Built In Colorado’s Best Workplaces 2018, 2019, 2020

Those who join our team join the ranks of an engaged, lively, industry-leading team! We are united in our mission to make Madison Avenue-level digital advertising solutions available to Main Street marketers, and you’ll find our main Pillars woven throughout everything we do.

AdCellerant’s Pillars:

• Driving results for partners & local businesses
• Technology innovations to stay ahead of the curve
• Our team members’ success & well being
• Exceptional customer service for every single partner
• Conducting our business in an ethical & sustainable way
• Making our local community a better place

Currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

AdCellerant is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, citizenship, age, Veteran status, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in digital ad operations
• 10+ years of management experience
• Deep knowledge, understanding, and experience creating new workflows, standardizing processes, and scaling volume-based work
• In-depth understanding and experience with digital ad products, measurement, tech platforms, and services
• Knowledge and understanding of emerging industry trends, regulations, and standards including PII/Privacy/HIPPA/etc.
• Proven ability to scale teams, workflow, tools, and more across large organizations
• Strong attention to detail, documentation, process, and workflow
• Thrives in complex, fast-paced work environments
• Proven ability to help Product and Engineering teams create/automate solutions specific to operations