Principal Media Operations Manager

Role Overview

Horizon Media is seeking a Manager, Principal Buying Operations & Process Transformation to strengthen the processes, systems, controls, reporting, and training that support Media Exchange (MX), Horizon’s proprietary principal media buying model.

What You Will Do

Map and standardize MX workflows, identify bottlenecks, design scalable procedures, maintain safeguards for principal pricing, vendor costs, and commercial margin data, and analyze recurring billing variances.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 8-10 years of experience in business operations, media operations, agency finance, business analysis, process improvement, systems implementation, application support partnership, or business transformation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Communications, or related field
• 8-10 years of experience in business operations, media operations, agency finance, business analysis, process improvement, systems implementation, application support partnership, or business transformation
• Strong process mapping, requirements documentation, workflow design, issue triage, rootcause analysis, and control-gap identification skills
• Working knowledge of media investment operations, agency billing cycles, vendor AP, reconciliation, and reporting workflows
• Experience with Mediaocean/Prisma, FreeWheel/SBMS, DSPs, and/or ERP systems such as NetSuite
• Experience creating SOPs, job aids, training materials, user communications, and onboarding support

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plans
• Company paid holidays
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
• Mental health and wellness resources
• Pet insurance
• Childcare resources
• Identity theft insurance
• Fertility assistance programs
• Fitness reimbursement