Director of Digital Operations

Director of Digital Operations Octave Audio is a company full of talented, dedicated and creative people. We are a new ambitious and growing organisation with a passion for capturing moments, meaning and magic to make sense of the audio world. Octave is jointly owned by Bauer Media & News UK, both leading media companies boasting independent local and national radio stations. Accompanying this scale with data from News UK's national publications including The Times and The Sun, Octave offers a truly unique audio advertising opportunity to advertisers. Your team : Programmatic and direct advertising plays a major part in realising success across digital audio. Data and operational delivery is at the heart of this. As the ad technology experts, we use both our knowledge of systems and the enormous amounts of data generated to deliver world class solutions with the goal of maximising revenue potential across audio IPs. Your role: This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a proven track record in operational management. The role is critical to leading and shaping the future strategic direction of the commercial business. We are seeking an experienced, visionary and innovative Operations Director to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of Octave, ensuring efficiency, productivity, and alignment with our strategic goals. This role requires a dynamic leader with a strong background in operations management, preferably within the tech or advertising sectors, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Day to day you will:

• Develop and implement operational strategies that align with the company's objectives and growth plans.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations, ensuring processes are efficient and effective.
• Lead and mentor the operations team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Identify areas for process improvement and implement innovative solutions to enhance operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, including the parent company, to ensure alignment and support for operational initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with partners, and vendors.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and company policies.
• Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to safeguard the business.
• Analyse data and generate insights to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
• Drive digital audio programmatic revenue through development of the Ad Stack and building key strategic relationships with demand partners.
  
  Proven experience in a digital operations leadership role.
• Strong understanding of the programmatic advertising ecosystem, systems and digital inventory management.
• Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and financial performance.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Strong organisational, time management, written and communication skills.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit and are driven, creative energetic and passionate
  
  News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.
Life at News Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information. To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual's potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially. We offer a flexible working arrangement where employees are expected to be in the office a minimum of three days per week. For the remaining two days, there is the option to work remotely if desired.

Some of our benefits include:
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
• 'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year