Reddit

Lead Program Manager, Vendor Operations

Reddit$154K — $252K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in operations, program management, vendor management, or a related field in a technology setting.
  • Proven experience in scaling operational programs, especially in vendor environments or high-volume operations.
  • Familiarity with working alongside offshore or outsourced teams.
  • Track record of enhancing program performance through improved processes and metrics.
  • Ability to oversee operational programs and set strategic directions beyond daily management.
  • Experience leading transformations in complex settings involving multiple stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical capabilities and proficiency in data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • Own and oversee the ongoing performance of Reddit's Ad Review program.
  • Identify operating gaps and create actionable plans for workflow and accountability improvements.
  • Collaborate with vendor leadership to enhance operational execution and governance.
  • Develop metrics and reporting systems to analyze performance and mitigate risks.
  • Act as a liaison between Ad Review, Sales, and the broader Go-To-Market team to support revenue and maintain platform quality.
  • Work with various teams to enhance tools and decrease manual processes.
  • Translate operational data into actionable improvements for the program.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement programs.
  • 401k with employer match.
  • Global benefit programs tailored to various lifestyles including workspace flexibility and professional development.
  • Family planning support and gender-affirming care.
  • Mental health and coaching benefits.
  • Flexible vacation and paid volunteer time off.
  • Generous paid parental leave.
Full Job Description


We9re looking for a lead program manager to join the GTM Excellence team within Reddit9s GTM Strategy & Operations organization. GTM Excellence is responsible for transforming and scaling sales processes, policies, and programs to reduce friction in the sales cycle, drive systemic consistency, and increase seller productivity.

Reddit9s growth has accelerated dramatically over the past few years. With more than 100 million daily active users and a rapidly growing advertising business, we9re investing in the systems, operations, and partnerships that will power our next stage of growth while preserving what makes Reddit unique: real people having real conversations around the topics they care about most.

In this role, you9ll own and evolve a critical vendor-supported Ad Review program, driving improvements in efficiency, quality, automation, and operational performance This role requires both strong execution and strategic judgment.

Location: Hybrid. Chicago, IL; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA
Responsibilities
  • Own the day-to-day health and long-term performance of Reddit9s vendor-supported Ad Review program.
  • Assess the current operating model, identify key gaps, and build a practical plan to improve workflows, accountability, and program performance.
  • Partner closely with vendor leadership to improve execution, strengthen governance, and ensure teams are delivering against clear goals.
  • Build and manage the metrics, reporting, and operating rhythms needed to understand performance, surface risks, and drive better decisions.
  • Act as a trusted bridge between Ad Review, Sales, and the broader Go-To-Market team, helping support revenue goals while protecting the quality and safety of the Reddit platform.
  • Work with Ads Policy, Sales, Product, and Engineering to improve tooling, reduce manual effort, and remove friction from the review process.
  • Turn operational data, escalations, and stakeholder feedback into practical improvements that make the program faster, more consistent, and easier to run.
  • Communicate clearly with senior stakeholders, surfacing risks, tradeoffs, progress, and recommendations.
Required Qualifications
  • 7+ years of experience in operations, program management, vendor management, or a related role in a fast-moving technology environment.
  • Experience owning and scaling operational programs, ideally in vendor operations, support operations, ad operations, trust & safety, or another high-volume operational environment.
  • Experience working with offshore or outsourced vendor teams
  • A track record of improving program performance through better processes, stronger metrics, clearer accountability, and scalable solutions.
  • Demonstrated ability to set direction for an operational program, not just manage day-to-day execution.
  • Experience leading change in complex environments where process, policy, tooling, vendor performance, and business needs intersect.
  • Strong analytical skills and comfort using data to diagnose problems, prioritize work, and measure impact.
  • Ability to operate in ambiguity, move quickly, and bring structure to messy or evolving problems.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership skills, including the ability to build trust with Sales/GTM partners and influence Policy, Product, Engineering, and Operations.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with advertising, ad review, content moderation, customer support, or platform operations.

Benefits:
  • Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
  • 401k with Employer Match
  • Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
  • Family Planning Support
  • Gender-Affirming Care
  • Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
  • Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
  • Generous Paid Parental Leave


Pay Transparency:

This job posting may span more than one career level.

In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.

The base salary range for this position is:

$154,700-$252,300 USD

In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews.

During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of personal information you choose to share with us. We will use this information to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role, as applicable. We will not sell your personal information or disclose it to any third party for their marketing purposes. We will delete any recording of your interview promptly after making a hiring decision. For more information about how we will handle your personal information, including our retention of it, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for Potential Employees and Contractors.

About Reddit

Reddit is an American social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. Registered members submit content to the site such as links, text posts, images, and videos, which are then voted up or down by other members. Posts are organized by subject into user-created boards called "communities" or "subreddits", which cover topics such as news, politics, religion, science, movies, video games, music, books, sports, fitness, cooking, pets, and image-sharing. Submissions with more upvotes appear towards the top of their subreddit and, if they receive enough upvotes, ultimately on the site's front page. Although there are strict rules prohibiting harassment, it still occurs, and Reddit administrators moderate the communities and close or restrict them on occasion. Moderation is also conducted by community-specific moderators, who are not considered Reddit employees. As of September 2021, Reddit ranks as the 19th-most-visited website in the world and 7th most-visited website in the U.S., according to Alexa Internet. About 42–49.3% of its user base comes from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 7.9–8.2% and Canada at 5.2–7.8%. Twenty-two percent of U.S. adults aged 18 to 29 years, and 14 percent of U.S. adults aged 30 to 49 years, regularly use Reddit. Reddit was founded by University of Virginia roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, with Aaron Swartz, in 2005. Condé Nast Publications acquired the site in October 2006. In 2011, Reddit became an independent subsidiary of Condé Nast's parent company, Advance Publications. In October 2014, Reddit raised $50 million in a funding round led by Sam Altman and including investors Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Ron Conway, Snoop Dogg, and Jared Leto. Their investment valued the company at $500 million then. In July 2017, Reddit raised $200 million for a $1.8 billion valuation, with Advance Publications remaining the majority stakeholder. In February 2019, a $300 million funding round led by Tencent brought the company's valuation to $3 billion. In August 2021, a $700 million funding round led by Fidelity Investments raised that valuation to over $10 billion.
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