Planning Manager Nordics - Parental Leave Cover (1 year)

About Acast
Since 2014, Acast has been building the world’s most valuable podcast marketplace, creating the technology that connects podcast creators, advertisers, and listeners. Its marketplace spans more than 140,000 podcasts, 3,300 advertisers, and one billion quarterly listens. Crucially, those listens are monetized wherever they happen, across any podcast app or listening platform.

About the role
As the Planning Manager for the Nordics, you will hold a pivotal and operational role within our sales organization. Your primary responsibility is to ensure the high-quality delivery of our podcast campaigns while supporting and guiding a team of five.

This position combines team responsibility with a strong hands-on focus. You will be actively involved in campaign planning and execution, working closely with a dedicated Key Account Manager to support the sales team. Additionally, you will ensure a balanced workload across your team and serve as a vital bridge between Planning and the rest of the organization.

What you will do

• The responsibilities for this role are centered on leadership, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration, broken down into the following key areas:

• Support, guide, and motivate a team of five to ensure best-in-class delivery.

• Delegate tasks and manage workflows to ensure a balanced and fair distribution of assignments between Key Account Managers and Planners.

• Stay closely involved in day-to-day operations by supporting a dedicated Key Account Manager and leading podcast campaigns from briefing to final reporting (approximately 80% of the role).

• Represent the Swedish Planning team in meetings with new partners and podcast creators.

• Act as a link between the Planning team and other departments, sharing updates and changes

• Build strong relationships with clients and podcasters as part of the Planning team to ensure a best-in-class campaign experience with the Nordic sales team.

• Represent the Planning team internally and play a key role in the rollout and adoption of new systems and tools.

Who you are

We are looking for a natural leader who possesses a strong sense of structure and organization. You thrive in fast-paced environments and have the unique ability to maintain a high-level strategic perspective while remaining detail-oriented in your operational tasks.

• Experience leading others is a plus, but we also welcome applicants looking to take their first step into a leadership role.

• You lead with confidence and find motivation in helping others grow while excelling at prioritizing and delegating tasks.

• You are a natural communicator who enjoys building relationships through daily contact with clients, partners, and internal stakeholders.

• You maintain a proactive, solution-oriented mindset by constantly finding ways to improve processes and collaborations.

• You demonstrate a hands-on "doer" attitude with high productivity and a willingness to pitch in wherever needed.

• You possess relevant experience in campaign management, media planning, or project management.

• You showcase exceptional organizational skills and proficiency in tools such as Excel, Keynote or Google Slides, and various project management systems.

• You are fluent in Swedish and English, both written and spoken.

• You have a genuine passion for podcasts, content, and storytelling across multiple platforms and channels.

Location

While we do operate with a high degree of trust and flexibility for our employees, the expectation for this role is to be present in our Stockholm office three days a week. Candidates should be within a commutable distance to accommodate this schedule.

Culture 

Acast is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin or any of the other wonderful characteristics that make us different.

Culture is our number one priority as a business. We believe people come first, and we work every day to enable autonomy, continuous improvement and bring out the best in people. We’re global and have remote teams, so it’s even more important that we strive for an open, inclusive and caring environment where everyone feels visible and welcome. 

We consider ourselves a modern organization driven by strong values to create the best, most fulfilling and nurturing culture.

We very much look forward to finding the next great person to join our cause!