Senior Manager, Platform Partnerships role focused on growing and managing strategic relationships across the programmatic ecosystem, including DSPs. Responsibilities include managing partner portfolios, developing new partnerships and integrations, driving revenue growth, improving operational processes, and collaborating cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Sales, Finance, and Legal teams. Requires 6+ years experience in AdTech, programmatic advertising, or related commercial functions, strong knowledge of programmatic ecosystem and DSP integrations, and ability to work cross-functionally. Salary range USD 140,000 - 150,000 per year plus variable compensation.
What you'll do
Manage and develop relationships across a portfolio of strategic platform partners, including DSPs
Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Partnerships, Product, Technical Operations, Sales, Product Marketing, Inventory, and Commercial teams
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Requirements
6+ years of experience across AdTech, programmatic advertising, strategic partnerships, business development, account management, or related commercial functions
Strong understanding of the programmatic ecosystem, including DSPs, SSPs, agencies, publishers, data, identity, curation, and marketplaces
Experience managing relationships with DSPs or other strategic platform partners
Track record of growing strategic accounts, developing partnerships, or driving commercial opportunities
Working knowledge of DSP integrations, supply optimization, SPO, QPS, bidstream dynamics, Deal IDs and marketplace mechanics
Ability to work cross-functionally across Product, Engineering, Data, Operations, Sales, Finance, and Legal
Strong relationship-building, communication, and problem-solving skills
Comfortable working with data and using performance insights to identify opportunities and inform decisions
Organized and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple partnerships and priorities at once
Curious, collaborative, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment with some ambiguity
