Liftoff is seeking a senior Programmatic Partner Manager for the Vungle Exchange team. The role involves managing and growing programmatic buyer relationships across the US and EMEA, including DSPs, media agencies, and brand advertisers. Responsibilities include forecasting revenue, negotiating PMP deals, educating buyers on inventory and brand safety, and driving sales pipelines. Candidates must have 8+ years of client-facing experience in programmatic advertising, familiarity with PMP deal mechanics and major DSPs (The Trade Desk, Amazon DSP, DV360), strong data analysis skills, and experience managing accounts across multiple time zones. The position is full-time remote within the US, with occasional travel required. Salary ranges from $119,500 to $173,000 plus bonus depending on location. Benefits include competitive salary, equity, medical coverage, and wellness stipends.
What you'll do
Forecast revenue and manage a pipeline of potential and current business across performance and brand/agency demand channels
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Develop strong relationships with key accounts across US and EMEA including performance DSPs, brand advertisers, agencies, and agency trading desks
Proactively prospect and build relationships with media agencies, holding companies, and brand advertisers to drive incremental spend through PMPs and Open Market
Structure and negotiate PMP deals and preferred deal opportunities with brand and agency buyers
Work closely with internal teams (Legal, Finance, Ops, Product) to structure deals that maximize revenue
Educate brand and agency buyers on inventory quality, ad formats, audience reach, and brand safety capabilities
Synthesize customer feedback to help inform the product roadmap
Attend industry events to evangelize Vungle Exchange and technology
Understand clients' strategic goals and develop partnership plans
Identify and close strategic up-selling and cross-selling opportunities
Drive full sales cycle pipeline: building pipelines, pitching, and closing business
Requirements
Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience with client-facing experience spanning performance and/or brand advertising
Experience working with agencies, trading desks, or brand advertisers in a programmatic environment
Familiarity with PMP deal mechanics, deal ID workflows, and programmatic buying through major DSPs (The Trade Desk, Amazon DSP, DV360)
