Partnerships Manager, Inventory

AdTheorent is seeking a Partnerships Manager to help manage our inventory vendors. This position will report to the Inventory Partnerships Director and be responsible for building and growing relationships with our partners (including SSPs, exchanges, and direct publisher relationships). We are looking for someone familiar with programmatic buying (and RTB), someone familiar with digital ads and creative formats. We are seeking individuals with strong digital acumen, a proven relationship-building skill set, and attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop new publisher partnerships that advance AdTheorent’s inventory capabilities and deepen existing partnerships with key suppliers
• Support day-to-day operations with publishers and SSPs; including contract management, troubleshooting, and evaluating integration upgrades
• Perform ongoing inventory analysis and identify high-performing partners, publishers, and media types based on KPIs such as CTR, CPA, CPV, Viewability, etc.
• Work closely with AdTheorent’s internal media planning team on the creation of custom deals, curation of ad formats, and forecasting to deliver advertiser campaigns
• Maintain companywide inclusion lists and block lists as well as inventory specs and rates for all partners by inventory type
• Maintain POVs and differentiators for all suppliers, unique ad types, and media types
• Collaborate with Data/Audience and Measurement Partnerships Managers to ensure measurement capabilities are presented as part of the big picture, results-driven solutions that tie into our holistic data and inventory recommendations

Requirements

• 2-4 years’ experience in the digital advertising industry, prior experience working at a DSP/SSP/Exchange is a plus
• Must have familiarity of online advertising dynamics, trends, and technologies, and campaign planning & buying - specifically how programmatic inventory is bought and the leading players in the programmatic supply space
• Possess a robust analytical framework and ability to problem solve highly technical issues
• Must have strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel (SQL a plus)
• Ability to work with colleagues and external vendors at all levels; deep relationship-building expertise
• Excellent oral and written communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Effective time management skills, ability to multitask, attention to detail, proactive prioritization, and delivery of high-quality work in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working with some of the following partners preferred: Magnite, AdX, PubMatic, TripleLift, Xandr, OpenX
• BA/BS Degree required

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to foster community, inclusion and diversity within the organization. We encourage all qualified candidates, regardless of racial, religious, sexual or gender identity, to apply.