Strategic Partner Manager
About the role
Meta is seeking a results‑oriented, analytical Strategic Partner Manager to help drive the partnership with one of Meta’s most critical partners. The Alliance Partnerships team owns some of Meta’s most impactful partnerships and serves as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders across the company. This highly cross‑functional role requires strategic thinking, problem solving, comfort navigating ambiguity, and extensive cross‑functional leadership and influence. The manager will work on complex problems and opportunities, collaborating closely with Product, Engineering, Legal, Policy, and other teams on top‑priority new products and launches, incorporating product thinking, ecosystem strategy, and partnership strategy.
Responsibilities
- Builds, grows, and owns relationships with partners in their book of business.
- Acts as the voice of the CTV market internally at Meta, guiding internal stakeholders on how to best grow mutual value with partners in line with the needs of Meta’s users, subscribers, advertisers, partners and Meta.
- Works with other members of the Audience Network and the leadership team to drive the long‑term business plan across their book of business.
- Leads and supports revenue strategic account planning for the assigned publishers/partners, develops and executes success plans, and creates the necessary conditions for product adoption and growth.
- Oversees day‑to‑day operations with assigned partners, delivering a high‑quality service experience.
- Provides thought leadership and may represent Meta at publisher events and developer forums.
- Represents and conveys Meta’s value proposition to audiences ranging from CXOs to technical stakeholders, driving adoption, engagement, and growth.
- Engages regularly with partners via strategic and operational reviews to evaluate their needs and strategic direction.
- Acts in a consultative capacity to influence and educate publisher sales and marketing teams on go‑to‑market strategies to achieve business growth goals.
- Aggregates partner feedback from the field back to Meta’s Product team to influence product roadmap development and risk management, as needed.
- Maintains a competent understanding of Meta’s Third Party Ads and Audience Network products and service offerings, adapts quickly to product changes, and communicates approved content to stakeholders and partners.
- Reports on revenue trends, market feedback, business forecasting, goals and consistently aims to meet targets.
Minimum Qualifications
- 8+ years of relevant experience in product management, sales, ad operations or business development.
- Direct experience in and deep understanding of the connected TV ecosystem.
- Experience working with ad‑tech technology companies (such as DSPs, SSPs, ad networks, measurement platforms) and understanding of ad serving technology, exchanges, DSPs, SSAI, private marketplaces.
- Experience communicating and presenting to stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including CxOs and technical teams.
- Experience using data analysis and data storytelling to inform stakeholder decisions.
- Demonstrated track record of successfully influencing executive and operational counterparts at key publishers, SSPs or DSPs.
- Experience working closely with product and engineering teams to define new products.
- Experience leading cross‑functional teams to orchestrate and complete integrations, including working with technical and legal teams to drive growth through innovation.
- Experience developing working relationships inside and outside an immediate team or partner organization.
- Experience communicating complex information verbally and in writing to cross‑functional stakeholders, and managing competing priorities across multiple workstreams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies.
- Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy review).
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements).
- Deep understanding of advertising markets, with an interest in learning new technologies, products, and innovations.
About Meta
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
Pay
$162,000 – $227,000 per year plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. The listed range reflects base salary only and does not include bonus, equity, or sales incentives.