Head of Publisher Partner Management (Ad Tech), North America

TL;DR

Head of Publisher Partner Management (Ad Tech), North America: Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing publisher partnerships team with an accent on strategy, team capabilities, and scalable revenue growth. Focus on defining regional strategy, overseeing executive relationships, and driving cross-functional alignment with sales, product, and operations.

Location: Hybrid in New York City (3 days a week in office)

Salary: USD $185,000 to $210,000 annually

Company

Leading omnichannel advertising platform leveraging predictive AI to connect quality media, brand creative, and addressability for 10,000+ publishers and 20,000+ advertisers globally, headquartered in New York with 1,700 people in 30+ countries.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 4 publisher partnership managers, setting goals, KPIs, and best practices for performance and account growth.
• Define and evolve North America publisher partnership strategy aligned with global priorities, identifying growth opportunities and prioritizing efforts.
• Oversee major commercial negotiations, provide strategic guidance on high-impact deals, and support C-suite relationships with top publishers.
• Partner with sales, product, and operations leadership to align supply strategy with client demand and product innovation.
• Represent hirify.global at industry events, stay ahead of market trends, and position the team as a trusted partner in the publisher ecosystem.

Requirements

• 10+ years in digital media, ad tech, or publishing with deep supply-side expertise
• Current or recent team management experience
• Strong ad tech background, ideally in SSP environment
• Comfort with sales best practices, upselling, and influencing C-suite stakeholders
• Demonstrated strategy-setting, alignment-driving, and execution-through-others ability
• Strong coaching mindset and cross-functional leadership in global matrix organization

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, forward-thinking environment fostering innovation, creative problem-solving, and continuous learning.
• Dynamic, diverse, global culture built on top performance with Employee Resource Groups for environmental, women empowerment, DEI, and charitable initiatives.
• Competitive benefits and perks as part of total rewards package supporting you and your family.