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Associate Partner Activation Manager

Samba TV

Skills

Required

  • coordinating
  • identity resolution
  • ad tech
  • programmatic operations
  • programmatic ecosystems
  • audience targeting
  • SUMIFS
  • pivot tables
  • VLOOKUP
  • SQL
  • Jira

Preferred

  • DSPs
  • SSP integrations
  • segment/taxonomy management
  • Trade Desk
  • DV360
  • S3 / SFTP
  • data onboarding
  • audience file formatting methodology
  • Programmatic advertising

Samba, a leading data syndication platform, as an Associate Partner Activation Manager.

Responsibilities

  • In this role, you will be responsible for partner onboarding, taxonomy strategy, and pricing operations.
  • You will act as the technical liaison between account/partner teams and Engineering, coordinating cross-functional project work as partners onboard, model, and distribute their datasets for syndication.
  • You will also serve as the go-to expert on platform capabilities and limitations, troubleshoot segment issues, lead onboarding and auditing, create and present business reviews, and support identity match testing and onboarding architecture.
  • Own partner onboarding, taxonomy strategy, and pricing operations for Samba's data syndication platform.
  • Act as the technical liaison between account/partner teams and Engineering, coordinating cross-functional project work.
  • Serve as the go-to expert on platform capabilities and limitations, supporting both internal teams and external partners/advertisers.

Requirements

  • 1–3 years of experience in ad tech, programmatic operations, partner/account management, or a related platform-support role
  • Eagerness to expand knowledge across programmatic ecosystems, audience targeting, and identity resolution

Strong Excel proficiency (SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, pivot tables, VLOOKUP)

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for both internal and client-facing contexts
  • Comfort troubleshooting technical issues and coordinating across account, product, and engineering teams
  • BA/BS in Marketing, Business, Data, or a related field
  • Direct experience with identity or data partners such as Acxiom, Experian, or ThinkNow
  • Working knowledge of SQL
  • Proficiency with CRM and project management tools (Salesforce, Jira, Asana, etc.)
  • USD 80,000 - 108,000

Preferred

  • Familiarity with data partner or SSP integrations and segment/taxonomy management
  • Working knowledge of DSPs (The Trade Desk, DV360) and how audience segments surface, price, and activate within them
  • Familiarity with S3/SFTP data onboarding and audience file formatting methodology
  • Intimate knowledge of Programmatic advertising with working knowledge of DMPs, DSPs, SSPs, and identity resolution