Director, Strategic Partnerships

The opportunity
Unity is the worlds leading game engine powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. From prototype to production ad to install click to commerce - everything that a great game needs is already inside Unity supported by the most successful game development community in history powered by an engine that ensures each decision is informed by what players love. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive manufacturing and healthcare to design simulate and collaborate in 3D - closing the gap between ideas and reality.

The Strategic Partnerships and Corporate Development team sits at the center of Unitys most complex and consequential growth initiatives. We are a high-performing deeply cross-functional group that drives near-term revenue and long-term strategic advantage by structuring partnerships incubating new lines of business and solving ambiguous problems that span Games Industry and Adsincluding initiatives at the intersection of AI data and the Unity runtime.

Acting as the connective tissue for Unitys most important partners and opportunities the team is frequently called upon to break down internal barriers step into areas without clear ownership and translate strategy into execution. We take a Unity-first approach measuring success not by what we own but by the company-wide outcomes we help unlock.

We are seeking a Director of Strategic Partnerships to lead high-impact alliances that advance Unitys engine editor AI-enabled capabilities Ads/Monetization and Industry Solutions.

In this role you will source evaluate negotiate and execute strategic partnershipsworking closely with Product Engineering Sales Marketing Finance Legal and Executive Leadership to accelerate revenue expand market presence and build durable long-term enterprise value. You will develop a deep understanding of Unitys technology AI strategy monetization strategy and product roadmap to identify partners that help Unity enter new markets and scale new businesses.

What youll be doing

• Support advertising strategy by structuring partnerships with networks monetization platforms measurement and data providers.
• Lead strategy structuring and negotiation of key partnership agreements including developing clear commercial frameworks and defining technical scope.
• Identify validate and launch new partnership-driven programs across areas such as AI tooling and AI runtime the mobile ads ecosystem and eCommerce.
• Develop business cases for partnerships investments and acquisitions that enhance creator tools runtime performance AI capabilities distribution and monetization.
• Drive build-vs-buy-vs-partner assessments for new capabilities and markets defining the optimal path to scale Unitys engine AI Ads and Industry businesses.
• Align execution with leaders across Product Engineering Sales Marketing Finance and Legal; remove roadblocks and ensure focus.
• Collaborate with Legal Finance and HR on IP compliance valuation forecasting and M&A-related strategy diligence and integration.

What were looking for

• 812 years of experience in strategic partnerships corporate development or related roles at software or platform companies; experience in game tech developer tools cloud ad tech AI or RT3D preferred.
• Proven track record sourcing negotiating and scaling complex partnerships with measurable impact on revenue adoption or monetization.
• Deep familiarity with the mobile ads ecosystem including mediation platforms (e.g. LevelPlay MAX AdMob) demand partners and DSPs ad networks in-app bidding vs. waterfall core formats (rewarded video interstitial banner native) ATT/IDFA and Google Play policies IAB standards fraud/IVT controls and publisher monetization metrics (eCPM fill rate ARPDAU).
• Strong financial and commercial acumen including partnership modeling pricing revenue share incentives and KPI design.
• Technical fluency to evaluate SDK/API integrations engine/editor workflows runtime performance cloud architectures and AI-enabled tooling.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional execution with clear ownership and accountability.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with experience producing clear executive-ready materials (e.g. strategy memos deal summaries business cases and partner communications).
• Corporate development (M&A/JVs) and/or investment banking experience is a plus.
• Bachelors degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.

Additional information

• Relocation support is not available for this position
• Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

Benefits
At Unity we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.

Please note: Benefits eligibility specific offerings and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.

While specific benefits vary here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally: Comprehensive health life and disability insurance Commute subsidy Employee stock ownership Competitive retirement/pension plans Generous vacation and personal days Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs Office food snacks Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support Employee Resource Groups Global Employee Assistance Program Training and development programs Volunteering and donation matching program

Life at Unity
Unity NYSE: U is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences. Creators ranging from game developers to artists architects automotive designers infrastructure experts filmmakers and more use Unity to bring their imaginations to life across multiple platforms from mobile PC and console to spatial computing.

As of the third quarter of 2024 more than 70% of the top 1000 mobile games were made with Unity and in 2024 Made with Unity applications had an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. For more information please visit Unity.

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This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.

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