Marketing Manager, Paid Third-Party Programs

About this role:

Gartner is seeking a strategic detailoriented Marketing Manager ThirdParty Programs to lead Gartners paid investments in external content syndication. This role owns the strategy performance and governance of one of Gartners most significant paid demand investments and operates as the central point of accountability for third-party syndication globally.

This role will provide centralized 3P program management to drive higher quality stronger governance and significantly more netnew executive (VP) contacts. Focus areas will include shaping the programs strategy managing vendor relationships partnering with procurement and ensuring flawless operational and martech execution.

What you will do:

Program Strategy & Performance

• Own end-to-end strategy execution and optimization for Gartners global third-party content syndication portfolio.

• Expand beyond traditional syndication models by piloting alternative paid formats that reach hard-to-access executive audiences.

• Shift program mix toward net-new contact acquisition and VP decision makers.

• Establish clear performance benchmarks across cost quality and scalability.

• Use data-driven insights to continuously refine vendor mix offers and targeting.

Vendor & Procurement Management

• Serve as the primary commercial and strategic owner for Gartners third-party syndication vendors.

• Hold vendors accountable to performance suppression and delivery standards.

• Lead performance reviews issue escalation and optimization planning.

• Partner closely with Procurement and Legal to negotiate pricing terms and renewals aligned to performance outcomes.

Lead Flow Technical Governance & Martech Coordination

• Ensure vendors meet all technical delivery standards including correct formatting tagging UTMs and lead delivery processes.

• Work closely with Martech/Marketing Operations to troubleshoot routing issues improve data quality and maintain system integrity.

• Paid Own suppression strategy ensuring vendors exclude existing contacts and follow Gartners standards consistently.

• Create and enforce QA processes to reduce errors in campaign setup and lead passoff.

CrossFunctional Enablement

• Build and maintain best practice documentation for marketers who rely on content syndication in their channels.

• Share insights and recommendations across product marketing campaign teams and regional marketers.

• Lead training sessions and provide strategic guidance to teams managing smaller or specialized syndication efforts.

What you will need:

• 3 years of experience in B2B paid media lead generation or content syndication.

• Strong knowledge of thirdparty syndication vendors and dynamics of emailtoPDF or gated asset distribution.

• Experience coordinating with Martech/Marketing Ops on lead flow mapping and data QA.

• Demonstrated success improving lead quality increasing net-new contacts and managing multivendor portfolios.

• Ability to influence across teams communicate clearly and drive alignment in a complex environment.

• Strength in vendor evaluation negotiation performance analysis and issue escalation.

What you will get:

• Competitive salary generous paid time off policy charity match program Medical Dental & Vision Plans Parental Leave Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 401K matching and more!

• Collaborative team-oriented culture that embraces diversity

• Professional development and unlimited growth opportunities

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