Associate Director, Partnerships

TheAssociateDirector Partnershipswill reportintotheDirector Partnerships. You willbe part of the team overseeingtheVideo Audio & Publishingverticalboth internally and externally. You will support in all aspects of partnership operations and management across their adjacent media channels including - supporting the creation of partnership strategy for their specialism ensuring excellence in execution of assigned partnerships includingnegotiatingand delivering partnership agreements managing communications with assigned partners and ensuring partnerships delivery against primary goals. TheAssociate Directorwill also create and distribute internal resources and communications with the support of the Director andVPPartnerships.

TheAssociate Directorwill work with the team to ensure their primary responsibilities contribute to a cohesive Partnership strategy fordentsu.

As a role that touches several capabilities withindentsufrom technology to media investment and activation trading and planning/strategyan ability to work with multiple stakeholders to create win wins for all. You will be expected to provide ongoing feedback to senior management on status and priority as well as to future-proofdentsusbusiness by building innovative partnerships with key vendors. Success will be measured upon value creation and extraction rates from the partnerships formed as well as based on growth in the practice stemming from innovation brought on by our partners.

You will align across several departments withindentsu including technology media investment innovation activation trading and planning therefore an ability to work with multiple partners to create solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Own and grow a portfolio of specialized partners across Video Audio & Publishing ensuring consistent partner engagement and proactive sharing of relevant updates withdentsustakeholders and leadership.

• Support senior leadership (VP/Director) in executing the Video/Audio/Publishing market strategy translating priorities into clear partner plans timelines and internal actions.

• Serve as a subject-matter expert and representative for Video Audio & Publishing partnershipsparticipatingin internal forums and external partner/industry conversations to advancedentsusPOV andobjectives.

• Stay ahead of industry trends technologies and disruptors toidentifynew partnership opportunities flag operational readiness needs and help future-proof the Video/Audio/Publishing practice.

• Manage day-to-day commercial termspartner communications and deal delivery supporting negotiation through execution and ensuring delivery of all negotiated deal points with excellence and consistency.

• Enable Investment & Activation / Craft teams by translating deal terms into clear guidance educating teams on updates and driving testing/innovation/value opportunities tied to partners.

• Orchestrate cross-functional alignment across Investment Activation Planning/StrategyAmplifiPrincipal & Proprietary(tradingand solutions) andso partnership approaches meet client needs and align todentsustandards.

• Support creation and execution ofdentsuEnterprise Partnershipsand related client/partnerJoint Business Plan (JBP)agreements ensuring negotiated value is actively tracked activated and fully capitalized.

• Operate as an integrator and problem-solver managing dependencies removing blockers escalating risks appropriately andmaintainingon-time engagement across multiple variables and workstreams.

• Drive clear internal communications and documentation (resources updates repositories) to capture nuanced deal details keep deal progression on track and enable easy distribution across the organization.

• Partner closely with other Marketplace & Partnerships verticals (e.g. Platforms/Programmatic/Ad-Tech Social Fandom Sports Retail Ecosystems Performance data) to ensure coordinated partner motions and avoid duplication.

• Support client business and new business efforts by building custom partnership plans/landscape POVs and contributing Video/Audio/Publishing partnership value propositions for pitches and growth opportunities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree (marketing advertising business or communications)

• 6 years of experience within the media industry as a partnership or investment member

• 4 years of experience inVideo (including streaming/CTV) Audio PublishingEntertainmentand/orprogrammatic/ad-techpartnerships

• Comfortable working with and presenting sophisticated performance and value metrics toDirector/VPand executivestakeholders; able to translate complex deal structures into actionable plans.

• Strong professionalism and executive presence in partner negotiations and internal escalation scenarios.

• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve and collaborate across investment activation strategy trading and product/solutionsstakeholders.

• Ability to translate complex ideas into clear actionable solutions that drive partner adoption and value realization.

Additionalinformation

The annual salary range for this position is $94000-$118000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors including relevant experience knowledge skills and other factorspermittedby law.

• Benefits availablewiththis position include:

• Medical vision and dental insurance

• Life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance

• 401k

• Flexible paid time off

• At least 15 paid holidays per year

• Paid sick and safe leave and

• Paid parental leave.

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