Senior Partner Manager (12 month contract) - Samsung Ads

This is your chance to be part of a highly motivated group driving innovation and success within the advertising industry!,

• Work with TV Plus commercial leadership to implement strategies to optimise programmatic advertising revenue and inventory management
• Collaborate with internal teams (ad ops, engineering, product) to ensure smooth implementation and ongoing optimisation of programmatic partnerships.
• Relationship management (40%)
• Maintain strong relationships with partners, ensuring business objectives align and driving successful outcomes
• Coordinate inventory quality by working with SSPs to identify and eliminate fraudulent or low-quality traffic.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and competitive landscape to inform partnership strategies and identify new opportunities
• Reporting and actionable insights (10%)
• Generate insightful reports and presentations to effectively communicate programmatic performance and partner value to internal collaborators.
• Monitor and analyse partnership performance, applying data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement, Given that this role is based within the EU sales team, reporting into the Head of TV Plus Ad Sales, success will be based on ad revenue and demand optimisations.
Managing successfully the demand partnerships and optimising revenue while aligning with internal stakeholders. Indicative achievements would include;
• Week 1 Set up
• Weeks 2-4 Business and teams Immersion
• Weeks 5-6 Stand and Deliver - a presentation to show your understanding of our operational and product set and proposition
• Months 2-3 Full independence on campaign and tag management
• Months 4-12 Deeper analytical and technical understanding of landscape and proactive proposal of ad stack optimisation
  
  During the 12 month contract you will be responsible the development and management of strategic relationships with programmatic platforms and key stakeholders for Samsung in Europe. This role will focus on optimising advertising inventory on Connected TV and driving revenue growth by applying your expertise in the programmatic ecosystem. This position requires a strong understanding of ad tech, exceptional relationship-building skills, and the ability to align partnerships with broader business objectives to deliver impactful results while collaborate closely with the commercial leadership and ad operations.
Ideal Abilities - Advanced partner management and video advertising in Europe. Programmatic knowledge are a necessity. A strong understanding of digital advertisement technology is a must:
• They must also have a clear interest in marketing, analytics and data-driven solutions. They will be highly skilled in conducting analyses across advertising operations, drawing useful insights.
• Communication skills will also be necessary in creating clear and concise reports and collaborating with departments.
Ideal Candidates would have extensive experience in programmatic advertising working within a large-scale digital video publisher, or working within a buy-side strategy role from an agency or DSP perspective.
• The role requires problem solving, strong organisational and detail oriented skills., Proven experience in the programmatic advertising ecosystem.
• Extensive experience with ad sales or partner management
• Experience with programmatic concepts such as DPO, Prebid, and header bidding.
• Experience collaborating with legal and data protection teams on contracts and compliance matters.
• Knowledge of video and Connected TV ad servers
• Programmatic advertising platforms (e.g., DSPs, DMPs)
• Specific CTV experience will be preferable.
• Data analysis and reporting tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Excel)
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Adaptability to navigate through changing ad tech landscapes
• Ability to work well under pressure and in fast-paced environments
• Continuous learning approach to stay updated with industry trends and advancements, We want candidates to be curious, strategic, tenacious, independently driven but work well within the team. Humility, Hard Work and Harmony are core principals to our team. Most importantly we want the person to have fun.
  
  Samsung Ads, a division of Samsung's media & services business, harnesses the power of data, technology and scale to create seamless advertising experiences for brands. We delivers high-impact, targeted advertising solutions, enabling brands to reach audiences in the moments that matter. Samsung Ads is where technology meets creativity to deliver advertising experiences that captivate and inspire.
Samsung Ads was awarded the IPA's People First Promise badge of honour in 2025. Launched in 2015, Samsung Ads has offices in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, US, Australia, New Zealand, India, Brazil & Mexico and South Korea Why join our team? With the proliferation of Connected Smart TVs, Samsung Ads has developed a new platform to bridge TV and digital together! For the first time, advertisers can use real-time viewing behaviour to reach consumers in new and innovative ways. Samsung's Advertising Sales Team operates at the intersection of display advertising and connected televisions offering advertising solutions to help our advertisers reach their target audiences across our TV platform and beyond. Using our unique first-party data this is a new initiative at Samsung with the potential for substantial growth and opportunity. We are looking for a person who would like to join a rapidly growing team for 12 months to help define the next chapter within an up-and-coming hyper-growth advertising business.

Benefits of working at Samsung include
• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 days at home per week
• Bonus scheme linked to individual, team and company performance
• Car allowance
• Pension contribution
• Three volunteering days each year
• Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday
• Access to discounts on a wide range of Samsung products
• Access to a discount shopping portal
• Partner Colleagues are not eligible for Samsung Enhanced Paid Sick Leave but may be eligible for statutory payments from their payroll agency
• Up to 20 (pro-rata) Partner Absence days per calendar year to be used in times of need