Senior Manager, Demand Partnerships

Verve is building a more efficient, privacy-first advertising ecosystem. By integrating premium data, supply, and demand across screens and environments, Verve enables advertisers and publishers to transact with greater transparency, performance, and scale.

Verve’s ecosystem includes leading SSPs — Smaato, PubNative, and LKQD — delivering omnichannel reach across Mobile, Desktop, CTV, and DOOH. With 30 global offices and a rapidly growing demand marketplace, Verve is trusted by 90 of the top 100 U.S. advertisers, 4,000+ publishers worldwide, and the industry’s leading demand-side platforms.

Verve is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Demand Partnerships to lead commercial relationships with key demand platforms across the Americas. This role sits at the center of Verve’s programmatic marketplace, owning strategic partnerships with major DSPs and trading platforms such as The Trade Desk, DV360, Amazon, and other emerging demand sources.

This is a hybrid commercial leadership role, combining strategic account ownership, partnership growth, and business development. You will be responsible for driving revenue growth, identifying expansion opportunities, and ensuring Verve remains a prioritized supply partner within the programmatic ecosystem.

You will serve as the external commercial owner of the partnership, deeply understanding your partners’ business priorities, trading behavior, and growth opportunities. Internally, you will collaborate closely with Technical Account Managers, product, and operations teams to ensure seamless execution and marketplace performance.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of commercial strategy, platform partnerships, and programmatic infrastructure.

• Lead Verve’s commercial relationships with major DSPs and programmatic platforms across the Americas

• Act as the primary strategic contact for partner leadership, trading teams, and marketplace stakeholders

• Develop deep expertise in partner strategy, buying patterns, and platform priorities.
  

• Identify and execute growth opportunities across PMP deals, SPO initiatives, and marketplace optimization

• Partner with internal teams to unlock incremental demand across Mobile, CTV, Desktop, and emerging formats

• Jointly own revenue targets and growth KPIs across assigned demand partners.
  

• Build and execute joint business plans with key DSP partners

• Identify and pursue new integration pathways, seat activations, and commercial initiatives

• Develop senior-level relationships that elevate Verve’s strategic importance within partner organizations.
  

• Work closely with Technical Account Managers to align internal execution with partner priorities

• Collaborate with Product, Yield, Marketing, and Operations teams to bring partner feedback and opportunities into Verve’s roadmap

• Ensure strong internal coordination to maximize marketplace performance
  

• Lead business reviews, strategic planning sessions, and executive-level discussions with partners

• Represent Verve at key industry events and within the programmatic ecosystem.
  

• 7–10+ years of experience in digital advertising, with strong expertise in programmatic infrastructure and DSP relationships

• Proven track record of managing and growing strategic demand partnerships or platform relationships

• Deep understanding of the SSP ↔ DSP ecosystem, including RTB mechanics, deal structures, and supply path optimization

• Strong commercial instincts with the ability to identify growth opportunities and execute against revenue goals

• Experience working cross-functionally with technical, operational, and product teams

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and executive presentation skills

• Existing relationships within the DSP, agency trading desk, or programmatic platform ecosystem strongly preferred.

Verve provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
The OTE salary range for this position is USD 120.000 - 140.000 per annum. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.