Publicis Media is one of Publicis Groupe’s four solution hubs, aligning all of Publicis Groupe’s media agencies and operations. Publicis Groupe (Euronext Paris Exchange: FR0000130577; CAC 40 index), is the world’s third largest communications group. The Data, Technology and Innovation Global Practice was created to deliver best-in-class programmatic solutions as well as to consolidate Publicis Media’s data and technology to transform our business from a service business to a platform business. 

About APEX Exchange

APEX Exchange is an innovative and disruptive investment solution designed to create unique opportunities that deliver tangible business benefits for Publicis Media Clients. These opportunities take many forms, such as inventory discounts, guaranteed outcome buying models, and bespoke packages, but ultimately always answer a strategic or business challenge that our Clients are facing.

We work closely with our media partners to identify these opportunities, and then take on a principle investment position in order to make them come to life on behalf of our Clients.

APEX is a fast growing global solution, with teams across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and is at the heart of Publicis Media’s value proposition for Clients.

As the Apex Director, Product Partnerships you will own the development, management and growth of technology and media partnerships which will dramatically accelerate the capabilities and revenue growth of our Guaranteed suite of products.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Gathering feedback from a wide range of teams to understand what Guaranteed product needs can be filled via partnerships
• Identifying, filtering and prioritizing potential new partnership opportunities
• Negotiating commercial and legal terms with partners, working across legal, finance and technical teams
• Managing the on-boarding and launch of new partner offerings
• Acting as an internal subject matter expert on partner capabilities and values, and working with Product Marketing to communicate those to the organization
• Owning the ongoing relationship with partners and ensuring the partnership is meeting and exceeding expectations
• Guiding and creating short and long term unified road map across all internal tech teams

We would love to speak with individuals who:

• Are masters of prioritization
• Thrive in environments that include some uncertainty and ambiguity
• Are intellectually curious and aren’t afraid to ask question after question

• Experience negotiating complex partnership contracts
• Deep understanding of the ad tech ecosystem, especially ad exchanges and data/measurement providers
• Familiarity with Data privacy rights and how they impact business operations
• Demonstrated track record of strong judgment and ability to act independently
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; an ability to explain complex topics simply to a wide range of audiences
• Minimum 7 years’ experience
• Bachelor’s degree

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.