Media.net · 18 hours ago
Director, Platform Solutions
New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$135K/yr - $165K/yr
6+ years expMedia.net is seeking a Director, Platform Solutions who will be responsible for advancing the company's strategic ecosystem relationships through technical expertise and market insight. The role involves enabling and scaling partnerships, influencing the buy-side roadmap, and leading complex integrations within the programmatic advertising ecosystem.
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Hiring Manager
Mittal Soni
Responsibilities
Own solution-level relationships for a portfolio of strategic ecosystem partners, including data, identity, measurement, and technology providers
Act as a technical and strategic counterpart in partner conversations, helping define integration strategies, joint roadmaps, and value propositions
Support senior partnership leadership in structuring, launching, and expanding high-impact ecosystem initiatives
Translate partner capabilities, market trends, and ecosystem dynamics into actionable inputs for Product and Engineering teams
Contribute directly to roadmap prioritization across buy-side activation, OpenRTB enhancements, identity, measurement, and signal enablement
Identify opportunities to standardize, productize, or scale bespoke partner solutions into repeatable platform capabilities
Partner closely with agencies and DSPs to support deal-based activation, including curated deal IDs, PMP workflows, targeting logic, and buying mechanics
Lead and guide complex partner integrations, ensuring technical feasibility, scalability, and alignment with Media.net’s platform strategy
Serve as an escalation point for advanced technical or integration challenges, collaborating with Engineering to drive resolution
Ensure partner solutions are well documented, repeatable, and positioned for long-term growth
Act as a hands-on technical expert for agency and DSP deal troubleshooting, including deal ID setup, bid eligibility issues, delivery discrepancies, and own escalation management for complex deal-related issues, coordinating across Engineering, Product, Partnerships, and external partners to drive timely resolution
Work closely with Platform Partnerships, Account, and Sales teams to support strategic growth opportunities and ecosystem expansion
Educate internal teams by sharing technical insights, partnership best practices, and ecosystem knowledge
Help elevate internal fluency around ecosystem partners, market standards, and evolving buyer expectations
Provide technical expertise to sales and account teams during agency conversations, pitches, and live campaign education
Qualification
Required
6–10 years of experience in ad tech, programmatic advertising, platform partnerships, or solutions roles
Strong understanding of the programmatic ecosystem, including DSPs, SSPs, OpenRTB, and buy-side activation workflows
Experience working with APIs and technical integration processes
Familiarity with ecosystem partners such as data providers, identity solutions, measurement platforms, or technology vendors
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience engaging senior technical and business stakeholders
Self-starter with strong commercial instincts and enthusiasm for innovation in programmatic and outcome-based advertising
Preferred
Experience mentoring others or leading initiatives through influence is a plus
Benefits
Performance bonus
Benefits
Company
Media.net
Media.net is a premium contextual advertising company.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jon Barracca
VP, Strategic Partnerships
Amy Ogawa (She/Her/Hers)
Director, Strategic Partnerships
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