Associate Partner Activation Manager

Join Samba, a leading data syndication platform, as an Associate Partner Activation Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for partner onboarding, taxonomy strategy, and pricing operations. You will act as the technical liaison between account/partner teams and Engineering, coordinating cross-functional project work as partners onboard, model, and distribute their datasets for syndication. You will also serve as the go-to expert on platform capabilities and limitations, troubleshoot segment issues, lead onboarding and auditing, create and present business reviews, and support identity match testing and onboarding architecture.

• Own partner onboarding, taxonomy strategy, and pricing operations for Samba's data syndication platform.
• Act as the technical liaison between account/partner teams and Engineering, coordinating cross-functional project work.
• Serve as the go-to expert on platform capabilities and limitations, supporting both internal teams and external partners/advertisers.

• 1–3 years of experience in ad tech, programmatic operations, partner/account management, or a related platform-support role
• Eagerness to expand knowledge across programmatic ecosystems, audience targeting, and identity resolution
• Strong Excel proficiency (SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, pivot tables, VLOOKUP)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for both internal and client-facing contexts
• Comfort troubleshooting technical issues and coordinating across account, product, and engineering teams
• BA/BS in Marketing, Business, Data, or a related field
• Familiarity with data partner or SSP integrations and segment/taxonomy management
• Working knowledge of DSPs (The Trade Desk, DV360) and how audience segments surface, price, and activate within them
• Direct experience with identity or data partners such as Acxiom, Experian, or ThinkNow
• Working knowledge of SQL
• Familiarity with S3/SFTP data onboarding and audience file formatting methodology
• Intimate knowledge of Programmatic advertising with working knowledge of DMPs, DSPs, SSPs, and identity resolution
• Proficiency with CRM and project management tools (Salesforce, Jira, Asana, etc.)