Job ID: r20584
What You'll Do:
Criteo's SSP APAC team is expanding, and we are looking for a SSP Partnership Manager based in India. This role will be the primary point of contact for India market development, with partial coverage across ANZ and SEA markets. You will sit at the intersection of supply development and curation deal operations, working closely with enterprise publishers to grow high-quality inventory supply while activating programmatic deals with third-party DSPs through Criteo's Commerce Grid (CGrid). This is a hands-on commercial and operational role that requires both relationship-building skills and strong deal management execution.
Curation Deal Activation (Primary)
Own the end-to-end deal lifecycle: from deal structuring and setting to activation and performance monitoring with programmatic buyers
Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders (Product, Sales, Operation) to drive deal performance while resolving blockers
Build and maintain deal inventory in partnership with DSP trading desks to maximize CGrid curation revenue
Publisher Supply Development (Primary)
Identify, pitch, and onboard enterprise publishers in India, with extension into ANZ and SEA markets
Build and maintain long-term strategic partnerships with premium media owners and app developers
Lead regular business reviews with publisher partners to grow supply quality, volume, and monetization
Market Development & Cross-functional Collaboration
Develop a strong understanding of the India digital advertising and programmatic
ecosystem, including key local publishers, agency trading desks, and DSP buyers
Provide market feedback and insights to the APAC SSP leadership team to inform
product and GTM strategy
Who You Are:
10+ years of experience in digital advertising, with a strong preference for SSP, supply-side, or programmatic operations background
Experience in ad sales or business development is highly valued and will be viewed as a strong differentiator
Hands-on experience with deal management (PMP, PG, curation deals) and working with DSP/SSP platforms
Strong commercial instincts: able to identify opportunities, build pipelines, and close partnerships
Deal operations competency: comfortable setting up deals, troubleshooting delivery issues, and interpreting performance data
Excellent stakeholder management skills across both publishers and internal cross-functional teams
We acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but you believe that you can still bring value to the role, we’d love to see your application!
Who We Are:
We’re Criteo, the Commerce Intelligence Platform. Criteo helps businesses turn shopper signals into commerce outcomes while delivering more relevant experiences for shoppers. We use proprietary commerce intelligence and AI decisioning to drive relevance for shoppers and performance for businesses.
At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices across the globe or from the comfort of home, our 3,600 Criteos collaborate together to build an open, impactful, and forward-thinking environment.
We foster a workplace where everyone is valued, and employment decisions are based solely on skills, qualifications, and business needs—never on non-job-related factors or legally protected characteristics.
What We Offer:
🏢 Ways of working – Our hybrid model blends home with in-office experiences, making space for both.
📈 Grow with us – Learning, mentorship & career development programs.
💪 Your wellbeing matters – Health benefits, wellness perks & mental health support.
🤝 A team that cares – Diverse, inclusive, and globally connected.
💸 Fair pay & perks – Attractive salary, with performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies, plus the potential for equity depending on role and level.
Additional benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo.
