Partner Manager, Government, Politics, and Advocacy

Meta is seeking an experienced Partner Manager who will serve as a critical partner to Government, Politics and Advocacy clients utilizing our commercial products to build community and advance their organizational goals through digital advertising. In this role, you will establish and strengthen key client relationships by providing advertiser education and support.

A successful Partner Manager has demonstrated knowledge of and experience in the Government, Politics, Advocacy, and Compliance ecosystem, seeks to understand the nuances of the industry, makes progress on projects when requirements or priorities are evolving, and has effective communication skills, as well as a demonstrated experience collaborating across teams.

This person will have demonstrated experience working well within a team, experience using Meta, managing cross-functional projects and relationships, and have demonstrated experience partnering with Government, Politics, Advocacy, and Compliance organizations in the digital advertising space.

Responsibilities

• Establishes relationship and manages existing relationships across the Government, Politics, Advocacy and Compliance marketing and advertising ecosystem, builds trust and credibility of Meta and its suite of products
• Understand key decision makers and influencers, as well as the client’s organizational objectives, establish and maintain actionable relationship maps
• Demonstrate value of Meta products as a key driver for impact, inform partners of vertical specific processes, and provide Meta best practices specific to Government, Politics, Advocacy, and Compliance objectives
• Navigate a complex ecosystem of partners, with new challenges and opportunities arising every day, and thoughtfully facilitate escalations internally
• Develop and implement creative solutions that align Meta approach to Government, Politics, Advocacy, and Compliance with partner needs
• Manage sophisticated relationships with wide-ranging group of internal cross-functional teams (social impact, policy, sales operations, creative, marketing science, policy teams) and ensures the group is delivering on expectations
• Project manages complex work streams
• Attend/present at events to represent Meta Advertising solutions
• Serves as external product consultant and leads agency/client/industry trainings to educate on paid and organic products (market permitting)Supervise internal account operations and partner with concierge service operations team to drive high-quality solutions at scale for the government, politics, advocacy, and compliance vertical
• Identify relevant industry trends and capture/identify product and innovation needs based on client/industry feedback
• Inform/respond to RFPs with appropriate target audiences
• Synthesize data and insights for internal and external audiences
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver service solutions across the government, politics, and advocacy vertical and ensure that cross-functional teams are delivering on expectations and escalate as needed
• Developing productive and trusting relationships with partners and their stakeholders by demonstrating the value of Meta products as a key driver for civic engagement

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience partnering and managing marketing-focused relationships, or 3+ years with an MBA or Master's degree
• 2+ years experience working on digital media platforms, advertising metrics and industry trends
• Experience introducing new products, processes and systems to clients
• Experience working with advertising agencies or consultants, policy makers, governments, politicians, non-profits or advocacy organizations
• Willingness to travel as needed
• Understanding of the overall government, politics and advocacy vertical and geo-political climate
• In-depth knowledge about the government, politics, and advocacy trends, partners, sensitivities, Meta's unique relationship with each partner, and the associated risks
• Experience developing thought leadership in the government, politics, and advocacy space
• Demonstrated experience managing ongoing partner priorities without guidance, using your judgment and problem-solving skills
• Experience navigating internal resources and building trusted relationships with cross-functional stakeholders Experience with digital media platforms, advertising metrics, and industry trends (Direct Response marketing, data and technology solutions, ad-tech, partnerships)
• Experience partnering with compliance and legal functions
• Demonstrated experience in communicating/presenting to groups of stakeholders
• Experience managing relationships with cross-functional teams, with experience partnering with executives
• BA/BS degree in a technical or marketing field or equivalent work experience
• Performance marketing experience and/or brand advertising experience