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The company Ads is redefining how brands connect with consumers across the region's leading super-app ecosystem. We're hiring an Agency Partnerships Lead to drive agency adoption of The company Ads and build the agency-led commercialization model across the UAE, KSA, and Egypt turning agency relationships into a structured, multi-million dollar revenue channel.
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What You'll Lead
- Develop and own the UAE, KSA and Egypt GTM strategy across the Big 6 holding groups including annual JBPs, reseller models, and multi-market expansion plans.
- Own and evangelize The company Ads' value proposition - equip agencies with the narrative, data, and proof points to pitch The company Ads confidently to clients.
- Manage strategic relationships with agency leadership and own a defined agency revenue pipeline target.
- Manage and develop a growing team of Agency Partner Managers.
- Drive excellence in pipeline planning, forecasting, relationship mapping, and quarterly business reviews (QBRs).
- Establish the operating rhythm, success metrics, and governance for the function (e.g. pipeline coverage, solution adoption goals, roadshows, JBP attainment).
- Influence The company Ads' revenue plan for non-endemic businesses by scaling agency-led buying unlocking multimillion-dollar contributions through structured partnerships, playbooks, and new channel expansion.
- Deliver revenue directly across your agency portfolio and identify untapped growth opportunities.
- Contribute to shaping our scalable sales enablement material and run agency roadshows.
- Lead strategic feedback to Product, Measurement, Creative Ops, and Finance - guiding prioritization of formats, measurement solutions, and reporting needs for agencies.
- Drive agency demand for new innovation and beta pilots.
- Act as a core member of the founding team building The company Ads' infrastructure, playbooks, brand narrative, and GTM.
- Represent The company Ads to build market presence and credibility.
Qualifications
- 12-15+ years in media sales, digital advertising, or agency partnerships (across tech), with a proven track record of building and scaling agency ecosystems and exceeding revenue targets.
- Strong analytical skills - comfortable using data and tools (Excel/BI) to build forecasts and defend commercial plans.
- Working knowledge of the competitive media landscape particularly digital (Meta, Google, TikTok, Snap, Amazon) and retail media.
- Executive presence: capable of influencing senior stakeholders including C-suite across agencies and large advertisers.
- Fluency in English and Arabic.
- Entrepreneurial, strategic thinker comfortable in ambiguous, 0-to-1 environments.
- Experience with non-endemic categories & brand advertising ecosystems.
- Experience integrating AI tools into workflows (forecasting, reporting, campaign operations) to drive efficiency gains.
- Experience building or scaling a partnership function from scratch, not just operating within an existing one.
Why This Role Matters
You will architect the agency ecosystem for The company Ads, shaping the operating model as the business scales across a multi-market region. Your impact will be measurable and tied directly to The company Ads' revenue growth.
What we’ll provide you
- Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.
- Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.
- Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.
- Work 4 days a week in office & 1 day from home, and remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year.
- Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.
