Strategic Partner Manager

Meta is seeking a strategic and results-focused Business Messaging Partner Manager in our global Monetization Partnerships organization. The mission of Monetization Partnerships is to be the engine for business growth and innovation through partnerships. The ecosystem of partnerships spans many countries and ranges from startup ad tech to measurement, creative, messaging, signals and commerce companies in developing markets and works as an integral aspect of Meta's multi-billion-dollar global advertising business.This role will work with some of the most influential and exciting Business Messaging partners in Europe, Middle East and Africa to drive business growth and innovation for clients and partners both in EMEA and globally. This role requires an experienced business development and partnerships professional who can work across partners, products and decision makers.

Strategic Partner Manager Responsibilities:

• Be the strategic advisor to the partner's business growth to accelerate long term revenue and future-proof the strategic direction of the partner
• Identify and translate market opportunities and challenges into a well-defined strategy that will accelerate the growth of the ecosystem in Europe, Middle East and Africa
• Act as CEO of the partnership - Unlock revenue and value through a thorough understanding of partner's business models, positioning and risks
• Work with partners, across different stages of the partnership life cycle (emerging or established) to focus on their go-to-market plans with their clients, across WhatsApp, Instagram Direct and Facebook Messenger platforms
• Map the Messaging ecosystem to identify upcoming technological trends
• Provide thought leadership on the direction of Messaging and specifically Communication platform as a Service
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to influence partner product development efforts both shorter term feature requests and long-term strategic roadmap
• Become a thought-leader and exhibit confidence in presenting Meta to C-suite executives
• Represent the team in events and evangelize the program to the industry and developer partners
• Drive product adoption and growth as well as provide on-going education about new and existing Meta marketing products, especially those that leverage Application Programming Interace (API) and other advanced technology

• 6+years experience in partnerships, product or sales roles
• Demonstrable understanding of how technology works, including an interest for Meta products and the digital marketing landscape
• Proven experience in working successfully with cross-functional peers and stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Demonstrable project management and quantitative analytical skills, including the building GTM (Go-To-Market) plans
• Experience leading and executing multiple projects in parallel
• Experience operating with high degree of autonomy
• Willingness to travel internationally

• Extensive experience in using data to come up with executive summaries and business cases that drive decision-making and investments
• Experience working directly with product team
• Experience working directly with engineering team