About the Role
The Partner Operations Manager will drive operational excellence across strategic platform partnerships by managing key initiatives, coordinating cross-functional execution, and delivering actionable insights to help the Partnerships organization scale.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain operational trackers for marketing events, product milestones, and strategic initiatives.
- Coordinate updates across stakeholders, identify risks, and ensure alignment on priorities.
- Serve as the operational bridge between Partnerships, Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and Marketing teams.
- Drive accountability across workstreams and facilitate regular project reviews.
- Manage the intake, prioritization, and resolution of partner-related bugs and technical escalations.
- Perform operational analysis using Excel or Google Sheets to identify trends and support business decisions.
- Build and maintain Looker dashboards to provide visibility into operational health and team performance.
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows and develop scalable operational processes.
Requirements
- 3–5+ years of experience in Partner Operations, Business Operations, Program Management, or Customer Success Operations.
- Experience within a SaaS or technology company.
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills.
- Strong proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, including pivot tables and formulas.
- Experience building and maintaining dashboards in Looker or similar BI tools.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and driving accountability.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complex information.
- Experience managing technical bugs, customer escalations, or operational support processes.
- Proactive, detail-oriented mindset with a passion for process improvement.
- Experience with advertising technology, marketing technology, APIs, or platform partnerships is a plus.
Skills
- Operational Program Management
- Cross-functional Coordination
- Technical Escalation Management
- Data Analysis
- Looker
- Excel
- Google Sheets
- Project Management
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3–5+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $110,000–$140,000 USD
Benefits
- Five weeks paid time off (PTO)
- 11 company paid holidays
- Unlimited sick days
- Generous healthcare packages
- Mental health benefits
- Monthly wellness benefit
- Learning reimbursement opportunities
- 401(k) plus matching
- Equity grants
- Volunteer time off days
- Company donation matching
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Parental leave
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
About the Company
- Smartly is an AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands.
- The platform integrates media, creative, and intelligence to power over 800 billion impressions annually.
- Recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Creative Advertising Technologies.
- Manages creative and media for 700+ brands worldwide with $6B in ad spend.
- Multinational team of 750+ employees from 60+ nationalities across 13 countries.
Equal Opportunity
- Smartly is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and heard, with a focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
