Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the leading brand visibility platform, built for a world where discovery and engagement happen everywhere — across AI search, traditional search, social media, websites, and direct communications. Powered by over 2 billion trusted data points and a suite of integrated products, Yext provides brands the clarity, control, and confidence to perform across digital channels. From real-time insights to AI-driven recommendations and execution at scale, Yext turns a brand's digital presence into a competitive advantage, which is only possible through our team of innovators and enthusiastic collaborators. Join us and experience firsthand why we are consistently recognized as a ‘Best Place to Work’ globally by industry leaders such as Built In, Fortune, and Great Place To Work®!
As the Technical Partner Management Manager, you will play a pivotal role in guiding and leading a dynamic team responsible for the seamless integration of new publishers and the maintenance of existing publisher relationships within an ever-changing, fast-paced environment. Leveraging your leadership skills, technical expertise, and strategic mindset, you will drive the team towards operational excellence, ensuring the successful execution of projects and fostering positive relationships both internally and externally.
Responsibilities include:
Team Leadership:
- Lead, inspire, and mentor a high-performing Technical Partner Management team, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
- Provide guidance and support to team members, encouraging continuous learning, professional growth, and effective collaboration.
Project Management and Strategy:
- Oversee and guide the team in managing the onboarding of new publisher integrations, ensuring adherence to best practices and timelines.
- Contribute to the development and execution of strategic initiatives, aligning team goals with the broader company objectives.
Operational Excellence:
- Define and maintain operational standards for maintaining publisher health, ensuring the team is proactive in identifying and resolving issues.
- Drive improvements in existing publisher integrations, overseeing the end-to-end delivery of enhancements and features.
Communication and Collaboration:
- Facilitate effective communication within the team and with cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring alignment on project goals and strategies.
- Act as a liaison between the Technical Partner Management team and other departments, providing insights, expertise, and fostering collaborative relationships.
Technical Expertise:
- Bring a strong technical understanding to guide the team in reading API documentation, writing scripts and queries, executing quality assurance checks, and resolving escalated technical issues.
- Stay up to date on industry trends and advancements to provide strategic insights for the team.
Relationship Management:
- Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, working closely with the team to enhance partner interactions.
- Interface with key publisher contacts to address escalations, drive improvements, and align roadmaps with company goals.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Strong product and process knowledge
- Strong technical acumen, with a track record of successful project management and team leadership.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across departments.
- Experience in maintaining and improving operational standards, ensuring the health of existing integrations.
- Familiarity with tools and technologies used in Technical Partner Management, including SQL, Python, and data visualization software.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to align team goals with broader company objectives
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Pay ranges at Yext are established based on an analysis of salaries for positions with a similar level of accountability and impact in the relevant labor market. Salary levels are expected to change to reflect an employee’s job performance (results and impact) over time. Salaries at the time of hire are typically offered in the lower to middle of the above-referenced range in order to provide the opportunity to reflect performance-based increases over time. In addition to base salaries, employees at Yext are typically eligible for a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental and vision benefits; life insurance; short term and long-term disability; 401(k) retirement plan; and vacation and sick leave. Successful candidates may also be eligible for equity (stock) based compensation and/or variable pay programs based on performance relative to goals and targets.
Yext is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a results-driven, engaging culture where every employee has the opportunity to contribute to the success of the Company, perform at the highest possible level, and grow their skills and capabilities. Yext welcomes employees and applicants of all backgrounds and demographics, and does not engage in discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic recognized under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. The Company believes a broad variety of life experiences across the Yext team is critical to its mission to help every business in the world be visible everywhere customers search. By seeking out fresh perspectives and fostering a positive interview experience and employee experience, Yext can remain at the forefront of innovation, and better serve its customers.
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