Description
SpaceXAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. The organization operates with a flat structure and focuses on engineering excellence.
As the Agency Development Manager, you will own and manage the independent and performance agency portfolio and third-party partnerships. You will drive revenue growth through strategic relationships, education, and ideation directly with agencies.
Responsibilities:
Agency Portfolio:
- Increase revenue across agency-driven accounts and unlock new advertisers.
- Build trusted partnerships, expand and deepen relationships, and facilitate active communication between agencies and SpaceXAI.
- Partner with Client Partners and Mid-Market sales on agency support plans, growth strategies, and day-to-day matters to remove blockers.
- Develop and deliver educational programs on products, brand safety, measurement, and best practices for advertising on SpaceXAI.
- Demonstrate how and why people use SpaceXAI to help marketers identify and inspire authentic uses of SpaceXAI for their brands and clients.
- Ensure agency voice, opinions, ideas, and feedback are conveyed back to Marketing, Product, and Measurement.
- Develop first-class programs that uplevel creative and commercial thinking and deliver positive business impact for agency clients.
- Discover, catalog, and create great SpaceXAI usage stories that shape how agencies and brands understand SpaceXAI.
- Coordinate with holding-company / Big 6 agency leads where coverage overlaps.
Strategic 3P Partnerships:
- Own and grow the third-party measurement partner portfolio; build senior relationships and plans aligned to SpaceXAI's product and commercial priorities.
- Translate measurement capabilities into clear value for partners and practical guidance for agencies and sellers.
- Drive joint go-to-market with partners and cross-functional teammates.
Basic Qualifications:
- 8–12+ years experience in an agency, media sales, agency development, or adjacent commercial partnership role.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically about agencies, social/digital platforms, and/or measurement.
- Deep expertise in social media platforms and how agencies plan, buy, and measure brand + performance media.
- Strong client-facing, sales, and commercial skills.
- Familiarity with the indy/performance agency landscape and relationships across it.
- Experience owning or scaling strategic partner relationships.
- Comfort leading discussions with agencies and partners.
- Ability to partner within cross-functional teams, consult, and bring ideas to the table.
- Ability to build internal networks and get things done through collaboration across teams.
- A self-starter who takes initiative, balances quick turnaround with longer-term strategy, and is comfortable with ambiguity and a fast-paced environment.
- Alignment to SpaceXAI's vision and core values.
Preferred Skills and Requirements:
- Existing relationships across indy/performance agencies.
- Experience with agency support plans / joint business planning alongside sales.
- Background spanning both brand and performance agency models.
- Prior work at a major social/digital platform, a performance agency, or a measurement partner.
Compensation and Benefits:
The salary range is $127,000 - $220,000 USD. The total rewards package at SpaceXAI also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.