Business Development Manager

adMarketplace, Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Wellness program

Paid time off

Commuter benefits

401k matching

Summer Fridays

Catered lunches

Fully stocked kitchen

Team sports (ZogSports)

Corporate retreats

Job summary

adMarketplace is seeking a Business Development Manager in New York to build and close new partnerships across AI, search, and commerce. You’ll develop relationships with AI-native companies and platforms to bring partnerships from initial conversations through launch.

This hands-on role rewards commercial drive and curiosity, with a base salary in the $110,000–$130,000 range plus commission and equity. Collaboration with Product and Engineering is essential to create value and scale

Qualifications

• 5+ years in business development, enterprise sales, or partnerships in SaaS, AI, tech, search, commerce, digital media, or adtech.
• Proven experience generating new business and owning opportunities from outreach to close.
• Experience selling partnerships around technical products, APIs, SaaS, or other tech solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build and own a pipeline of new partnership opportunities across AI platforms, search and discovery products, commerce ecosystems, shopping experiences, and emerging technology companies.
• Proactively identify and engage prospective partners, developing relationships across business, product, engineering, and leadership teams.
• Own opportunities through the full business development cycle - from prospecting and discovery through solution development, commercial negotiation, contracting, integration, and launch.
• Develop a deep understanding of prospective partners’ products, users, business models, and technical environments to identify where adMarketplace can create value.
• Work closely with Product and Engineering to develop solutions for new partners, evaluate technical requirements, and bring new integrations and use cases to market.
• Navigate complex, multi-stakeholder opportunities and communicate effectively with both commercial and technical audiences.
• Negotiate commercial agreements and develop deal structures that create value for both adMarketplace and its partners.
• Identify new applications for adMarketplace’s technology as AI changes how consumers search, discover, and transact online.
• Develop and grow existing partnerships by identifying new use cases, integrations, and opportunities for expansion.

Skills

5+ years in BD/partnerships

Enterprise sales

SaaS/AI/adtech experience

Technical stakeholder engagement

Deal negotiation & closing

New partnerships development

Job description

Who We Are

adMarketplace is the largest global marketplace for Native Search advertising. For over 25 years, we’ve connected brands with consumers at the moment they express commercial intent beyond legacy search engines. Today, our Native Search solutions are exclusively integrated across next-generation platforms where discovery happens, including web browsers, Buy Now Pay Later apps, and AI chat surfaces. Powered by vector search technology, our platform delivers relevant text and product ads that match consumers with the brands, products, and offers they’re actively seeking. Our award-winning culture is grounded in the principles of Curiosity, Collaboration, Creative Conflict, Commitment, and Competitiveness – our 5Cs. These values drive us to turn complexity into clarity and create measurable value for consumers, advertisers, and publishers alike.

The Role

We are seeking a Business Development Manager to build and close new partnerships across AI, search, and commerce at adMarketplace. You’ll work with AI-native companies, technology platforms, and emerging digital experiences to develop new use cases, build relationships with technical and commercial stakeholders, and bring partnerships from initial conversation through launch.

This is a hands-on role for someone who is commercially driven, technically curious, and excited to build in an evolving market.

What You’ll Do:

• Build and own a pipeline of new partnership opportunities across AI platforms, search and discovery products, commerce ecosystems, shopping experiences, and emerging technology companies.

• Proactively identify and engage prospective partners, developing relationships across business, product, engineering, and leadership teams.

• Own opportunities through the full business development cycle - from prospecting and discovery through solution development, commercial negotiation, contracting, integration, and launch.

• Develop a deep understanding of prospective partners’ products, users, business models, and technical environments to identify where adMarketplace can create value.

• Work closely with Product and Engineering to develop solutions for new partners, evaluate technical requirements, and bring new integrations and use cases to market.

• Navigate complex, multi-stakeholder opportunities and communicate effectively with both commercial and technical audiences.

• Negotiate commercial agreements and develop deal structures that create value for both adMarketplace and its partners.

• Identify new applications for adMarketplace’s technology as AI changes how consumers search, discover, and transact online.

• Develop and grow existing partnerships by identifying new use cases, integrations, and opportunities for expansion.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in business development, enterprise sales, strategic partnerships, or another commercial role within SaaS, AI, technology, search, commerce, digital media, or adtech.

• Proven experience generating new business and owning opportunities from initial outreach through negotiation and close.

• Experience selling or developing partnerships around technical products, platforms, APIs, SaaS products, or other technology solutions.

• Comfortable engaging with Product, Engineering, and other technical stakeholders and translating technical capabilities into commercial value.

• Experience navigating complex sales or partnership cycles involving multiple stakeholders and customized solutions.

• Strong commercial judgment with experience negotiating agreements and developing deal structures.

• Strong interest in AI and the evolving LLM, search, discovery, and commerce ecosystem, with the curiosity to continuously learn as the market develops.

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and developing opportunities where the use case, commercial model, or path to market may still be emerging.

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders from individual contributors through senior executives.

• A proactive, entrepreneurial approach to identifying opportunities, solving problems, and getting deals done.

*Compensation: $110,000 - $130,000 + Commission & Equity

Join Us

adMarketplace has been named as one of the best places to work in New York City by Built In and Crain’s- the latter of which have recognized us the past three years straight! AMP is currently experiencing triple digit growth, and it’s never been a better time to join our team!

We offer a robust continuing education program, management training, regular company-wide lunch and learns, and well-defined career paths to ensure all our employees have an opportunity to grow.

At adMarketplace, we play to win, but we learn from our setbacks. Our commitment to a collaborative environment means no one succeeds alone, and no one fails alone either.

We know you’ve come to expect comprehensive healthcare, wellness programs, paid time off, commuter benefits, and 401k matching from any company, so it’s a good thing we offer all of that and so much more. adMarketplace offers Summer Fridays, catered lunches, a fully stocked kitchen, ZogSports teams, happy hours and corporate retreats to encourage a strong work/life balance.

No Third Party Recruiters. We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

*This range represents the low and high end of the base salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of adMarketplace in the New York office. Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience; training; associated responsibilities; and other business and organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire.