Taboola

Agency Development Manager

Taboola$150K — $210K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in digital advertising with a focus on agency development
  • Established relationships with directors and VPs at major US agency holding companies
  • Deep understanding of the agency ecosystem and media buying
  • Proven track record of driving revenue through strategic partnerships
  • Ambitious entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for relationship building
  • Fluency in integrating digital tech companies into agency systems
  • Willingness to travel frequently (2+ domestic trips/month)

Responsibilities

  • Own and grow relationships with US agency holding companies and independents
  • Map agency organizations and engage key decision-makers
  • Drive agency enablement through trainings, workshops, and events
  • Partner with agencies on cobranded marketing and thought leadership
  • Collaborate with sales teams to convert agency relationships into revenue
  • Support commercial agreements to advance partnerships and growth
  • Gather market intelligence to inform internal teams

Benefits

  • Flexible PTO
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Equity options
  • Competitive 401(k) match
  • Paid parental leave
Full Job Description
As an Agency Development Manager on the Agency Development team, you'll execute and support Taboola's North American agency development strategy, working closely with our Director of Agency Development to build and deepen strategic partnerships across your assigned portfolio of US holding companies and independent agencies. You'll own and grow senior relationships at the practice area and director level-engaging trading desk leads, programmatic heads, and department leadership-to champion Taboola's value and work hand-in-hand with our sales teams to make agencies true believers in performance advertising beyond search and social. This role operates upstream of individual campaigns and accounts, focusing on influencing agency strategy, education, and partnership at scale rather than direct deal execution. This is a high-impact, externally facing role for someone who thrives on building influential relationships and turning them into measurable business outcomes. To thrive in this role, you'll need: - 6+ years of experience in digital advertising at a top-tier technology or media company, with a strong focus on agency development - Established relationships with directors and VPs at major US agency holding companies and their subsidiaries, spanning multiple practice areas - Deep knowledge of the agency ecosystem - how holding companies, trading desks, and agency brands operate, plan, and buy media - A track record of driving revenue growth and business impact through strategic agency partnerships, rather than direct account-level selling - An ambitious entrepreneurial mindset. A love of building relationships and executing strategy - Deep understanding / fluency of how to integrate digital tech companies into agency buying and operating systems - Comfort with frequent travel (typically 2+ domestic trips per month for 1-2 nights, with occasional longer trips) Bonus points if you have: - Experience working closely with programmatic or performance-focused agency buyers at major holding companies and independent agencies - Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where you've helped build processes and strategy How you'll make an impact: - Own and grow Taboola's relationships with your assigned US agency holding companies & independents, trading desks, and key agency subsidiaries, serving as the primary point of contact and strategic partner - Map and engage agency organizations at the practice area level-building relationships across trading desk leadership, programmatic heads, and key decision-makers within your portfolio - Drive agency enablement through trainings, demo days, workshops, and strategic roadshows-educating stakeholders on Taboola's platform capabilities and positioning Taboola as a core partner across the agency ecosystem - Partner with agencies on cobranded marketing, thought leadership, tentpole activation, and event activations within your portfolio - Collaborate closely with Taboola's sales teams to connect agency relationships to the right opportunities, helping convert agency enthusiasm into measurable revenue outcomes - Support commercial agreements (e.g., trading agreements, incentive structures, rate cards) where they meaningfully advance strategic partnerships and revenue growth - Gather market intelligence and relay agency feedback to internal teams - including product, marketing, and GTM - to continuously sharpen Taboola's agency offering - Represent Taboola at key industry events and in the broader agency community, working to turn around legacy perceptions of Taboola by taking a proactive approach on reeducation #LI-Hybrid #LI-RT1 The pay and commission offered may vary depending on several factors such as location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We may offer several perks as part of the compensation package that include a discretionary bonus, equity, flexible PTO, medical/dental/vision insurance, a competitive 401(k) match, paid parental leave, and more. Base Salary Pay Range $150,000-$210,000 USD Base Salary + OTE Pay Range $215,000-$300,000 USD

About Taboola

Taboola is a leading discovery platform, serving over 500 billion recommendations to over 1.5 billion unique visitors every month on some of the Web’s most innovative publisher sites, including NBC, USA Today, The Weather Channel, Tribune and Fox Sports. Headquartered in New York City with R&D in Israel, Taboola also has offices in Pasadena, London, Bangkok, São Paulo, Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Istanbul, and Tokyo. Publishers, marketers, and agencies leverage Taboola to retain users on their sites, monetize their traffic, and distribute their content to drive high-quality audiences. Learn more at www.taboola.com and follow @taboola on Twitter.
Learn more about Taboola
Size
1,300 employees
Market Cap
$646.1 million
Industry
Founded
2007
NASDAQ

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