Senior Manager, Advertiser Solutions, Sales Engineering

About the Role:The Senior Manager, Advertiser Solutions, Sales Engineering is the technical face of PubMatic's Ad Solutions go-to-market team, responsible for demonstrating and technically selling Activate and AgenticOS across every partner type we work with - agencies, brands, publishers, and data partners. This role sits at the intersection of sales, product, and product marketing: leading technical demos and discovery calls, translating complex platform capabilities into clear business value for prospects and clients, and acting as the connective tissue between what the market needs and what the roadmap delivers. The responsibilities include partnering with GTM sales teams to run technical demos and proofs of concept, collaborating with Product Management and Product Marketing to shape the roadmap and validate new features before launch, and assisting in shaping sales enablement material and internal training that scale technical selling across the broader sales organization. What You'll Do:Lead technical discovery calls, sales pitches, demos, and solutions architecting for buyers solutions (Activate/AgenticOS) across various buyer profiles, including but not limited to agencies, brands, publishers, and data partners.Act as the primary technical resource for the sales team throughout the deal cycle - translating platform capability into a compelling, partner-specific value story. Partner with Product Management and Product Marketing to influence and shape the product roadmap based on market-driven, field-sourced requirements. Test new product features and releases ahead of launch, providing structured feedback from a field and customer-readiness perspective. Assist in maintaining sales enablement materials - demo scripts, competitive positioning, technical FAQs, and objection-handling guides - for Activate and AgenticOS. Design and deliver internal technical training to onboard and upskill the sales organization on product capabilities and technical selling. Respond to technical and integration-related questions during the sales cycle, coordinating with Engineering and Product where deeper escalation is required. Participate in and contribute to client business reviews, presenting technical roadmap updates and gathering feedback on product support opportunities. Develop lasting relationships with technical and business stakeholders at partner organizations to support long-term account growth, cross-selling and upselling various PubMatic products Travel to client meetings, conferences, and events as needed to support the sales pipeline. Who You Are:Candidates for this role should be proactive, technically credible, and comfortable operating at the intersection of sales, product, and product marketing. We're looking for someone who can earn trust with a technical buyer and a business buyer in the same conversation, is ingenious and practical in architecting solutions to problems, and takes ownership of outcomes across the deal cycle and the roadmap. 5-7 years of experience in sales engineering, solutions engineering, or technical pre-sales within advertising technology, with exposure to DSPs, SSPs, ad servers, DMPs/CDPs, or similar programmatic infrastructure. Understanding of agentic framework, MCP and industry protocols such as iAB AAMP and AdCP. Proficiency with AI tools, including skills, projects and MCP connectors. Demonstrated ability to run compelling technical demos and proofs of concept for both technical, account teams and executive decision makers Working knowledge of programmatic advertising technical fundamentals — RTB, APIs, integrations, identity, and ad serving - sufficient to speak credibly to engineering counterparts at partner organizations. Experience partnering with Product Management and/or Product Marketing to influence roadmap direction and validate features pre-launch. Track record of building sales enablement content and delivering internal training programs at scale. Strong analytical thinking, project management, and organizational skills; able to manage multiple partner engagements simultaneously. Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to flex messaging across agencies, brands, publishers, and data partners. A take-charge, collaborative operator who leads with empathy, builds strong cross-functional relationships, and is equally comfortable in a whiteboard session or a client-facing demo. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Additional InformationReturn to Office: PubMatic employees throughout the globe have returned to our offices via a hybrid work schedule (3 days “in office” and 2 days “working remotely”) that is intended to maximize collaboration, innovation, and productivity among teams and across functions.Benefits: Our benefits package includes the best of what leading organizations provide such as, paid leave programs, paid holidays, healthcare, dental and vision insurance, disability and life insurance, commuter benefits, physical and financial wellness programs, unlimited DTO in the US (that we actually require you to use!), reimbursement for mobile and fully stocked pantries plus in-office catered lunches 5 days per week.Diversity and Inclusion: PubMatic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer; we don’t just value diversity, we promote and celebrate it. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability statusAbout PubMaticPubMatic is one of the world’s leading scaled digital advertising platforms, offering more transparent advertising solutions to publishers, media buyers, commerce companies and data owners, allowing them to harness the power and potential of the open internet to drive better business outcomes.Founded in 2006 with the vision that data-driven decisioning would be the future of digital advertising, we enable content creators to run a more profitable advertising business, which in turn allows them to invest back into the multi-screen and multi-format content that consumers demand.#LI-HYBRIDCompensation DisclosureIn accordance with applicable law, the below salary range provided is PubMatic’s reasonable estimate of the total compensation for this role. New hires and current team members are typically compensated toward the middle of our pay range.The actual amount may vary, based on non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities. In addition to salary PubMatic also offers a bonus, restricted stock units, and a competitive benefits package. Total Compensation Range$160,000—$200,000 USD