Senior Manager, Content Partner Operations

Shutterstock's Data Partner Network (DPN) is a strategic pillar of the Data Licensing & Services AI division's growth strategy. The DPN team identifies, negotiates, and manages partnerships with content companies around the world, expanding the breadth and diversity of content available within Shutterstock's AI ecosystem. This growing network includes partners across a wide range of content modalities, including long-form video, text, conversational audio, editorial content, and more, providing a continuous pipeline of high-quality data to support our expanding portfolio of AI customers. What You’ll Do: Manage ongoing operational communication with signed supply partners related to library readiness, metadata, content refreshes, and broader partner activities. Maintain accurate supplier profiles and internal documentation across relevant systems. Drive content readiness by tracking supplier catalog details, rights information, metadata, samples, delivery status, and related operational inputs. Coordinate supplier support for initial library delivery and ongoing content updates. Track supplier lifecycle and contractual milestones, including renewals, expiration dates, exclusivity periods, and partner-specific commitments. Monitor supplier activity, open questions, and next steps to help ensure timely follow-through. Coordinate supplier information and operational handoffs across internal teams supporting onboarding, content readiness, and customer delivery. Identify and support opportunities to improve supplier workflows, documentation, and operational processes as the Data Partner Network scales. What You’ll Bring to the Role: 6-8 years of experience managing supplier or partner operations, content operations, catalog operations, metadata operations, or supply-side relationships in data, AI, media, streaming, distribution, or content licensing businesses. Strong experience working with metadata, content libraries, catalog structures, asset management systems, or content management workflows. Experience supporting the onboarding, organization, delivery, or ongoing management of partner-supplied content libraries. Strong external communication skills with the ability to manage partner-facing conversations clearly and professionally. Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple workstreams and cross-functional handoffs. Experience working with Confluence, Jira, Salesforce, or similar collaboration, CRM, and workflow management tools. AI, machine learning, or data licensing experience is a plus. At Shutterstock, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. The compensation package offered may vary depending on employment experience, skills, and knowledge. You may also be eligible for our generous benefits package including health, wellness and financial benefits. Compensation ranges for candidates in locations outside of the location(s) below may differ based on the cost of labor, market, and additional factors. The pay range for this position is below: 150,000 - 160,000 per year in New York Shutterstock Values We are one team collectively focused on creating an unrivaled experience for our Customers and Contributors. Our Values represent the mindset of the employee who will thrive at Shutterstock. Shutterstock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Suitably qualified and eligible candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. Shutterstock ensures that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, View email address on click.appcast.io. The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. #J-18808-Ljbffr Shutterstock, Inc.