Senior Publisher Manager

About the role

As a Senior Publisher Manager you will build and grow Adcities' supply by signing and onboarding major OOH and DOOH media owners onto the OMI platform. Based in Dubai, you will be the primary point of contact for publishers, guiding them from the first conversation through long‑term partnership and ensuring their inventory is fully integrated, optimized and performing. The role sits at the intersection of business development, account management and technical onboarding.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and sign leading OOH and DOOH media owners to build a diversified supply portfolio for the UAE & KSA markets.
• Lead the full publisher lifecycle: prospecting, negotiation, contracting, onboarding, optimization and retention.
• Guide new partners through technical integration on the OMI platform and ensure a smooth launch.
• Develop trusted, long‑term relationships with contacts from operations to C‑suite.
• Monitor publisher performance, analyse data and uncover revenue and engagement opportunities.
• Create processes and best practices to maximise supply quality and partner experience.
• Collaborate with product, engineering and sales teams to align publisher capabilities with advertiser demand.
• Act as the internal voice of publishers, feeding market insights and feedback to product and leadership.

Required profile

• 8+ years of experience in OOH publisher development, supply partnerships or account management within digital media or AdTech.
• Experience planning and negotiating OOH/DOOH campaigns within an agency.
• Proven track record of signing and growing partnerships with media owners or publishers.
• Deep understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem (programmatic, DSP/SSP, contextual, measurement) and OOH/DOOH market dynamics.
• Experience managing technical integrations alongside engineering or product teams.
• Excellent analytical skills with comfort in performance data, revenue modelling and reporting.
• Fluent in English; Arabic is a strong plus.
• Highly organized, autonomous and able to manage multiple partnerships in a fast‑moving environment.
• Prior exposure to OOH/DOOH, startup or scale‑up environments and familiarity with the MENA media landscape.

Required skills

• Programmatic advertising
• DSP
• SSP
• Contextual advertising
• Measurement platforms
• Technical integration