About the role

Meta is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive monetization strategy and partnership development in the key India market. In this role, you will define and execute high-impact commercial frameworks that expand Meta's revenue ecosystem across advertising, commerce, and emerging monetization surfaces. You will identify, structure, and close transformative partnerships that unlock new revenue streams, shape product monetization strategy, and influence how Meta's platforms generate sustainable value at scale. This is a role for a experienced business development leader who can operate with full autonomy across complex, ambiguous deal environments and drive company-level outcomes.Responsibilities

Define and lead the long-term monetization partnership strategy across Meta's advertising, commerce, and platform revenue surfaces
Identify, evaluate, and execute high-value strategic partnerships that unlock new monetization opportunities or expand existing revenue streams
Structure and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including revenue-sharing arrangements, API monetization deals, and platform licensing frameworks
Collaborate with product, engineering, legal, and finance teams to align partnership structures with Meta's monetization product roadmap
Develop and own executive-level business cases and investment theses for new monetization initiatives, presenting to senior leadership
Establish frameworks for evaluating partnership ROI, deal economics, and long-term revenue impact across Meta's monetization portfolio
Serve as the primary external relationship owner for strategic monetization partners, managing C-suite and senior stakeholder engagement
Anticipate market shifts in digital advertising, commerce, and platform monetization to proactively shape Meta's partnership positioning
Provide strategic guidance to cross-functional teams on monetization deal structures, market dynamics, and competitive landscape
Drive organizational alignment on monetization partnership priorities, influencing roadmap decisions and resource allocation across business units

Minimum Qualifications

12+ years of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, or corporate development with a focus on monetization, advertising, or platform revenue
Experience structuring and closing complex, multi-party commercial agreements including revenue-sharing, licensing, or platform monetization deals
Track record of defining and executing partnership strategies that have generated measurable, large-scale revenue impact
Experience engaging and influencing C-suite and senior executive stakeholders at partner organizations
Experience operating independently in ambiguous, high-stakes deal environments with accountability for company-level outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Experience building and scaling business development functions or establishing new partnership categories from the ground up
Background in commerce, payments, or emerging platform monetization surfaces such as messaging, AI-driven experiences, or wearables
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
Experience in digital advertising ecosystem partnerships, including programmatic, performance marketing, or ad tech monetization models
Demonstrated ability to translate complex deal structures into clear financial models and executive-ready strategic narratives
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

Business Development Manager, Monetization

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