Job Type: Full-time

1. About the OrganisationThe Times of India is the flagship publication of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. It is the world’s largest English broadsheet daily newspaper and covers a wide range of news interests like political, business, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, etc. TOI is built on the key principle to question conventional wisdom and present a comprehensive perspective to the reader for the news around us. The TOI Editorial function is the driving force behind the generation of content that shapes the reader experience. With a focus on news and analysis, this function constantly endeavours to implement path-breaking ideas and drive value-creation innovations.Role: Program Manager - Big Tech Partnerships2. Job DescriptionRevenue, billing and Finance liaison- Raise monthly invoices against partner POs and ROs, and make sure every signed line is billed.- Track billed versus contracted value across all Big Tech deals, and flag anything that is slipping.- Follow up on outstanding payments with the partner and with our collections and Finance teams until closure.- Own the Big Tech payment tracker and the annual forecast.- Reconcile partner marketing spends across TV, print and digital against the deal, campaign by campaign.- Coordinate with Finance on POs, credit notes, GST and documentation so invoices are not held up.Project implementation and partner coordination- Take every signed contract from signature to delivery list out the deliverables, get owners against each, and close them inside the contractual window.- Run the implementation calls with the partner's team and with our internal teams (Editorial, Product, Ad Ops), and keep one live status view.- Verify what has actually gone live before we call a deliverable complete,



and keep the evidence on record for the partner.- Chase the partner for PO release once contracts are signed.- Escalate early where an internal dependency is going to miss a contractual date.Contract and documentation control- Maintain the master record of all Big Tech contracts terms, dates, deliverables, renewal and exit dates.- Circulate signed contracts, keep the file complete, and be the single reference point for what was agreed.- Give the Big Tech Head and leadership a transparent read on where each contract stands ahead of any partner discussion.Research and support to new business- Pull together the data we need for partner discussions content, archive, audio-video, Indic language and audience data.- Track what other publishers are doing with AI & Big Tech Companies, and what deal structures they are signing.- Keep an eye on court proceedings and lawsuits filed by publishers globally.- Build the decks, whitepapers and one-pagers used in partner and internal meetings.- Support new partner conversations (Meta, Microsoft and others) with background research and first-cut commercial notes.3. Who we are looking forMust have- 2+ years of experience in partnership operations, key account management, business operations or a client-servicing role with commercial ownership.- Hands-on experience with billing and collections, raising invoices, working with POs, and following up on payments with clients and with internal Finance.- Experience running delivery against contractual timelines, with both internal teams and an external client.- Comfortable with numbers. Can build and maintain revenue trackers, reconciliations and forecasts- Clean, professional written English.- Deep understanding of AI tools and prompt engineering- Graduate; MBA or equivalent preferred.Good to have- Exposure to AI tools , media, publishing or digital content businesses.- Prior work with a large technology or platform client (Google, Meta, Microsoft, Open AI, Amazon or similar).- Experience with contract documentation and commercial terms.- Ability to build a decent deck without design support.

📌 Program manager (New Delhi)
🏢 Bennett Coleman and Co.
📍 New Delhi