Sales Director (Publicis)
$250k - $270k USD
About TripleLift
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TripleLift is seeking a hunter-minded demandseller to join our Agency Holding Company sales team as a Sales Director. This senior-level role is responsible for driving revenue growth by identifying, qualifying, and closing new opportunities while deepening relationships across key agency accounts. The ideal candidate is based in the New York metropolitan area and has a strong track record of success within the advertising ecosystem.
This role requires a balance of building and nurturing key client relationships, maintaining a healthy schedule of meetings in Salesforce, and diligent pipeline management. For a Supply-Side Platform (SSP), this means influencing deals where an advertiser, an agency, a DSP, or a publisher chooses to favor us based on the quality of our formats, campaign performance, technology, and service.
This position operates on a set of core principles that guide our work:
- Deliver Results/Win as a Team: You are highly goal-oriented and focused on exceeding key performance indicators. Your ability to consistently meet and exceed your targets will be critical to your success and the growth of our business.
- Embrace and Drive Change: We encourage bold, innovative ideas. We want you to identify new opportunities, challenge the status quo, and help shape the future of our agency partnerships.
- Own Your Piece, Know the Puzzle: You will take full ownership of your accounts and responsibilities. This means being proactive in solving problems, being accountable for your outcomes, and acting as a true owner of your business.
- Raise the Bar: We believe in setting a high bar for ourselves and our work. You will bring a meticulous approach to client interactions, internal processes, and data management, ensuring all aspects of your role are executed with precision.
Responsibilities:
- Lead Generation & Pipeline Management: Actively prospect and build a robust pipeline of new business opportunities with a focus on Publicis agency and client accounts.
- Strategic Partnerships: Cultivate and expand relationships with key decision-makers at agencies, trading desks, DSPs, and advertisers. Understand their needs and strategically position our full suite of programmatic offerings (Native, CTV, Retail Media, OLV, and Data solutions).
- Operational Excellence: Maintain accurate and up-to-date client information, activities, and pipeline in Salesforce to ensure a clear overview of your business.
- Revenue Growth: Meet or exceed quarterly and annual revenue goals according to your sales plan.
- Market Insights: Stay informed on industry trends and competitor activities to identify new opportunities and inform our business strategy.
- Utilize a solution-selling philosophy by listening to key business requirements, and selling through TL's solutions that meet the client’s needs.
- Assess potential business deals, through RFP responses and pursue proactive opportunities via strategic partnerships
- Network at industry-relevant functions to increase TripleLift’s visibility and connect with new clients.
- Effectively forecast monthly, quarterly, and annual sales
- Provide weekly updates to leadership on sales, leads, and the status of prospective projects
Qualifications:
- Proven ability to build and grow agency partnerships at all levels, from planners to executive stakeholders.
- Deep understanding of the programmatic ecosystem and general sales process, with experience selling cross-format solutions.
- Highly motivated team player who consistently strives to exceed goals and push expectations.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Superior analytical skills and a strong grasp of customer needs.
- Comfortable taking ownership of projects and showcasing key accomplishments.
US Jobs: The below range represents the potential on target earnings for this role. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors including, but not limited to, experience and performance. This range includes both base and potential variable compensation and is not guaranteed.
The range listed is just one component of TripleLift’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include an open Paid Time Off policy, and many region-specific benefits.
Pay is based on various non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to experience, education, and skills.
Benefits Available to Eligible Employees Include the following*:
- Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
- Flexible PTO
- 401k w/ employer match
*Full-time employees are eligible for comprehensive benefits (subject to the terms of applicable plans/policies/agreements, which will be made available to you after commencing employment).
OTE compensation range
$250,000—$270,000 USD
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