Account Executive - Microsoft Advertising

What you'll do

• Work with aligned Agency Leads & advertiser clients, nurture trusted and valued relationships with key leaders and stakeholders
• Hold accountability for meeting/exceeding advertising revenue targets
• Serve as Microsoft Advertising product expert, educating customers on solutions and partnering with cross-functional teams
• Create and implement client initiatives and solutions grounded on achieving measurable business results
• Drive scaled programs and foster intentional conversation around commercial deals and joint accountability
• Analyze data and deliver insights and reporting to identify areas of opportunity and guide strategy and partnership roadmap
• Execute scaled initiatives including sales contests, training, certification, and marketing events
• Partner with other functional teams to ensure full leverage of resources, budgets, and tools to drive partnership value
• Act as a point of escalation for troubleshooting billing and technical support
• Operate as a key internal lead for onboarding new advertisers through the Microsoft Advertising Platform
• Ensure CRM hygiene through regular contact management

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Sales, Marketing, or related field AND 8+ years experience in sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on online media or digital advertising OR Master's Degree in Business Administration in Sales, Marketing, or related field AND 5+ years experience in sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on online media or digital advertising OR 9+ years experience in sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on online media or digital advertising OR equivalent experience
• Experience in online media, digital advertising, or Search Engine Marketing Sales and Service experience
• Organizational agility to work across functions, markets and segments; and driving scaled programs
• Proven track record in nurturing trusted relationships with decision makers; possessing a high degree of entrepreneurial spirit, executive maturity, integrity and accountability
• Solid quantitative and analytical skills, with the ability to link data to insights and actions
• Technical competency with digital ad products
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders with differing priorities, projects and deadlines
• Consistently demonstrates a growth mindset; embracing continuous learning; challenging the status quo, being brave, failing fast and rapidly iterating
• Passion for contributing to a diverse and inclusive culture
• Some domestic or overseas business trips are anticipated
• Native-level Japanese proficiency and business-level English sufficient for internal communication

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