The Trade Desk

GumGum
VP, Sales
Key details
Salary
$440K – $480K
Employment type
Full-time
Seniority
Vp
Years experience
10+
Location
Denver, Colorado, United States
Full job description
The Vice President of Sales will lead GumGum's sales team across outer markets West of the Mississippi, focusing on revenue growth and strategic partnerships. Responsibilities include managing and developing a high-performing sales team, achieving revenue targets, building client relationships, generating new business, and collaborating cross-functionally. Requires 10+ years in digital advertising sales, team management experience with a large book of business, proficiency in SalesForce, and willingness to travel 50%. Compensation includes base salary plus commission with an estimated total of $440,000 - $480,000 OTE. Remote work is available for candidates in Texas, Minneapolis, Denver/Colorado, Utah, and Ohio territories.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop a high-performing sales team in Outer Territories and Indies Sales Team
- Foster a collaborative and results-oriented sales culture
- Recruit, onboard, and develop top sales talent with coaching and mentorship
- Set and achieve ambitious sales goals and implement performance management
- Promote a positive employee experience and inclusive culture
- Champion innovative sales methodologies and best practices
- Lead by example with ethical leadership
- Achieve and exceed revenue targets for Outer Region with year-over-year growth
- Build strategic partnerships with key brand and agency contacts
- Generate new business opportunities through marketing leads and prospecting
- Expand existing client relationships with upselling
- Drive sales activation and relationship development within key verticals
- Gather and communicate client insights to Product teams
- Collaborate cross-functionally for client onboarding and campaign execution
- Lead strategic sales initiatives with North American Leadership Team
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Media or Marketing/Advertising field
- 10+ years of selling experience in digital advertising sales
- Experience managing a team to deliver a large book of business (15M+)
- Demonstrated experience coaching team members to improve performance
- Strong selling experience and track record of hitting or exceeding sales targets
- Willingness to travel 50% of the time
- Proficient in SalesForce (logging meetings, calls, pulling reports, etc.)
- PowerPoint, Excel and Word skills
- Superb written and verbal communication skills
- Uses Seller Crowd and checks the trades for updates on accounts
- Strong and strategic relationship building with clients
- Attention to detail and organization in daily tasks
- Quick at problem solving internally and externally while managing stakeholders
- Fundamental understanding of business drivers (P/L, Operating Statement, COGS, Revenue, etc.)
- Applies analytical skills to interpret data and uses independent judgment and discretion in developing solutions
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