DESCRIPTION

Amazon is looking for an experienced Sr. Ad sales Manager to help grow its advertising business in India. The person will have the opportunity to define and execute the go-to-market strategy for Amazon’s, fast-growing advertising business, by engaging with media agencies and brands.

The ideal candidate will have a strategy/BD/sales background preferably with revenue responsibility. A proven track record of scaling revenue on media platforms and working in a complex, cross functional environment is a key requirement. He/she must also possess strong communications skills and the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions to internal and external stakeholders. He/she will have a keen sense of ownership, drive, and desire to win!

The Amazon India Advertising business is a strategic start-up with support and interest from business units across the company as well as Amazon’s top management. We are a motivated, collaborative and fun-loving team building a high growth business. We are entrepreneurial and have a bias for action and a broad mandate to experiment and innovate. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on the future vision for Amazon.

Our goal is to establish and expand long-term business relations, and drive sustainable success for our advertiser customers. To achieve that, you will completely own the advertising revenue of your portfolio and lead the engagement with your customers, supported by a cross-functional team of account managers, program managers and designers. By managing your sales pipeline independently, gaining a deep understanding of the needs of your brands and the ecosystem, and developing convincing solutions you will ensure the achievement of your short and long-term objectives. If you are excited to work in the fast-paced and rapidly evolving commerce media, have a consultative selling style, please apply

Key job responsibilities
• Serve as a key member of the Amazon Ads business development team, helping to drive overall Amazon Ads sales strategy and business growth.
• Establish and build strong, profitable, long-term relationships with key advertisers at all levels.
• Analyze data, trends, performance and leverage your understanding of marketing and Amazon’s ad solutions to create and sell holistic marketing strategies for brands by working with senior decision-makers on the customer side.
• Act as the advertisers’ advocate to evangelize for their success working with Amazon India Ads partner teams across product, account management, program management, and global technology teams to drive advertiser success with Amazon Ads.
• Build scale into the business development function by collaborating with multiple external and internal stakeholders to develop joint annual media plans and unlock new opportunities and use cases with key clients.
• Prepare and give business reviews to the Amazon Ads senior management team regarding progress and roadblocks.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

– 7+ years of B2B sales experience
– Experience building customer relationships

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

– Experience building, executing and scaling cross-functional programs or advertising campaigns from concept to completion
– Experience using data and metrics to measure impact and determine improvements