Amazon is looking for an experienced 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 building partnerships 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.
This position is based at the Amazon Office in Mumbai, with travel as required.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a key member of the ad sales team, helping to drive overall Amazon Advertising strategy and business growth.
- Establish and build strong, profitable, long-term relationships with media agencies and brands and expand the partner ecosystem.
- Build scale into the business development function by collaborating with internal stakeholders (product, program and marketing teams) to develop joint business plans and upsell opportunities.
- Prepare and present business reviews to the senior management team regarding progress and roadblocks to increasing adoption customers.
Basic Qualifications
- Graduate in any discipline from a Tier I institute
- MBA from a premier B-School
- 6+ years of experience in ad sales.
- Demonstrated experience in winning and retaining clients and establishing relationships with partners.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to think strategically and execute methodically. Adept at making data-driven decisions.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Mumbai, MH, IND
- 3+ years of sales experience
- Experience in advertising
- Experience in DSP/ad network sales
- MBA
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