Senior Account Executive (Growth)

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$77K/yr – $141K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the growth of a mid-market client portfolio by turning objectives into programmatic strategy, coordinating cross-functional teams, and driving multi-quarter expansion.

  • Partnership Growth: Deepen relationships with advertisers and agencies to unlock sustained spend
  • Executive Leadership: Lead QBRs and strategic reviews with clear outcomes and actionable recommendations
  • Growth Planning: Build multi-quarter expansion plans and align stakeholders to scale the account

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Grow existing partnerships: Own a portfolio of current mid-market advertisers and agency teams, deepen relationships, and drive sustained spend growth over time.
  • Lead with outcomes: Diagnose client business objectives and translate them into programmatic strategy tied to clear outcomes (performance, efficiency, measurement, transparency).
  • Build and execute account growth plans: Identify expansion levers, prioritize opportunities, establish stakeholder engagement plans, and drive a clear path to scale.
  • Drive expansion opportunities: Identify and close upsell/cross-sell opportunities by uncovering gaps in the client’s current approach and aligning solutions to the client’s goals.
  • Run executive cadences: Lead QBRs and business reviews with strong narratives, crisp recommendations, and clear next steps.
  • Operate as the quarterback: Partner closely with Client Services, Trading, and Solutions teams to deliver a seamless client experience from strategy through execution.
  • Forecast and operate with rigor: Maintain accurate pipeline/account documentation in CRM and communicate risks/opportunities with clarity.

Requirements

  • 4-8+ years of experience in digital advertising, ad tech, programmatic, or a related consultative commercial role
  • Demonstrated success growing existing accounts (expansion revenue, scaled partnerships, multi-quarter growth), not just landing new logos
  • Experience working with or selling through agencies and/or directly to brand marketing teams
  • Strong executive presence and communication skills; ability to simplify complex topics and influence decision-makers
  • Strong operating discipline: forecasting, pipeline management, CRM hygiene
  • Comfort working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment with high ownership
  • A passion and curiosity to continue to learn
  • A consistent drive for excellence
  • High EQ, with a good sense of humor
  • This role follows a hybrid work model, with in-office expectations Tuesday through Thursday in our NYC office

Preferred

  • Programmatic platform sales experience (DSP, measurement, identity, data, CTV, retail media, etc.)
  • Proven ability to develop multi-quarter growth plans and drive stakeholder alignment across complex accounts.
  • Analytical fluency: Ability to connect performance insights to business narratives and recommendations

Benefits

  • comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents
  • retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match
  • short and long-term disability coverage
  • basic life insurance
  • well-being benefits
  • reimbursement for certain tuition expenses
  • parental leave
  • sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked
  • vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter
  • around 13 paid holidays per year
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Founded in 2009
Ventura, California, USA
4.6K employees (289 in marketing)
75% recommend to a friend
90% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
643.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$191.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.5%
Direct
56.8%
Referral
5.9%
Social
1.6%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
222 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
4.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$257.5M
Last Raise
$125M
Post IPO Equity, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2021
    Post IPO Equity
  • May 2016
    Debt Financing • $125M
  • Mar 2016
    Series C • $60M

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