Sr. Sales Manager, DE Emerging Verticals
at Pinterest
Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Germany
About Pinterest:
Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.
Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.
As a Sr. Sales Manager reporting into our Managing Director of DE, you will define, launch and drive strategic outcomes and operationalize the vision for the sales team.
We’re looking for a high-performing candidate with experience building advertising/media sales teams, passion for solving ambiguous problems, excellent communication skills and the ability to influence cross-functionally and globally. Our advertising business is thriving, our user base continues to grow, and we believe the impact of this role can fuel our company to grow in unprecedented ways.
What you’ll do:
- Lead group of high performing, mix of junior and senior Client Partners and Client Account Managers in Auto, Tech & Telco, Entertainment, Travel, Financial Services.
- Build strong relationships externally with senior level decision makers within partners organization (Brands and agencies) toward trusted partnership as well as drive thought leadership in the area of industry/sector.
- Grow Pinterest revenue sustainably in the Emerging Verticals industry. Build strategy and action plan for scope of business, for long term and short term success. Drive operational excellence across key metrics.
- Track, analyze, and communicate key quantitative metrics and business trends to senior leadership as they relate to your team's client partnerships.
- Grow, train and lead a diverse, high performing team with a strong inclusive culture to support emerging and established clients.
- Achieve revenue targets through effective planning, setting sales goals, analyzing data on past performance, and projecting future performance.
- Work cross-regionally and cross-functionally to build cohesive partnerships with peers and internal stakeholders, including product, sales operations, and marketing.
What we’re looking for:
- 15+ years of experience in advertising sales or marketing/brand building or media with an established network in the German market preferably in Auto, Travel, Telco, Finance and Insurance industry.
- Strong people management skills
- Has a strong understanding of how media work and what drives media decisions.
- Has strong knowledge of media and advertising KPIs and language.
- Demonstrated experience of commercial acumen & analytical mindset
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence effectively
- Facilitates and enables a high performance team culture; challenges poor outcomes or unproductive behaviors for self and others. Shows determination in the face of obstacles and setbacks. Sets high standards for own and team performance and results; consistently delivers tasks to successful completion.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Marketing, or equivalent experience.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times per week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from the Hamburg, Berlin or Munich office.
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