Director of Business Development, Samba TV
Platform Sales
Data & measurement for smarts TVs
Job no longer available
Data & measurement for smarts TVs
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create data at the heart of TV, powering a more scientific approach to advertising and a better viewing experience for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years experience in a revenue-focused Business Development or Sales role in advertising, data, measurement/analytics, or AdTech/MarTech SaaS sales working with leading media companies, agencies, brands or platforms
- A solid understanding of the programmatic and digital landscape, and the use of data within it
- Sell comfortably in a team-sell format to senior-level executives of adtech and ad measurement platforms
- Hands-on experience developing and leading multi-level strategic customer relationships driven by successful delivery of high value solutions which have yielded tangible business results (increased revenue, new market penetration, & increased market share)
- Able to operate comfortably across different client disciplines from Brand Management, Media, Research and Analytics, Data/Marketing Sciences, Product Management, Sales, Technology, Finance, and Corporate Strategy
- Understand and communicate the “big picture” of advanced segmentation, scoring, analytics, attribution platform, and data solutions
- Ability to champion new ideas, initiate change, drive innovation, and trust with your clients
- Intellectual curiosity, attention to detail, high energy, deliberate delivery, and focused on winning, client success, and high growth
- Proven ability to identify, open, navigate and close solution sales in excess of 6-7 figures within key vertical markets
- Demonstrated track record of consistently surpassing targets, new business, and overall revenue, and/or profitability goals
- Working and pragmatic knowledge of various syndicated data offerings; ability to translate data knowledge into tactical and strategic solution frameworks
- Ability to sell, negotiate, and close business in English, plus one or more of German, French, Spanish, or Italian is an added bonus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate complex issues in a concise and polished manner to a diverse audience
- Desire to collaborate internally to improve and execute on deliverables, process, and output across multiple time zones
What the job involves
- Reporting into the Head of Platform Partnerships, US we're seeking an accomplished Director, Business Development of Platform sales with a track record of driving explosive revenue growth to join our Revenue team in the North America region
- This role will be responsible for leading Samba’s portfolio of programmatic platform partnerships. This will entail strategic selling of Samba’s entire product suite
- Prospect and grow the pipeline of “platforms” (Demand Side Platforms, SSP’s other programmatic platforms, data providers, and measurement providers) that integrate linear and streaming TV data into their products in the United States and Canada
- Experience selling into the largest advertising technology platforms is important, with an emphasis on the use of data solutions that support targeting, planning, and measurement applications
- Experience in deal-making that requires the use of identity solutions to support direct digital matching, and the use of intermediaries like LiveRamp and Experian
- Apply consultative selling skills to help Adtech clients develop solutions that optimize the use of TV data in today's omnichannel marketing ecosystem
- Collaborate with Business Development, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Legal and Finance to help architect, negotiate, and close large-scale data, and analytics solution agreements
- Manage a pipeline of high value opportunities through the Samba Enterprise Sales Process, and document the details using Salesforce
- Develop effective sales strategies and deliver compelling product demonstrations and sales pitches with the product marketing organization
- Cultivate and grow relationships with mid-level and senior leadership in target accounts to upsell services year-over-year
- Collaborate with internal teams, working together to keep projects on track and resolving issues as they arise, connecting the dots between products, clients, and success with their end customers
- Meet quarterly and annual revenue goals
- Provide ongoing internal reporting and analysis for accurate revenue forecasting
- Listen to, identify, and understand prospects’ viewpoint, and tailor communication to meet prospect needs and expectations
- Suggest product and sales process improvements that will increase sales performance metrics (we want you to have a stake in growing the business)
- Generate new product ideas and bring actionable client feedback back to product management
Our take
Samba TV is improving the TV viewing experience by employing analytics to better personalize adverts and recommendations. With a scientific and algorithmic approach to how smart TVs work, the company enables TV businesses to better capture and serve consumers - an offering which has attracted the likes of Disney.
In recent years, Samba TV has focused on making artificial intelligence and machine learning central to its offerings, in part through the acquisition of Disruptel. This has enabled heightened content recognition and non-intrusive ad unit development, both of which enable it to deliver more value.
Moving forwards, Samba continues to partner and integrate with a wide range of companies to expand its product offering and market reach. And is 2022 expansion into Australia has put the company on the path to becoming a global force to be reckoned with.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2018
$7.5m
EARLY VC
Jun 2017
$30m
SERIES B
Total funding: $45.7m
Company benefits
- Health Coverage: We have several choices of medical, dental, and vision plans with a range of coverage levels and costs, including a 100% employer-covered plan.
- Wellness & Lifestyle Perks: Our wellness programs are designed to help you maintain or move toward a healthy lifestyle through mindful meditations, gym access, and other assistance when you need it!
- Company Equity Plan: We believe in shared success. We want our employees to not just work for us, but to truly be part of our growth story.
- Volunteer Days: We're committed to making a positive impact, both in and outside the workplace!
- Flexible Time Off: We encourage a healthy work-life balance which empowers our teams to recharge when needed and thrive both personally and professionally.
- Team & Company Events: We love to hang out together! We provide many opportunities to get to know each other whether virtually or in person.
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Ashwin Navin
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded i/o ventures and BitTorrent, serving there as President. Experience as an Analyst for Epoch Partners, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs.
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