Sales Manager, Affinity, France (m/f/d)

Affinity Global; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Affinity is seeking an experienced Sales Manager (m/f/d) to drive demand-side growth in France, with the role based in Berlin or Paris and travel to visit clients and attend industry events. You will cultivate partnerships with brands, agencies and affiliate networks to expand advertiser relationships across France and Europe.

Key responsibilities include growing revenue, managing agency and advertiser relationships, guiding deals from contact to launch, and collaborating with cross-border teams

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in digital advertising, performance marketing or related field.
• Well connected to agencies, advertisers, or digital advertising platforms.
• Track record in business development and client management.
• Strong communication, negotiation and commercial skills.
• Self-driven, hands-on with analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Native-level French and fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Grow advertising revenue and develop new business.
• Build and manage relationships with agencies, advertisers, and affiliate networks.
• Take deals from first contact through to launch and identify opportunities to grow existing business.
• Work with clients to understand goals, monitor campaign performance and improve results.
• Share client and market feedback with product and commercial teams.
• Collaborate with the French Sales Director and colleagues across Europe, mainly Paris and Berlin.

Skills

Digital advertising

Performance marketing

Agency relationships

Business development

Client management

Negotiation

French language

English language

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Affinity is pioneering new frontiers in AdTech by developing solutions that go beyond today’s limitations and open up new monetization opportunities for publishers and advertisers alike. We’re a global team of 650+ experts across the US, Europe, and Asia, building privacy-first advertising infrastructure that thrives outside the traditional walled gardens. We help publishers unlock greater value from their digital properties and enable advertisers to reach highly engaged users through new, innovative touch-points.

The Role

We're looking for an experienced Sales Manager (m/f/d) to grow our demand-side business in France with a focus on our performance solutions. The role can be based in either Berlin or Paris, with business travel to visit clients and attend industry events.

Drive sales growth by winning new clients and expanding existing advertiser relationships across France and the wider European market, while taking ownership of building strong partnerships with brands, agencies, and affiliate networks.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Grow advertising revenue and develop new business.
• Build and manage relationships with agencies, advertisers, and affiliate networks.
• Take deals from first contact through to launch and identify opportunities to grow existing business.
• Work with clients to understand their goals, monitor campaign performance and improve results.
• Share client and market feedback with our product and commercial teams.
• Work closely with the French Sales Director and colleagues across Europe mainly based in Paris and Berlin

What You’ll Bring

• Several years of experience in digital advertising, performance marketing, affiliate marketing or a related field.
• Well connected to agencies, advertisers, or digital advertising platforms.
• A track record in business development and client management.
• Strong communication, negotiation and commercial skills.
• A self-driven, hands-on approach with good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Native-level French and fluent English.

What We Offer

• A crowd of passionate and smart people from different personal & professional backgrounds, that foster open discussions, fun and a strong feedback-culture
• Working in an international environment with teams and clients located in multiple countries
• Opportunity to leverage the resources and network of a leading AdTech innovator.
• Ownership from day one and opportunities for continuous learning and growth with Udemy license.
• Flexible working hours, work-from-home, and generous vacation.

We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.