Account Director

STACKADAPT (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Remote; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Singapore is seeking an experienced Account Director to lead sales activities and cultivate senior customer relationships. This remote-first role focuses on nurturing existing partnerships and acquiring new programmatic advertising revenue. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in digital advertising sales and demonstrates strong communication skills and a deep understanding of client needs. This position offers opportunities for travel and collaboration with internal teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in digital advertising sales or account management.
• Proven track record of managing large-scale accounts and driving campaign success.
• Ability to grasp and communicate technical concepts within digital advertising.

Responsibilities

• Identify, pitch, and close platform sales deals.
• Build and manage strong existing client relationships.
• Work with Account Managers to grow and retain accounts.

Skills

Digital advertising sales

Account management

Strong communication skills

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI-powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward-thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high-impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.

As an Account Director, your pivotal role encompasses the leadership of sales activities and the cultivation of enduring senior customer relationships. Reporting directly to the Director of Sales, your mandate extends to both nurturing existing business partnerships and spearheading the acquisition of new programmatic advertising revenue from key agencies and brands. To excel in this capacity, a keen comprehension of each client's long-term objectives is essential, coupled with a proactive approach to autonomously build strategy and identify lucrative partnership opportunities that foster business growth with StackAdapt.

You will work closely with clients, internal teams, and stakeholders to deliver innovative ad tech solutions that drive client success and business growth. Collaboration with StackAdapt Account Managers is integral to your success as you work in tandem to forge and sustain robust client connections. Moreover, you will play a central role in understanding commercial needs and co-creating innovative campaign strategies and bespoke solutions that address broader partnership while dedicated to expanding and retaining our existing account base.

StackAdapt is a remote-first company. We are open to candidates located in Singapore for this position.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Identifying, pitching, and closing platform sales deals with Big6 Agency Holding Companies and brands
• Build and manage strong existing client relationships through understanding business objectives, challenges and opportunities. Seek account growth opportunities
• Working with your dedicated StackAdapt Account Managers to grow and retain existing accounts by creating high-level strategy and presenting new campaign approaches / solutions to clients, and building strong relationships
• Identify upsell / cross-sell opportunities, drive client retention and expansion
• Partnering closely with management/product and internal teams to get products specified and built against larger customer opportunities

What You'll Bring to the Table

• 10+ years of experience in digital advertising sales, account management, or related fields, with a proven track record of managing large-scale accounts and driving campaign success
• Experience in navigating senior relationships at Big6 Agency Holding Companies and independent agencies to drive strategic initiatives and commercial partnerships
• Proven track record with industry stakeholders
• In-depth programmatic knowledge and expertise, strong existing agency/client network and relationships across Southeast Asia
• Experience sales pipeline management and ensured ongoing client satisfaction, renewal and opportunity discovery
• Experience client pitching for new and existing business and strong sales rigor to close opportunities
• Track record of success in a quota-carrying environment
• Ability to grasp and communicate technical concepts and DSP platform-based knowledge, with an understanding of digital advertising technologies, platforms, and industry trends
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to act autonomously with limited information
• Willing to travel occasionally to meet with clients within their region