Senior Director, Enterprise Sales & Partnerships

Nexxen; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexxen in Chicago is seeking a Senior Director of Sales to lead a strategic portfolio and a high-performing team of Strategic Account Executives across the Central Region.

Reporting to the VP of Sales, this role owns the commercial strategy, executive relationships, and revenue growth, shaping go-to-market and enterprise partnerships with Publicis Groupe to drive growth and market leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in digital advertising, ad tech, or programmatic sales.
• 5+ years leading high-performing sales teams.
• Proven success driving enterprise revenue growth through partnerships, new business, and account expansion.
• Established executive relationships across agency ecosystems.
• Deep expertise across the programmatic ecosystem including DSPs, SSPs, CTV, OLV, Display, PMPs, identity, data, measurement, and AI-enabled advertising.

Responsibilities

• Own the commercial strategy, executive relationships, and revenue growth across the portfolio.
• Lead a team of Strategic Account Executives and drive account strategy, pipeline creation, and new business acquisition.
• Develop and expand strategic partnerships, influence go-to-market strategy, and shape Nexxen's commercial organization.
• Forecast, manage pipeline, and execute deals with cross-functional partners (Product, Client Success, Marketing, Operations, Data).
• Represent Nexxen externally through client meetings, industry events, and thought leadership.

Skills

Digital advertising

Programmatic sales

Enterprise sales

Leadership

Forecasting

Strategic partnerships

Stakeholder management

Executive presence

Team building

Job description

Nexxen in Chicago is seeking a Senior Director of Sales to lead a strategic portfolio and a high-performing team of Strategic Account Executives across the Central Region.

Reporting to the VP of Sales, this role owns the commercial strategy, executive relationships, and revenue growth, shaping go-to-market and enterprise partnerships with Publicis Groupe to drive growth and market leadership.