Vice President, Advertising

NU Advisory Partners; United States; On-site; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

NU Advisory Partners has been retained to lead the search for a Vice President, Advertising for a large consumer technology platform. This leader will build the company's direct-sold advertising business into a major revenue engine, growing senior brand and agency relationships and broadening the advertiser base.

The role suits a commercial builder who can set strategy, close significant deals personally, and grow a team.

Qualifications

• Leadership of a direct advertising sales organization at meaningful scale.
• Established relationships with leading agency groups and senior brands.
• Experience building or rebuilding a commercial team.
• Comfort navigating sensitive branding environments.
• Ability to close major deals with advertisers.
• Thrives in ambiguity and decisive in lack of mandate.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy for direct-sold advertising.
• Win senior-level relationships with major brands and agency groups.
• Address advertiser hesitation and unlock budgets.
• Lead or collaborate with programmatic advertising teams.
• Collaborate with creative and brand teams on activations.
• Partner with product and revenue leadership as the company expands into new verticals.
• Build and develop a high-performing sales team.
• Represent advertising at industry events and with top buyers.

Skills

Senior leadership

Agency relationships

Direct-sold advertising

Strategic deal closing

Team building

Programmatic familiarity

Job description

NU Advisory Partners has been retained to lead the search for a Vice President, Advertising for a large consumer technology platform. This leader will build the company's direct-sold advertising business into a major revenue engine, growing senior brand and agency relationships and broadening the advertiser base. The role suits a commercial builder who can set strategy, close significant deals personally, and grow a team.

About NU Advisory Partners

NU Advisory Partners is an AI-native executive search and advisory firm specializing in senior executive, operating, and board roles, with deep expertise in private capital-backed environments.

We're breaking the mold in an industry that hasn't changed in decades, pairing a top-tier team with tech, data, and AI to make search smarter, faster, and built for how businesses move today. The result? A better experience for clients, candidates, and ourselves. With 2,000+ searches and deep industry expertise, we deliver high-touch service and leadership talent that drives long-term value.

Key Responsibilities

• Set the strategy for direct-sold advertising, expanding from a concentrated set of existing advertisers to a broad, premium client roster across categories
• Win new senior-level relationships with major brands and agency groups, and establish the platform as an essential part of their media plans
• Address advertiser hesitation and perception challenges head on, building the confidence that unlocks new budgets
• Lead or work closely with the programmatic advertising team so direct and automated revenue grow together
• Collaborate with in-house creative and brand partnership talent on custom activations and sponsorships that differentiate the offering
• Partner with product and revenue leadership as the company expands into new verticals that reshape the advertiser mix
• Build, hire, and develop a high-performing sales team, putting in place the processes and structure needed to scale
• Represent the advertising business at top industry events and with the most senior buyers in the market

Qualifications & Experience

• Senior leadership of a direct advertising sales organization at meaningful scale, ideally at a digital platform that had to earn advertiser trust
• Established relationships with leading agency groups and senior brand marketers, with a track record of turning them into new revenue
• Experience building or rebuilding a commercial team in its early stages, along with a proven approach to scaling it
• Familiarity with advertising in sensitive or highly scrutinized environments, and the ability to help brands get comfortable investing
• Experience overseeing programmatic advertising or ad product teams is a plus
• Equally credible shaping direction with the executive team and personally closing deals with major advertisers
• Thrives in ambiguity and acts decisively without a fully defined mandate