Client Partner - Audio Ad Sales & Growth (SA)

Aleph Holding; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Aleph is Spotify’s exclusive sales partner in South Africa. We seek a Client Partner to drive consultative selling, strengthen agency relationships, and grow audio, podcast, and digital media advertising locally.

You will own the full sales cycle, educate clients with data-driven storytelling, and collaborate with global Spotify and Aleph teams to ensure campaign excellence in a fast-paced, dynamic market.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in digital media, advertising sales, or client-facing roles at media agencies or tech platforms.
• Deep understanding of how agencies/brands plan, buy, and measure media campaigns, esp. in audio or programmatic.
• Passion for Spotify, audio innovation, and the evolving digital media landscape.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; turn data into insights and action.
• High attention to detail; manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Proactive, collaborative mindset; exceed expectations.
• Business-level English and knowledge of SA media market.
• Familiarity with CRMs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Represent Spotify’s advertising solutions in the SA market via Aleph partnership.
• Lead conversations with brands/agencies; understand goals and map to Spotify reach.
• Build and manage relationships with media agencies and advertisers.
• Showcase Spotify ad formats across audio, video, and podcasts.
• Educate partners with impactful presentations and data-driven storytelling.
• Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to strategy and execution.
• Collaborate with global Spotify and Aleph teams for client success.
• Monitor market trends and platform innovations to advise clients.
• Maintain pipelines and forecasts in CRM systems.

Skills

Digital media sales

Client-facing

Sales cycle management

English proficiency

CRM (Salesforce)

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Aleph is Spotify’s exclusive sales partner in South Africa. We seek a Client Partner to drive consultative selling, strengthen agency relationships, and grow audio, podcast, and digital media advertising locally.

You will own the full sales cycle, educate clients with data-driven storytelling, and collaborate with global Spotify and Aleph teams to ensure campaign excellence in a fast-paced, dynamic market.