Senior Sales Director
Ogury
Sales & Business Development
Stockholm, Sweden
Posted on Thursday, August 17, 2023
Ogury, the global leader in personified advertising, has created a breakthrough advertising engine that delivers comprehensive audience interests, brand performance, privacy protection and sustainability within one technology stack, built and optimised for mobile. Advertisers working with Ogury benefit from fully visible impactful ads, future-proof targeting and unwavering protection. Publishers enjoy the rewards of a respectful user experience, incremental revenues and premium demand with Ogury’s solutions. Founded in 2014, Ogury is a global organisation with 500+ people, including 100 engineers across 16 countries.
Ogury are very excited to present a unique and thrilling opportunity for some to launch our new Stockholm sales office. You will be responsible for the initial client onboarding, revenue, and subsequent growth of the Swedish operation. This role will suit someone who relishes the opportunity to be part of a country launch from scratch and all the exciting experiences and decisions that come with that. This person will be excited at the prospect of taking on the challenge that a new market brings and making sure that Ogury’s solution becomes a success in another country.
What you will be doing:
- Responsible for the achievement of the local revenue, with agencies and clients throughout Sweden
- Leverage relationships with key clients from other parts of Ogury and sign them in the local territory
- Raise awareness of Ogury in the local market by client entertainment, marketing, talks, conferences
- Build a team from the ground up and fill management gaps by building and training individuals and teams
- Prepare and implement business plans in partnership with the Managing Director, Nordics (Based in Copenhagen), to facilitate achievement by planning cost-effective operations and market development activities
- Ensure that your business is building and maintaining commercial relationships with Swedish brands and agencies
- Work closely with Nordic Leadership to boost the company’s brand presence and think of creative ways to strengthen its profile
About you:
- Proven experience in a sales leadership role where you have been selling an ad-tech solution into brands or agencies
- You have a solid and extensive network in the advertising space (main holding companies and brands direct) and are able to leverage these contacts for commercial partnerships for the business
- Ideally you have led and managed sales teams before, but you could also be a senior seller, who wants to take the next step in your career
- You understand the operational processes of running a sales business and work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Strong decision making ability, you take accountability for yourself and your team and the office
- Prior experience at creating trade deals in agencies
- Vast experience and knowledge of the Sweden market as a whole
Ogury is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce