Director, Agency and Advertiser Partnerships
Placements.io
$275,000 - $350,000 / year
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Description
The Company:
Placements AI is building the operating system for advertising. As a product-first company, we are transforming the way digital media publishers, broadcasters, retail media networks, and eCommerce businesses manage their advertising operations through AI-powered technology and automation.
Our platform includes AdSalesOS, which enables publishers and retail media networks to manage advertising sales, operations, billing, and revenue reporting, and MarketerOS, which empowers brands and agencies to plan, execute, optimize, and measure advertising investments across multiple channels. Together, our products create a connected ecosystem that helps customers automate complex workflows, improve operational efficiency, and scale their advertising businesses.
Headquartered in New York City, Placements AI has a global footprint with offices in Seattle, London, Taipei, and Denver, as well as the APAC region.
The Position:
As the Director of Agency and Advertiser Partnerships, your primary objective will be to lead the development and execution of strategies to engage brand advertisers and agencies in adopting Placements.io's enterprise solutions. Leveraging your extensive industry experience, you will be pivotal in driving revenue growth by establishing and nurturing relationships with key decision-makers within these organizations.
- Strategy: Develop and execute a robust strategy tailored to introducing and positioning Placements.io's enterprise SaaS marketing platform to brand advertisers and agencies. Highlight the platform's campaign activation, management, optimization, and workflow governance capabilities.
- Relationship Building: Cultivate and maintain strategic relationships with senior executives, marketing directors, and other brand advertisers and agency stakeholders. Understand their unique marketing challenges and demonstrate how Placements.io's platform addresses their pain points.
- Enterprise Sales Process: Utilize your expertise in enterprise sales to guide the process of introducing and selling the platform to brands and agencies. Employ a strategic approach to lead the sales cycle, from initial engagement to successful deal closure.
- Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams, including sales, marketing, and product development, to align partnership efforts with company objectives. Collaborate to create tailored solutions that meet the specific requirements of brands and agencies.
- Solution Positioning: Collaborate with the sales team to effectively position Placements.io's SaaS marketing platform during client interactions. Showcase the platform's real-time campaign optimization, workflow governance, and comprehensive reporting features.
- Negotiation and Collaboration: Lead negotiations for partnership agreements, ensuring favorable terms for both parties. Collaborate with legal teams to finalize agreements that reflect Placements.io's commitment to providing an exceptional SaaS platform.
- Market Insights: Stay attuned to industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging opportunities within the marketing technology space. Translate these insights into actionable strategies that position Placements.io's platform as the premier choice for enterprise marketing solutions.
- Metrics and Reporting: Monitor and analyze key performance metrics related to partnership engagement, providing regular updates to senior leadership. Utilize data-driven insights to refine strategies and optimize partnership efforts continually.
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in enterprise solutions sales within the advertising, media, or related technology industry.
- Proven track record of successfully promoting and selling enterprise SaaS platforms to brand advertisers and agencies.
- Deep understanding of the brand advertising and agency landscape, including marketing trends and challenges.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
- Self-motivated, results-driven, and adept at thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred.
- Competitive salary
- Early-stage stock options
- Open PTO
- 401k match
- Company paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Regular company lunches and happy hours
- Gym membership reimbursement
- Cell phone reimbursement
To apply to our open positions, please email your resume, cover letter, and the name of the position you are applying for to careers@placements.io. We look forward to meeting you!
EEO Employer: Placements.io is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.
Reasonable Accommodation Statement
Placements.io complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please send a request to hr@placements.io. All requests for accommodations are treated discreetly and confidentially, as practical and permitted by law.
Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide.
The expected OTE range for this role in the selected city:
New York City, NY - $275,000 - $350,000 USD
The base salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by various factors, including but not limited to relevant experience, skills, qualifications, education, work location, and other business and organizational needs.
Benefits
- health insurance
- 401(k)
- paid time off
- life insurance
About this role
Placements.io is building an AI-powered operating system for advertising, and this director role sits at the intersection of enterprise sales and partnership strategy. You'd own the go-to-market approach for bringing the company's SaaS platform—which helps brands and agencies plan, execute, and optimize campaigns—to major advertisers and agencies. This means developing positioning strategy, building relationships with senior decision-makers, and driving revenue through the full enterprise sales cycle.
The work spans multiple dimensions: you'll translate market trends and competitor intelligence into actionable strategies, collaborate with sales and product teams to tailor solutions for specific clients, lead negotiations on partnership agreements, and track metrics to continuously refine your approach. Success requires deep knowledge of the advertising and agency landscape, strong enterprise sales experience (at least six years), and the ability to communicate complex platform capabilities—campaign optimization, workflow governance, reporting—in ways that resonate with C-suite and marketing leadership.
This is an in-office role in New York City with a $275,000–$350,000 salary range, stock options, and standard benefits including 401k match, health insurance, and gym reimbursement. It suits someone with a track record selling enterprise solutions to this specific market who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and can balance strategic thinking with hands-on deal execution.
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