Sr Sales Manager - FinServ

Samsung is seeking a Senior Sales Manager to grow new business for Samsung Ads within Financial Services, leveraging Samsung’s first-party TV data powered advertising platform. This role spans the United States, with a major new-business focus, and includes domestic travel and periodic visits to headquarters in Korea.

Role Overview

The Senior Sales Manager will build and deepen relationships with agencies across the country and drive new business for Samsung’s owned and operated inventory and audience extension. The position is national in scope (approximately 70% new business) and primarily supports the Financial Services vertical. The goal includes consistent revenue generation with an annual revenue target.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop high-level customer relationships and act as a trusted consultant to support advertising growth optimization.
• Create mid-term and long-term territory plans to grow the advertising business across and beyond Samsung’s Smart TV platform.
• Partner with agencies and brands to integrate the Smart TV platform into their media mix.
• Serve as the voice of the customer by communicating market trends and industry shifts, including implications for product teams.
• Champion proposed Smart TV advertising strategy with key Samsung stakeholders internally.

What You Bring

• Minimum 8 years of experience in new business development for traditional TV and digital media advertising.
• Experience selling data and complex advertising deals (a plus).
• Ability to operate in a hunter capacity and build new opportunities (a plus).
• Experience selling directly to clients (a plus).
• Strong understanding of the advertising industry’s issues, with interest in advancing Smart TV forward-looking strategies in the marketplace.
• A solid track record of high-level negotiation with established advertising industry relationships.
• Successful internal and external relationship management experience.
• Experience engaging agencies and advertisers and presenting both by phone and in person.
• Experience working across both entrepreneurial and established corporate environments.
• Proven ability to consistently close sales and generate revenue.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and reliable follow-through.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Preferred Approach and Experience

• Use 8 to 12 years of experience selling digital or TV advertising solutions to grow and scale domestic revenue.
• Demonstrate hunter capabilities to build a national book of business from the ground up.
• Leverage networking and prospecting to identify, develop, and manage new accounts that complement an existing client roster.
• Possess audience targeting expertise, including cross-device targeting experience.
• Bring existing senior-level contacts and agency experience, supported by an existing client base.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is USD 175,000 - 205,000 per year.

Location and Reporting

This position is based in New York, NY (onsite). You will report to the Financial Services and Telco Sales Director. The role includes domestic US travel as needed and periodic visits to headquarters in Korea.