Sales Manager
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Posted: 28/07/2025
- US$160000 - US$220000 per annum
- Chicago, Illinois
- Permanent
🚀 Sales Manager - Chicago-based Hybrid - $180K-220K base salary + Double OTE
🚀 Join a Market-Leading Ad Tech Innovator
We are a global leader in digital advertising technology, empowering media companies to maximize the value of every impression across all screens. With a focus on innovation, scale, and transparency, we partner with some of the world's most respected brands and agencies to drive programmatic efficiency and audience impact.
As a Sales Manager, you'll be joining a high-performing US sales team focused on strategic growth with top-tier advertisers and holding companies. This is a unique opportunity to shape the trajectory of a business undergoing exciting expansion, while directly managing a team and building deep, consultative relationships across the buy-side.
✨ Why Join Us?
- Be part of a fast-scaling business at the forefront of audience-based and identity-first programmatic advertising.
- Lead a team of experienced sales professionals, with autonomy and high visibility across the business.
- Contribute to shaping the next generation of programmatic solutions, with access to industry-leading tools, products, and partners.
- A collaborative, high-integrity culture built around shared success, innovation, and trust.
🎯 What You'll Be Doing
- Lead and coach a team of Sales professionals focused on agency, brand, and ATD relationships in the US.
- Own and grow a high-value client portfolio, delivering against clear revenue and pipeline goals.
- Act as a senior stakeholder in cross-functional sales strategies, from pitch development to long-term programmatic partnerships.
- Champion the company's solutions around audience targeting, identity, and omnichannel execution.
- Build and expand C-level relationships within holding companies, in-house teams, and digital consultancies.
- Represent the business in market as a thought leader in the evolving programmatic landscape.
✅ What We're Looking For
- 7+ years of experience in programmatic advertising or digital media sales.
- 2+ years managing revenue-focused sales or business development teams.
- Deep relationships across brands, agencies, ATDs, or prior experience working closely with DSPs, SSPs, DMPs, or ad servers.
- Proven success in driving sales strategy, closing high-impact deals, and coaching others to do the same.
- Strong communicator with high executive presence and a consultative, value-driven sales approach.
- Expert understanding of programmatic buying principles
- Bachelor's degree required. MBA a plus.
💼 Perks & Benefits
- Competitive base salary + uncapped bonus structure
- Equity participation in a high-growth business
- Comprehensive health, dental & vision coverage
- Flexible work environment with travel opportunities
- Inclusive and collaborative company culture
- Ongoing learning, development, and leadership training
Apply now and be part of the success story!
You can apply for this role now by sending us your CV or by calling us now!
Daniel Bolter
VP North America
332-205-6533
Sphere Digital Recruitment currently have a variety of job opportunities across digital so feel free to get in touch with us to find out how we can help you. You can see more of my current vacancies by looking at my profile here
Sphere Digital Recruitment currently have a variety of job opportunities across digital so feel free to get in touch with us to find out how we can help you. Please take a look at our website.
Sphere is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.
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Daniel Bolter
VP, North America