Senior Director, Head of Growth — NewsBreak Ads

The role

You will own the commercial engine for NewsBreak Ads by building and scaling advertiser demand. You will lead a team of business development and account managers while partnering with Product and Engineering to improve the platform.

What you will do

• Build and scale a direct-sales motion across performance and brand verticals.
• Establish and grow relationships with independent agencies and major holding companies.
• Own strategic partnerships across the digital-advertising value chain.
• Own the demand-side revenue goal including targets, pipeline, and forecasting.
• Lead, hire, and develop the growth team.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to improve monetization and advertiser ROI.
• Define pricing, packaging, and positioning for the platform.
• Report on demand growth, pipeline health, and revenue to executive leadership.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years in digital advertising.
• Proven track record in demand-side business development, agency partnerships, and/or platform sales.
• Several years in a leadership or people-management capacity.
• Demonstrated ownership of a significant revenue goal at a self-service, programmatic, or performance advertising platform, DSP, ad network, or comparable adtech company.
• Established relationships across the buy side including direct advertisers, independent agencies, and holding companies.
• Deep familiarity with the adtech ecosystem including mobile measurement partners, attribution and tracking providers, ad networks, DSPs/SSPs, and programmatic mechanics.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
• Top-tier 401(k) plan with company matching
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• FSA and commuter benefits programs
• Team activity budget

About the company

NewsBreak is a local life and news platform with more than 40 million monthly users. The company includes NewsBreak, Nearby AI, and NDot AI.