Account Executive, Agency

Profound

$110K — $150K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of SaaS sales experience, especially in agency contexts
  • Strong understanding of the agency buying process and partnership dynamics
  • Proven track record in consultative sales that links technology and business impact
  • Ability to foster long-term relationships with agency leaders and teams
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with experience in fast-paced environments

Responsibilities

  • Own the full agency sales cycle, from prospecting to closing deals
  • Develop strategic outreach to agency leaders and innovation teams
  • Build and manage long-term partnerships for brand safety strategies
  • Collaborate with internal teams to refine product positioning
  • Contribute to the development of the agency sales team and go-to-market strategy

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • Equity options in a growing company
  • Flexible working environment with a focus on collaboration
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Team-driven culture with an emphasis on innovation and impact
Full Job Description
Sales
• New York, New York • London, England • San Francisco, California
• In-office

As an Account Executive focused on agencies, you will own the sales cycle with creative, media, and digital agencies that help the world's biggest brands shape their use of AI. You will play a key role in expanding Profound's agency partnerships, helping agencies manage, measure, and govern how AI shows up across their client work, operations, and campaigns.

What you'll do
  • Own the full agency sales cycle, from targeted prospecting through negotiation and close, across creative, media, and brand network agencies
  • Develop and execute strategic outreach and relationship-building with agency leaders, innovation teams, and holding company partners
  • Build and nurture long-term partnerships that position Profound as an essential part of agencies' AI and brand safety strategies
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Partnerships, and Product to refine positioning, identify key use cases, and scale adoption across networks
  • Help build our agency sales team, shaping our go-to-market motion, playbooks, and partnership approach as we expand


Who you are
  • A proven SaaS closer with experience selling into agencies, holding companies, or adjacent partner ecosystems such as creative, marketing, or technology
  • Deeply familiar with the agency landscape and how agencies buy, partner, and drive value for brand clients
  • Skilled in consultative sales and able to connect emerging technology to real business impact across creative, media, and client success functions
  • Entrepreneurial and relationship-driven, energized by expanding a growing go-to-market motion and building trusted partnerships in a dynamic space
  • Strategic, resilient, and motivated by the opportunity to represent a category-defining product at the intersection of AI, brand safety, and innovation


Location

This is an on-site role based in our NYC, SF, or London office, designed for builders who thrive on speed, iteration, and meaningful impact.

For this role, the expected base salary range is $110,000 to $150,000 before commission (NYC and SF). Profound's total compensation package is designed to be competitive and includes base salary, equity, and a full range of benefits and perks. Final compensation will depend on factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location, and will be determined during the interview process. Our recruiting team will share more details about the full compensation package and benefits as you move through hiring.

Note: All official communication from Profound will come from a @tryprofound.com email address. If you're contacted by anyone using a different domain, please disregard and report it as spam.

Note: All official communication from Profound will come from a @tryprofound.com email address. If you're contacted by anyone using a different domain, please disregard and report it as spam.

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