H+K Strategies

Sales Director

H+K Strategies$100K — $150K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of sales leadership experience in digital marketing and advertising, particularly in data, platform, or SaaS sectors.
  • In-depth knowledge of the advertising landscape, including ad tech, media buying, and campaign measurement.
  • Experience navigating complex sales cycles in agency operations and brand-direct scenarios.
  • Familiarity with emerging technologies in data collaboration and privacy-centric solutions.
  • Proven ability to develop sales-led solutions that deliver tangible customer value.
  • Outstanding communication and negotiation skills to explain technical concepts to various audiences.
  • Capability to identify new market opportunities and contribute to product and marketing strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Drive growth across the brand, data, and media owner business throughout Canada.
  • Engage senior-level contacts with compelling value-based presentations.
  • Navigate the technical aspects of enterprise software sales confidently.
  • Develop and expand a substantial book of business.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure customer success and enhance product adoption.
  • Identify customer challenges and create innovative solutions to meet them.
  • Contribute to the development of go-to-market strategies.

Benefits

  • A culture that inspires extraordinary work among passionate teams.
  • Unparalleled scale and opportunity to influence and execute projects.
  • Challenging and stimulating work with a focus on creative problem-solving.
  • Hybrid work model supporting flexibility and collaboration.
Full Job Description
InfoSum is WPP's privacy-first data collaboration technology, trusted by global businesses to unlock the full potential of their first-party data without risk. Its patented, cross-cloud, decentralized collaboration technology leverages advanced Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) to radically transform how companies generate audience intelligence and drive better customer experiences. As the foundational infrastructure underpinning WPP Open, InfoSum powers trusted data collaboration across every cloud, client, and capability. As our Sales Director, Canada, you will be a pivotal leader in driving significant growth across our brand, data and media owner business throughout Canada, collaborating closely with our dynamic leadership team. This is a unique opportunity to not only build a substantial book of business and advance your career, but also to become a recognized leader in the evolving marketing technology landscape. You will be responsible for engaging senior-level contacts through compelling, value-based presentations, confidently navigating the technical intricacies of enterprise software sales. We are seeking an intelligent, self-motivated, dynamic, positive, and collaborative individual who combines these traits with a deep understanding of the vast advertising, marketing, and data industries. You will be adept at closing deals and instrumental in developing and driving our business across Canada. You possess a genuine passion for strategic thinking and customer success, a commitment to continuous improvement, and a natural ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external experts. We value a diverse, inclusive, and socially conscious culture that fosters open conversation and mutual understanding. What you'll need: • Proven sales leadership experience (7+ years preferred) within the digital marketing and advertising ecosystem in Canada, specifically with a strong track record in data, platform, or SaaS businesses. • Deep understanding of the advertising landscape, including ad tech, media buying, campaign optimization and measurement. • Demonstrated expertise in navigating complex sales cycles within the agency operations and brand direct environments. • Foundational knowledge and keen interest in emerging technologies related to data collaboration, identity resolution, and privacy-centric solutions. • Highly motivated, results-driven, and passionate about identifying customer challenges and developing innovative, sales-led solutions that deliver measurable value. • Exceptional communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. • A strategic thinker with the ability to identify new market opportunities and contribute to product and go-to-market strategies. • Experience working with cross-functional teams (e.g., product, engineering, marketing) to ensure customer success and drive product adoption. Who you are: You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working. You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected. You're extraordinary: We are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day. What we'll give you: Passionate, inspired people - We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work Scale and opportunity - We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry. Challenging and stimulating work - Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge? #LI-Hybrid #LI-Hybrid We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

About H+K Strategies

H+K Strategies is a global public relations company that specializes in corporate communications, public affairs, and crisis management. The company was founded in 1927 and has since grown to have over 2900 employees in more than 80 offices around the world. H+K Strategies has worked with a variety of clients, including major corporations, governments, and non-profit organizations. The company is known for its strategic approach to public relations and its ability to help clients navigate complex issues and crises.
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