General Manager, Media
Planar · Washington, DC · 2 mo ago
RemoteRemoteSalesFull-time
Position Overview
The General Manager, Media will lead a healthy, growing broadcast and media business while maintaining strong customer relationships and driving sales.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the Media segment for North America, including revenue growth, pipeline health, and margin performance for broadcast and media customers
- Act as a player-coach: carry a team quota while leading, mentoring, and developing a small team focused on broadcast and media production environments
- Refined and execute a segment-specific sales strategy that protects and grows our existing media base while expanding into new accounts, applications, and partnerships
- Lead by example in the field by participating in customer meetings, joint sales calls, product demos, proof-of-concepts, and key industry events and tradeshows
- Build and maintain executive-level relationships with end users, systems integrators, consultants, and channel partners that influence media display and visualization projects
- Partner with Marketing to define and execute campaigns, content, case studies, and events that strengthen our brand in the media market and generate qualified pipeline
- Collaborate with Applications Engineering and Product Management to shape solutions, proposals, and roadmaps that meet the technical and workflow needs of broadcast and media customers
- Provide market intelligence and competitive insights from the media space to inform pricing, positioning, and long-term strategy
- Maintain accurate forecasts, pipeline visibility, and account plans in the CRM, and report regularly on performance and key initiatives to senior leadership
- Foster a culture of speed, agility, collaboration, and accountability within the team, modeling the behaviors required to win in a fast-moving media marketplace
- Perform other related duties and projects as assigned by management
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience in lieu of a degree will be considered
- 7+ years of technology sales experience, including at least 3-5 years selling into broadcast, media, live production, or similar visual technology environments; experience with LED/LCD displays and visualization systems strongly preferred
- Demonstrated success as both an individual contributor and a sales leader (player-coach), with a proven track record of meeting or exceeding quota while managing and developing a team
- Strong technical aptitude with display, video, and AV systems and the ability to translate complex solutions into clear business value for customers
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, including the ability to engage credibly from technical stakeholders to executive decision-makers
- High energy, sense of urgency, and demonstrated ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and modern CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce, D365), plus comfort with contemporary collaboration tools (Teams, etc.)
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize across personal selling activity, team leadership, and strategic initiatives
- Able to travel up to 50% throughout North America
- Must have a valid driver's license
Benefits
- All benefits start on first day of employment!
- 75% employer-paid medical for employee. Family coverage also included.
- 100% employer paid dental, and vision for employee and dependents
- 100% employer paid long-term, short-term disability, and life insurance policy
- 401k Match, if you're contributing 5% we match 4%
- 100% vested immediately
- 10 paid holidays
- Starting at 15 days paid PTO (inclusive of sick and vacation time) annually
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)