Senior Director, Sales

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Director, Sales to join our team in Chicago! We're looking for an exceptional sales leader to oversee one of Nexxen's most strategic portfolios of agency and brand partnerships, anchored by Publicis Groupe, while leading a high-performing team of Strategic Account Executives across the Central Region. At Nexxen, we value our differences, varied experiences, and collective contributions. We know that not everyone takes the same career path, so if you don’t match this job description perfectly, don’t worry! We would rather see your application than risk missing out on your potential to make an impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Strategic Account Executives while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
• Drive sales excellence across account strategy, pipeline creation, new business acquisition, account expansion, forecasting, and strategic deal execution.
• Recruit, mentor, and retain top sales talent while building a culture of continuous improvement and shared success.
• Own some of Nexxen’s most strategic partnerships:
  • Serve as the executive relationship owner for Publicis Groupe and its agencies, building trusted partnerships across investment, activation, strategy, data, commerce, analytics, and executive leadership.
  • Leverage relationships and industry expertise to uncover opportunities, strengthen partnerships, and accelerate revenue growth.
  • Develop strategic account plans that identify growth opportunities, expand Nexxen's footprint, and position us as a trusted strategic partner.
• Drive strategic growth & commercial impact:
  • Lead enterprise sales opportunities and drive adoption of Nexxen's solutions across Managed Service, PMPs, Self-Serve DSP, Hybrid, CTV, OLV, Display, Native, Data, Identity, Measurement, and AI-powered capabilities.
  • Deliver predictable revenue growth through disciplined pipeline management, forecasting, and execution against goals.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Product, Client Success, Marketing, Operations, and Data teams to deliver exceptional client outcomes.
  • Represent Nexxen externally through client meetings, industry events,