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Vertical Sales Director

New York, NY ยท On-site

$225K - $300K/yr

  • PTO

Digital Turbine is looking for a Sales Director to work on our Vertical Sales Team at a period of incredible growth for the company. This role will be covering App First, Finance, Gaming and Travel ...

Vertical Sales Director

New York, NY ยท On-site

$225K - $300K/yr

  • PTO

Digital Turbine is looking for a Sales Director to work on our Vertical Sales Team at a period of incredible growth for the company. This role will be covering App First, Finance, Gaming and Travel ...

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What is a vertical director?

A Vertical Director is a senior leader responsible for overseeing all operations, strategies, and performance within a specific business vertical or industry segment of a company. This role involves setting goals, managing teams, driving revenue growth, and ensuring that products or services meet the unique needs of their targeted market. Vertical Directors often collaborate with sales, marketing, product development, and executive leadership to align their vertical's objectives with the overall company strategy. They play a key role in shaping and executing business plans that address industry-specific challenges and opportunities.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a vertical director, and why are they important?

To excel as a Vertical Director, you need deep industry expertise, strategic planning abilities, and a proven track record in managing business units or verticals, often supported by a bachelor's or master's degree in business or a related field. Familiarity with CRM systems, business analytics platforms, and project management tools is commonly required. Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills set top performers apart in this role. These competencies drive growth, ensure effective cross-functional collaboration, and position the vertical for long-term success.

What are some common challenges faced by a vertical director when aligning multiple teams within a specific industry sector?

As a Vertical Director, one common challenge is ensuring alignment across diverse teams such as sales, marketing, product development, and customer support within a specific industry sector. Each team may have different goals and metrics, so it's essential to foster clear communication, establish shared objectives, and regularly synchronize strategies. Navigating varying customer needs, evolving market trends, and internal resource constraints can also require adaptability and strong leadership. Successful Vertical Directors often facilitate cross-functional meetings and leverage data-driven insights to drive cohesion and performance.

What is the difference between Vertical Director vs Vertical Manager?

AspectVertical DirectorVertical Manager
ResponsibilitiesOversees multiple verticals, sets strategic direction, manages senior teamsManages specific verticals, implements strategies, supervises day-to-day operations
CredentialsTypically requires extensive experience, leadership skills, and industry knowledgeRequires relevant industry experience, certifications, and managerial skills
Work EnvironmentExecutive-level, strategic planning, cross-department collaborationOperational focus, team management, project execution
Industry UsageCommon in large organizations with multiple verticalsUsed in organizations with defined vertical segments

The Vertical Director focuses on strategic oversight across multiple verticals, while the Vertical Manager handles the daily management of a specific vertical. Both roles require industry experience and leadership skills, but the director operates at a higher, more strategic level, often managing managers or senior teams.

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Vertical Sales Director

Digitalturbine

New York, NY โ€ข On-site

$225K - $300K/yr

Full-time

PTO

Re-posted 13 days ago


Job description

At Digital Turbine, we make mobile advertising experiences more meaningful and rewarding for users, app publishers, and advertisers - intelligently connecting people in more ways, across more devices. We provide app publishers and advertisers with powerful ads and experiences that captivate consumers, fuel performance, and help telecoms and OEMs supercharge awareness, acquisition, and monetization. In a rapidly evolving industry, we are constantly innovating and creating better paths of discovery to connect consumers, publishers, and advertisers across the mobile ecosystem.

Please note that Digital Turbine is a hybrid work environment-only candidates local to the posting location will be considered.

Digital Turbine is looking for a Sales Director to work on our Vertical Sales Team at a period of incredible growth for the company. This role will be covering App First, Finance, Gaming and Travel verticals directly responsible for new revenue generation via Agencies and Clients. This candidate will be selling Managed, Programmatic and Mobile On-Device.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a track record of high quality and quantity sales output across all parts of the sales funnel including outreach, in-person meetings, building proposals, and closing deals. Having excellent communication and negotiation skills, and the ability to articulate ideas that create material value for customers is a must for this role. We are looking for someone with at least 5 years of experience as a Senior Sales Executive, strong client relationships and understanding of the User Acquisition + Branding + Mobile ecosystem world.

About the Vertical Sales Director role:

  • Build a pipeline and close new business with the largest app platforms

  • Develop a complete mastery of Digital Turbine's pitch, products, and the wider app advertising industry at large.

  • Identify, target, and acquire new clients via Brand and Agency relationships.

  • Drive new revenue and meet quarterly revenue targets as set by management

  • Coordinate cross-functional teams from Sales, Client Services, and Technical Account Management

  • Have a large appetite to learn your client's business and match that with a deep understanding of Digital Turbine solutions to make the best recommendations.

  • Gather and share information for potential improvements and changes that can be added to the product roadmap during planning cycles

  • Craft proposals that showcase both your analytical rigors and strategic sales abilities.

  • Work with internal platform and supply stakeholders to connect the needs of our various customer constituencies


About YOU as the Vertical Sales Director:

  • 5+ of sales experience, with a strong track record of both pipeline development and consistently meeting sales quotas.

  • A self-starter who brings energy and drive every day and wants to attack a huge total addressable market for the company.

  • Disciplined & organized to manage pipeline and ensure quality outputs across our sales enablement tools.

  • Good knowledge of the mobile ecosystem including mobile applications, advertising, and measurement.

  • Learner mindset, that can demonstrate how they have developed new skills or learned new areas of business in their career to date.

  • Comfortable selling into large matrixed organizations and gaining instant credibility.

  • An existing network or industry experience in ad tech or mobile apps is preferred.

  • Works well in a team/highly collaborative fast-paced environment.

At Digital Turbine, we are committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation. The salary range for this position is$225,000-$300,000 OTE (base salary + commission) based on experience, skills, and qualifications. In addition to competitive pay, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including [stock options, unlimited PTO and performance based bonus]. We believe in fostering an environment where employees are valued and compensated fairly for their contributions.

About Digital Turbine:

Digital Turbine (NASDAQ: APPS) powers superior mobile consumer experiences and results for the world's leading telcos, advertisers and publishers. Our end-to-end platform uniquely simplifies the ability to supercharge awareness, acquisition and monetization - connecting our partners to more consumers, in more ways, across more devices.

The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with global offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Berlin, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and other cities around the world, serving top agency, app developer, and advertising markets.

We are honored to have achieved numerous awards as an employer of choice, around the world, including: BuiltIn's Best Places to Work Awards in 2022, 2023 and 2024, DUNS 100 Best Places to Work in Tech for 2023 and 2024, and BDICode's 100 Best Companies to Work in 2024.

Digital Turbine is an equal opportunity employer committed to exemplifying diversity and inclusion around the world. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We embed diversity in our mindset, products, and teams to empower an inclusive, equitable, and culturally fluent environment. Building and continuously fostering this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators, partners, and innovators.

Digital Turbine will process the information you provide during the application process in accordance with the Digital Turbine Global Recruitment Privacy Notice.