Senior Brand Sales Director
Overview
Location: West region (California excluding the Bay Area), Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma. Yelp's mission is to bridge the gap between people and exceptional local businesses. We are seeking a Senior Brand Sales Director to join our Brand Sales team. Yelp's premium native search advertising products are designed to deliver strong ROI for clients, helping them engage with potential customers who are ready to purchase. The Brand Sales team is expanding, and this role focuses on revenue generation for our search retargeting product by selling directly to clients, developing a designated territory from prospecting to closing, and growing Yelp's search retargeting offerings powered by our audience platform. You will work with brands in industries such as CPG, Finance, beverage and spirit, and DTC (Commerce). To thrive in this role, you should have a background in digital or advertising sales with a track record of exceeding goals. This position offers opportunities for career advancement within the Brand Sales team. What you'll do
- Manage a strategic account territory and identify new accounts aligned with Yelp's advertising solutions
- Own the entire sales cycle from prospecting to closing deals
- Develop relationships with key decision-makers across client organizations
- Align Yelp's search retargeting solutions with client objectives and challenges
- Collaborate with clients and agencies to craft strategies using Yelp's Audience Platform product
- Identify budget opportunities within client organizations to support new Yelp campaigns
- Work with Yelp's Account Management and Customer Success teams to ensure exceptional client experiences and post-sale program success
- Lead ad hoc projects focused on strategic revenue growth opportunities
- Remote work eligibility
What it takes to succeed
- 12+ years of diverse experience in Sales, Digital, Advertising, and Agency roles
- Proven history of consistently surpassing multi-million dollar sales targets, including 8+ years of direct sales experience
- Understanding of digital media and managed services
- Strong communication with a track record of engaging with senior executives; motivated, tenacious, and committed to excellence
- Growth mindset with a clear aim to impact Yelp's revenue and client base
- Ability to close deals worth $150,000 and above; entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build partnerships from the ground up
- Collaborative, easy-going, and able to work across teams
- Strong alignment with Yelp's mission and Brand team priorities
- Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time
What you'll get
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage from day one
- Mental health support and services
- 15 days PTO (accrual starts at hire), 12 paid holidays, and one floating holiday
- Up to 14 weeks of parental leave
- Monthly wellness subsidy
- Flexible spending account
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Professional development reimbursement
- Work from home reimbursement
- Base salary of $160,000 per year
- Uncapped quarterly incentive compensation (sales commissions)
- Target annual compensation of approximately $310,000 (base + quarterly incentive, assuming minimum performance)
- Opportunity for top performers to significantly exceed target earnings
- Additional information about US benefits available via the provided link
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