Director, CPG Sales (DACH

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We’re looking for a Director, CPG Sales to lead our monetization efforts for the vertical in DACH. Reporting to the Managing Director, Sales (DACH), you'll be responsible for building Pinterest’s CPG business in one of Europe’s largest markets. You will be working closely with cross-functional partners to drive business results for our clients while delivering growth. You will be managing a team of senior sellers and be part of the Senior Leadership team in DACH.

You will be representing Pinterest externally and be our voice in the industry on relevant topics.

This is a full‑time position based in Germany.

What you’ll do:

• Lead our sales strategy and execution for CPG in DACH.
• Lead the DACH CPG Management Team by building, training and motivating a high performing, diverse sales team based on an inclusive, positive culture
• Develop market and competitive assessments to identify and drive new opportunities for Pinterest in DACH
• Build on established relationships and develop new relationships with partner’s executive and operational teams and industry associations in the industry
• Close strategic partnerships and scale revenue with CPG advertisers
• Drive sales operational excellence across key metrics and leading sales indicators according to the annual and quarterly business plan.
• Partner closely with Sales Operations and Measurement teams to analyze data trends and client performance, as to scale shared learnings and best practices to grow client’s business through Pinterest solutions
• As part of our DACH leadership team, contribute to the success of the country through collaborating across verticals and teams
• Act as an external spokesperson and evangelize our value proposition in DACH.

What we’re looking for:

• 15+ years of experience in the digital media industry
• 5+ years of management experience
• Bachelor’s degree in business, advertising or marketing, a related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong team player with experience in successfully leading marketing or sales teams
• Ability to work with executive level business and marketing leaders within client organizations
• Established industry leader with strong network amongst CPG companies
• Strong understanding of performance, data, and measurement landscapes, with demonstrated experience using data and trends to develop winning strategies
• Strong focus on operational excellence by having introduced new performance measures, processes, and systems
• Business fluency in German and English languages
• Outstanding go‑to‑market strategy and operational rigor to drive the successful execution of the sales business priorities
• Strong leadership skills that inspire, drive urgency and challenge sales teams to think big and drive transformational thinking to advance team performance, health, and an inclusive culture.
• Strong cross‑functional partnership to drive discussions with the product and engineering teams driving alignment. Translating business needs into the roadmap. Have opinions about the technology trade‑offs
• Strong influencing skills to build and direct sales…