Senior Sales Manager - Johannesburg, South Africa (Digital Advertising)

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa; travel is required to meet and strengthen client partnerships.

Company

hirify.global is a global advertising technology company operating a privacy-first platform across apps, lock screens, TVs, and the open web, with AI-driven commerce through Glance AI.

What you will do

• Drive new client acquisition and incremental revenue across targeted agencies and advertisers in South Africa.
• Build and maintain a predictable pipeline of clients and agencies for Microsoft Advertising onboarding.
• Develop customer plans with Account Managers and Strategy teams to support revenue growth and customer satisfaction.
• Lead client engagements, cultivate strategic relationships, and deliver customized search advertising solutions.
• Grow Bing’s share of wallet by onboarding clients and strengthening relationships with budget decision-makers, media planners, and senior leadership.
• Track performance against revenue and customer-growth targets while completing relevant training and development activities.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of professional experience, including 3 or more years in online media sales or digital advertising.
• Strong client network in the South African market, specifically Johannesburg.
• Experience building a client base from scratch, generating leads, networking, and managing agency relationships.
• Experience selling digital media solutions, presenting to leadership, and creating customized customer-focused pitches.
• Ability to manage strategic client relationships, revenue, business planning, and performance metrics.
• Excellent communication skills, commercial judgment, an entrepreneurial mindset, and the ability to work through ambiguity.

Nice to have

• Search engine marketing experience.
• Understanding of the digital ecosystem.
• Advertising sales experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Values include thinking big, passion, accountability, ownership, and freedom with responsibility.
• Continuous learning and career progression through the Live Your Potential program.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process and in the workplace.
• Exposure to a global advertising platform reaching users across more than 150 countries.