Agency Director (Advertising, AI)

TL;DR

Agency Director (Advertising, AI): Leading strategic partnerships and commercial deals with advertising agencies to drive investment across Microsoft's digital advertising ecosystem. Focus on leveraging AI-driven strategies, orchestrating complex partnerships, and ensuring Microsoft's leadership in the digital advertising space.

Location: Hybrid in New York, United States. Employees must live within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. and are expected to work from the office at least four days per week starting January 26, 2026.

Salary: USD $170,300 – $239,800 per year (for New York City metropolitan area)

Company

hirify.global is a multi-billion-dollar worldwide Sales, Marketing and Services organization at the cutting edge of the digital advertising industry, empowering people and organizations to achieve more.

What you will do

• Build and cultivate C-level relationships with senior agency leadership, expanding the stakeholder map and executing strategic Partnership Plans.
• Orchestrate and execute commercial deal strategies for Holding Companies and Key Independent Agencies.
• Drive agency adoption and diversification of investment across Microsoft's full advertising ecosystem (Search, Display, Video, Gaming, AdTech).
• Lead Agency and team Executive briefings and coordinate high-value marketing events to evangelize MSA properties and build long-term impact.
• Champion AI-driven strategies to elevate agency partnerships, leveraging Microsoft’s cutting-edge advertising and AI solutions.
• Foster the cross-Microsoft agenda, leveraging the broader Microsoft stack to support agency process transformation and product innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Engineering or related field AND 8+ years experience in partner management, sales, or business development in the technology industry (or 10+ years equivalent experience).
• 5+ years experience in digital media sales/service with a focus on agencies.
• Proven track record in nurturing trusted relationships with agency leaders, possessing executive maturity, integrity, and accountability.
• Experience in orchestrating complex commercial and trading partnerships with Holding Companies and Key Independent Agencies.
• Experience in nurturing AdTech, Martech, and data-driven partnerships alongside media activation.
• Work from office required four days per week starting January 26, 2026, for those within a 50-mile commute of a U.S. Microsoft office.

Culture & Benefits

• Join a team committed to a growth mindset, innovation, and collaboration to achieve shared goals.
• Work within a culture of inclusion, respect, integrity, and accountability.
• Opportunity to engage with some of the brightest minds in the digital advertising industry.
• Access to competitive benefits and compensation packages in line with Microsoft's US corporate pay policies.