Head of Sales - DACH - Retail & Performance Advertising

About Pinterest:  

Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It’s where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.

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Great brands help make Pinners’ inspirations a reality, and we’re looking for a leader to help connect these brands to millions of Pinners'. In this role, you will lead and develop a sales team to achieve revenue growth with key partners while being the primary contact for our partners at the highest level. You’ll be a thought leader for the industry, representing Pinterest in the market and developing strategic relationships with executives from key partners. You'll contribute to the strategy in the DACH region as part of the leadership team.

What you’ll do:

• Build Pinterest’s Performance Advertising, Retail and E-commerce sector in one of Europe’s largest markets

• Establish and grow strategic partnerships with C-Levels of top existing and potential partners in the Retail industry 

• Lead, hire and develop a committed sales team and establish an inspired culture

• Manage a direct and indirect team of experienced Partner Managers and an Account Manager Team Lead

• Drive accountability for key quantitative revenue metrics and operational excellence within teams

• Be Pinterest’s voice in the market and establish industry thought leadership to shape advertiser comprehension

• Be a core contributor to the strategy in the DACH region as part of the leadership team

• Shape Pinterest’s journey towards a shopping platform by growing shopping, catalog feed and measurement solution adoption of advertisers

• Be an internal advocate for partners by working with product and engineering teams 

What we’re looking for:

• Significant experience in Advertising, (Digital) Marketing and/or Media Sales in an Agency or Brand context
• Strong team player with experience in successfully leading a marketing, sales or business development team 
• Ability to work with executive level business and marketing leaders within client organizations and established industry relationships in Retail & E-commerce 
• Entrepreneurial and strategic mindset with ability to succeed in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Track record in achieving or exceeding business and revenue goals
• Ability to interface with product and engineering to synthesize customer needs and feedback
• Ability to speak and write in German and English fluently
• Role is minimum 80% (Part-time or Full time)

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Our Commitment to Diversity:

At Pinterest, our mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love—and that includes our employees. We’re taking on the most exciting challenges of our working lives, and we succeed with a team that represents an inclusive and diverse set of identities and backgrounds.