Director, North America Agency Development

Reddit•New York City, NY

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 116 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com . Location: NYC Office, or someone in the tri-state area, willing and able to commute to our NYC office. We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Director of North America Agency Development who will report into the Global Head of Agency Development. The ideal candidate will have a blend of direct agency and direct platform experience with a proven ability to build strategic partnerships, develop executive relationships and lead high performing teams. This is a newly created role leading the development of a NA Agency team that sits within the Global Agency org. There is an opportunity for the right candidate to develop a strategy and plan from the ground up, and start to build a small team with scope for ongoing expansion and development.

Requirements

15+ years of experience in brand advertising partnership sales and agency relationship management
Deep familiarity with agency Holding Companies and strong relationships across the NA agency landscape
Demonstrated expertise in building and cultivating relationships with senior agency decision-makers at the C-Suite and VP Level
Tenacious and entrepreneurial approach to working through product, process, and client challenges
Adaptable and thrives in a fast-paced environment, managing change effectively
Outstanding communication and relationship building skills, with the ability to build trust and influence across all levels (C-level - IC)
Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred
Exceptional problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to synthesize complex data/insights and build actionable strategies around the highest impact opportunities (data-backed recommendations)
Proven track record of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Results-oriented and committed to driving measurable impact

Responsibilities

Collaborates closely with the Global Head of Agency Development to define and execute the overall agency strategy.
Builds, develops and executes NA version of the Agency strategy.
Provide a strategic lens on the local market business challenges, leveraging industry trends, market analysis and internal data to recommend actionable solutions.
Act as a sounding board for key decisions, ensuring alignment with overall company goals.
Act and serve as Reddit liaison within the NA team to help them develop, execute, monitor and optimize first-class partnership programmes.
Responsible for tracking, maintaining progress and execution vs overall NA endeavor revenue targets and Global Agency strategic goals.
Work cross functionally with sales, product, measurement, enablement and insights teams to up-level our partnerships and deliver best in class solutions for our agency clients.
Be the thought leader in the industry; acting as an ambassador and spokesperson for Reddit acting as an advisor.
Partner with key analytics teams like Sales Strategy & Operations and Finance to gather and interpret key performance metrics.
Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of strategies and adjust as necessary to maximize impact.