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Group Digital Director

GumGum· Sales
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Hybrid (Düsseldorf)full-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Leadership role based in Düsseldorf overseeing a local sales team, driving revenue targets, and aligning with EU stakeholders to develop agency relationships and product adoption for GumGum in Germany.

Responsibilities

  • Own and exceed the Düsseldorf revenue target while leading and coaching a team of two sellers.
  • Serve as a player/coach in-market, maintaining senior holding-company relationships, joining key pitches, and unblocking deals.
  • Negotiate, renew, and grow Düsseldorf agency trading deals and commercial agreements to ensure profitability and scale.
  • Execute annual/quarterly planning, set sales strategies, manage pipeline coverage, and deliver accurate financial forecasts.
  • Lead, motivate, and develop the Düsseldorf sales team through regular operating cadences and performance reviews.
  • Partner closely with the Hamburg sales leadership and wider EU teams to drive national agency development and product adoption.
  • Represent GumGum at German industry events and collaborate cross-functionally with AdOps, Client Success, and Marketing.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in digital media, ad tech, or advertising sales, with significant time in the German market.
  • Native or near-native German fluency and professional fluency in English.
  • Established, trusted relationships across the Düsseldorf agency ecosystem (especially holding companies and key independents).
  • Proven sales management experience, with a track record of developing sellers and leading distributed or split-location teams.
  • Deep understanding of programmatic buying, ad serving, and the German digital ad landscape (knowledge of attention/contextual solutions is a plus).
  • Demonstrated experience negotiating agency trading deals and holding firm on commercial terms.
  • Strong organizational skills and proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel, and CRM tooling.

Skills

Required:Digital media / ad tech salesGerman fluencyEnglish fluencyRelationship management with holding companies and independentsSales management / leadershipProgrammatic / ad tech knowledgeNegotiation of agency trading dealsPowerPoint / Excel / CRM tooling

Benefits

  • Learn about our benefits & perks package at gumgum.com/benefits. If you'd like additional information, your recruiter can share more specifics during the hiring process!
  • Note: GumGum fosters a flexible work environment, offering GumGummers the ability to work either in-office or remotely/from home. However, for occasional in-person collaboration, we kindly ask that this position be located within a 'commutable' distance to our office.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About GumGum

Contextual Intelligence Company | High Impact Advertising Technology

Deliver high-impact, brand-safe advertising across display, video, and CTV/OTT formats with AI-powered contextual targeting and attention-based insights—powered by GumGum’s leading ad tech platform.

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