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Full-Time

Director – Strategic Sales Specialist

Posted on 8/16/2024

Live Ramp

Live Ramp

1,001-5,000 employees

Identity platform for people-based marketing

Data & Analytics
Consumer Software

Compensation Overview

$163k - $192.5kAnnually

Senior, Expert

San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more

Category
Strategic Account Management
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Sales
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • 10+ years of experience in sales, business development or channel sales, in a combination of media agencies, platforms, data providers and/or brands
  • Expertise in shaping complex data flows and value narrative of the collaboration technology and analytics industries
  • Knowledge of collaboration, clean room and cloud industries (i.e. Habu, Snowflake, etc)
  • Experience in SaaS sales positions, and closing large, complex deals
  • A consultative approach, serving as a key advisor and partner to your clients, both internal and external
  • Proven success in driving high-stakes work (eg key accounts, strategic initiatives)
  • Exceptional ability to work cross-functionally
Responsibilities
  • Lead strategic conversations in partnership with assigned RVPs & account teams to map their needs to LiveRamp products
  • Act as a Solutions Leader, demonstrating a deep understanding of LiveRamp’s products and how they drive customer value realization (this includes the ability to identify new opportunities where LiveRamp can add value to upsell/cross-sell)
  • Lead some of the most strategic sales cycles alongside the pursuit team, including those that are of critical importance to LiveRamp’s business (ie, cloud, collaboration, identity, commerce media, and clean room)
  • Partner to CLs and RVPs to uncover the best value story and positioning + how to quantify impact
  • Guide strategic and complex sales cycles forward and showcase how LiveRamp can help our customers and prospects realize value – connect to value narrative/calculators, crawl/walk/run, and customer journey mapping to help quantify impact
  • Support PMM, GTM and Sales Enablement Enablement teams with content/GTM prioritization needs based on commercial feedback and sales cycle engagement
  • Support ongoing training and sales enablement needs (packaging, narrative, value)
  • Partner with PMM, RVPs, and Enablement to amplify in-deal learnings and success stories to accelerate pipeline and conversion rate across other vertical teams
  • Partner with RVPs, CLs and SEs to understand and flag gaps (pricing, capabilities, etc) to Product
  • Understand customer impact, use case, and value of solutions to deliver feedback to PMM and Product
  • Support strategy, complex pricing and packaging for larger, more complex sales opportunities: multi-product, Collaboration, LSH, Data Hub, Cloud, Commerce Media, etc
  • Bring depth of new and innovative products to commercial org to accelerate sales cycles and unlock new revenue opportunities
  • Coach the sales team on the value LiveRamp is providing and how that maps to customers initiatives
  • Act as the bridge between business value/use cases and product/technical capabilities with internal teams and clients
  • Share learnings back to LiveRamp product teams to help advance use cases and surface new revenue opportunities
  • Manage 'Revenue Kickstarter' projects and strategic initiatives for specific RVP verticals
  • Contribute towards building a great company!

LiveRamp offers an identity platform that connects people, data, and devices for effective marketing. This platform supports people-based marketing, allowing businesses to target their audiences more accurately. LiveRamp operates on a subscription model, providing services like data onboarding and identity resolution to help clients unify and analyze their data. The company aims to empower businesses to use data responsibly while enhancing customer experiences.

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$182.6M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2011

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • LiveRamp's partnerships with major players like Google Cloud and Amazon Ads position it as a leader in data collaboration and identity resolution.
  • The company's expansion into the APAC market and the launch of its next-generation platform indicate strong growth potential.
  • Recent strategic investments and acquisitions, such as the acquisition of Habu, bolster LiveRamp's capabilities and market position.

What critics are saying

  • The rapidly evolving privacy regulations could pose challenges to LiveRamp's data-driven business model.
  • The competitive MarTech landscape requires continuous innovation to maintain a leading position.

What makes Live Ramp unique

  • LiveRamp's focus on identity resolution and data connectivity sets it apart in the MarTech sector, enabling precise people-based marketing.
  • The company's strong emphasis on privacy and responsible data use is a significant differentiator in today's privacy-conscious market.
  • LiveRamp's extensive ecosystem of partnerships and integrations, including recent collaborations with Google Cloud and Amazon Ads, enhances its platform's capabilities and reach.
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