Partner Account Executive (Digital Advertising Sales) - Central Region - US Remote

Summary

Yelp is looking for a sales professional with a proven track record of success in a fast-paced, high growth company to join Yelp’s newest division, Agency & Partner Sales. This is a great opportunity to be part of a team at the ground floor within the Yelp organization.  

The primary responsibility of the Partner Account Executive is to acquire new business for Yelp by developing relationships with SMB digital marketing agencies. These agencies partner with Yelp to resell and buy Yelp’s Local products.  

The ideal candidate for this position will have the ability to quickly understand the business and demonstrate the value of Yelp’s product offering and partnership program. This position requires a highly motivated and energetic individual who possesses the ability to develop strategic relationships and generate new business. The ideal candidate takes a consultative approach to sales - understanding agency models and uncovering the needs and decision criteria of your prospects. Above all, you will be responsible for hitting your revenue targets.

What you'll do:

• Establish a collaborative business relationship between Yelp and SMB digital marketing agencies (primarily local) and their advertisers.
• Create consultative sales presentations to demonstrate how Yelp’s advertising products can be leveraged to connect with consumers.
• Lead training sessions to help the agency to be more proficient in building and executing effective campaigns. 
• Consistently exceed quarterly and annual revenue targets assigned by management while contributing to overall team targets.
• Develop and manage partner relationships to ensure over-achievement of assigned goals.
• Identify new agency partnerships which will meet Yelp partner compliance as needed to meet growth expectations.
• Map out agency structure and identify key decision makers, budget owners and the agencies’ decision making process.
• Provide accurate weekly forecasts and sales plans.
• Engage with agencies on an ongoing basis to foster relationships, validate advertisers needs and keep Yelp’s partnership top of mind.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to drive revenue growth with new customers.
• Come to work each day with a positive attitude and ready to win.

What it takes to succeed:

• You have a minimum 2+ years experience in digital advertising sales or working in an agency partner relationship role
• Demonstrated success in hitting sales goals in a previous position
• Experience working with executive-level marketers
• Knowledgeable of pay per click advertising a plus
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Flexible, startup mindset, and ability to operate within a very dynamic, fast-paced work environment
• Is self-motivated, a team player and has a strong drive to exceed targets
• Proficient in Powerpoint, Excel, and Salesforce

What you'll get:

• Available your first day: Full medical, vision, and dental (Employee-only plans available at no cost to the employee)
• 15 days PTO per year for first 2 years of employment (accrual begins on date of hire); number of PTO days increases after 2 years of tenure, 7 paid wellness days, 12 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday
• Up to 14 weeks of parental leave
• Monthly wellness reimbursement
• Health Savings, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care accounts
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Target salary is $80,000 annually + performance based incentives
• For more information about US benefits at Yelp, please check out this link

Closing

At Yelp, we believe that diversity is an expression of all the unique characteristics that make us human: race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, and education — and those are just a few. We recognize that diverse backgrounds and perspectives strengthen our teams and our product. The foundation of our diversity efforts are closely tied to our core values, which include “Playing Well With Others” and “Authenticity.”

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition or disability.

Actual salary offered may vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, an individual's location and experience. 

We will consider for employment qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable law (including, for example, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for roles based in San Francisco).

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations-recruiting@yelp.com or 415-969-8488.

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