Senior Digital Account Executive, Lyft Media

Posted 7 Days Ago
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Los Angeles, CA
Senior level
Transportation
The Role
As a Senior Digital Account Executive, you will manage relationships with advertising agencies, lead revenue growth strategies, and collaborate with internal teams to develop custom media solutions for clients. This role requires strategic thinking and excellent communication skills to nurture partnerships and achieve sales goals.
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At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization

Lyft Media’s vision is to build the largest transportation media network. We leverage media to elevate the transportation experience for our users while building an exciting and sustainable advertising business. Our assets include Lyft in-app sponsorship opportunities, the largest bikeshare network in the country, and in-car entertainment screens. Our work is fun, challenging, and rewarding and we are looking for a customer-focused team member passionate about solving problems, delighting our agency partners, and winning new business.

As a Senior Digital Account Executive for Lyft Media, you will be the primary point of contact for major advertising agencies and marketing clients. You will have discretion to shape the future of our growing media business while managing the day-to-day sales processes and relationships with advertising agencies.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead C Suite level conversations to increase revenue and grow strategic partnerships
  • Demonstrate in-depth insights of the sales process and product combination
  • Lead account planning process that aligns brand and Lyft’s resources to maximize opportunities
  • Grow revenue, educate and lead strategic conversations with clients and navigate complex relationships
  • Demonstrate expertise in all matters relevant to your book of business, including escalation and troubleshooting to resolve client issues
  • Spearhead client education on products and give product updates to advise on the best approach to drive business outcomes for clients and agencies
  • Lead collaboration with external clients and internal stakeholders
  • Create compelling media packages and custom offerings to close new media business
  • Build and manage sales pipelines while achieving quarterly revenue goals
  • Work autonomously and independently to seek new sales opportunities, schedule relevant meetings, and cross-sell Lyft Media’s suite of advertising offerings
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with the existing Lyft Media sales team and our external vendors to help outline and unlock new sales opportunities
  • Accurately forecast and project revenue against existing sales goals

Experience:

  • 5-10+ years of relevant business development, sales, and/or partnerships experience
  • Demonstrated success in a closing sales position with Media Agencies and Clients direct
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
  • Proven track record of exceeding revenue targets and goals
  • A team-oriented mindset and the ability to work with a wide range of individuals
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently/autonomously across all major sales functions
  • Ability to lead as team continues to grow and evolve
  • Strong strategic seller with deep customer relationships
  • Experience successfully scaling a digital advertising business from the ground up
  • Understanding of tools, solutions, processes, and overall systems within a media sales organization

Benefits:

  • Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
  • Mental health benefits
  • Family building benefits
  • In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
  • 401(k) plan to help save for your future
  • 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits
  • Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Lyft is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.  

This role is fully remote in Los Angeles, candidates for this role must be based in the Los Angeles metro area.

The expected base pay range for this position in the Los Angeles area is $127,880 - $159,850. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.

The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
22,282 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Lyft was founded in 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation, and is available to approximately 95 percent of the United States population as well as select cities in Canada. Lyft is committed to effecting positive change for our cities by offsetting carbon emissions from all rides, and by promoting transportation equity through shared rides, bikeshare systems, electric scooters, and public transit partnerships.

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