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Sales Director

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Job Summary

Lead sales growth across Canada for InfoSum, WPP’s privacy-first data collaboration technology and part of WPP Open. Engage senior stakeholders with value-based enterprise presentations, navigate complex software sales cycles, and close deals. Build and drive a substantial book of business while contributing to market and go-to-market strategies, partnering with cross-functional teams to support customer success and adoption.

Location: Toronto

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Sales

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Drive significant sales growth across Canada for InfoSum/WPP Open within brand, data, and media owner businesses.
•Engage senior-level contacts using compelling, value-based presentations and confidently navigate enterprise software sales technicalities.
•Build and manage a substantial book of business and close deals throughout complex sales cycles.
•Identify new market opportunities and contribute to product and go-to-market strategies.
•Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams to ensure customer success and support product adoption.

Key Requirements

•Proven sales leadership experience (7+ years preferred) in the digital marketing and advertising ecosystem in Canada, with a track record in data, platform, or SaaS businesses.
•Deep understanding of the advertising landscape, including ad tech, media buying, campaign optimization, and measurement.
•Experience navigating complex sales cycles in agency operations and brand direct environments.
•Foundational knowledge and interest in emerging technologies related to data collaboration, identity resolution, and privacy-centric solutions.
•Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Experience:Digital marketingAdvertisingAd techSaaS

Skills:CommunicationNegotiationPresentationStrategic thinkingCollaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:SaaSEnterprise softwareData collaborationIdentity resolutionPrivacy-enhancing technologies (PETs)First-party dataCross-cloud

Company Brief

WPP

Global marketing and communications services group offering advertising, media investment management, branding, public relations, and digital services to multinational clients across industries.

Industry: Advertising Media Groups

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Founded: 1971

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