Agency Development Lead - France
Paris
Advertising – Advertising Sales /
Permanent /
On-site
Sell what you love. For us and millions of users across the globe, that’s Spotify. Join the Sales team and you’ll build the relationships that help grow our business in existing markets and beyond. We don’t just sell creative solutions to our clients and partners, we help to shape them; using our expert knowledge of ad products, sales channels and the industry to impact the way the world experiences music and podcasts.
Spotify is expanding our Agency development team dedicated to driving new and innovative strategic partnerships with our largest agency partners in France. You will showcase all the technological and data assets available to drive business goals for our largest podcast agency partners and their clients on our platform.
We are looking for an Agency Development Lead with an established record of agency development experience including but not limited to agency and/or client experience, account management and sales. In addition, other experience includes partnership development, leadership, deal negotiation, senior agency relationships, as well as a deep interest and passion for digital media, music, podcasts and innovation. You are a senior leader with an established track record of building creative, long-term consultative solutions, and innovative ways of working with agencies.
What You'll Do
- Be the primary liaison, internal advocate and thought leader representing Spotify with a specific focus on key C-Level relationships, in partnership with the Sales leadership team in France.
- Identify agency partners’ key initiatives and areas of focus that align with Spotify solutions to drive innovation, data activation, insights, research and audio engagement
- Own agency contact mapping, business reviews, education plans, and communication across assigned agencies
- Partner closely with Partnerships and International Agency Teams to ensure strategic and commercial elements are driving towards our prioritized business goals
- Ensure dissemination of information to the appropriate Spotify teams as well as fast premium service response
- Report on revenue trends, spending patterns and new clients specific to our partner and report to global/regional/local sales.
- Proactively identify realignment / corrective measures as needed
- Structure and develop a strategic agency narrative to drive growth and adoption of Spotify's portfolio of solutions in the context of our holding company partnerships
- Collaborate with sales leads to build and deliver educational and inspiring programs for Spotify that reach diverse groups within the holding company's planning and innovation teams.
- Working in close collaboration with the sales team, to lead, negotiate and execute all agency partnerships.
- You will have a deep knowledge of various deal types, compliance requirements, internal systems, approval processes, and provide guidance and insights to the FR sales teams on further in-quarter and mid-term partnership opportunities.
- Represent Spotify in the advertising community by seeking out and participating in industry events.
Who You Are
- 10+ years of Agency, Business Development/Partnerships, and/or Strategic Sales experience leading businesses or complex accounts
- Significant experience working in or with media & creative agencies
- Personal network in place with senior agency contacts across several agency groups, specifically with Publicis Groupe is a plus.
- Consistent track record of successfully growing revenue through the development of strategic relationships
- Strong understanding of Spotify user behaviour, product and targeting suite & the ability to translate technical or complicated ideas into ordinary and simple terms
- Experience in working for matrix organizations & ability to win the support and drive deliverable timelines from key internal cross-functional partners.Passion for developing high-impact presentations and leading training programs for large audiences
- Responsibility for the creation and delivery of assigned agency partners’ company quarterly and annual business reviews
- Proven experience and understanding of the French agency market dynamics
- Shown success in a highly dynamic, rapidly changing environment
- Fluent English & French language, spoken and written is required
- Please apply to this role with a cv/resume in English
Where You'll Be
- This role will be based in the Paris office.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.
