Senior Sales Manager - Digital Media & Fintech

Job description: *Responsibilities:* * Own, execute, and scale all commercial digital advertising activity and revenue growth within the South Korean market. * Leverage an active, existing network within Korean advertising agencies, ad tech ecosystems, and direct brands to generate new B2B media revenue. * Proactively identify, approach, pitch, and close high-value advertisers, primarily across Fintech verticals (retail trading platforms, CFD/FX brokerages, eBanks, and crypto exchanges). * Build, qualify, and manage a robust local sales pipeline in close collaboration with global SDR and commercial leadership teams. * Manage the complete full-cycle sales processfrom initial cold outreach and prospecting to custom media planning, price negotiation, deal closure, and payment collection. * Partner with Ad Operations teams to ensure flawless campaign execution, tracking, optimization, and client satisfaction. * Analyze campaign delivery data to identify upsell opportunities, extend account retention, and maximize total account value. * Represent the brand at key regional digital marketing, Fintech, and financial media industry events across South Korea. Qualifications: *Requirements:* * *MUST:*5+ years of full-cycle digital publishing or digital media ad sales experience, with a proven track record of consistently meeting and exceeding quota targets. * *MUST:*Native Korean fluency alongside professional, high-level English business communication skills. * *MUST:*Deep, active decision-maker relationships across the South Korean advertising ecosystem (media buying agencies, Fintech brands, trading platforms, eBanks, and crypto exchanges). * *MUST:*True "Hunter" mindset with hands-on experience managing end-to-end sales pipelines, from door-opening to revenue collection. * *MUST:*Hands-on proficiency with essential ad sales and analytics tools, including Salesforce, Google Analytics, and Google Ad Manager (GAM). * Comprehensive understanding of digital media pricing models (CPM, CPL, CPA, sponsored content, and programmatic display). * Ability to operate independently as a self-driven individual contributor in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. * Strong negotiation, pitch presentation, analytical, and relationship-building skills. * ADV: Previous experience working for a global financial media platform, financial news portal, or high-traffic digital publishing network. Why is This a Great Opportunity: We are helping our client, a top-tier global financial media platform and digital publisher, expand its commercial footprint in East Asia. As part of a key regional growth initiative, the company is actively scaling its commercial presence in South Korea to capture rapidly expanding digital ad spend across the local financial technology ecosystem. We are looking for a high-energy, proactive commercial professional to serve as the *Korea Senior Sales Manager*. Operating as an autonomous individual contributor, you will own the Korean market end-to-endleveraging an established local network to open doors, pitch custom media packages, close deals with advertisers, and aggressively grow regional advertising revenue.