Advertiser Account Director - Japan

Job Description

Advertising Account Director – Japan Market

So, what is Taboola?

Since our launch in 2007, Taboola’s team of engineers and digital media mavens have been building the world’s largest and most advanced discovery platform — or “search engine in reverse” — delivering personalized recommendations to over one billion users every month, on many of the web’s most innovative and highly-visited websites.

Thousands of leading publishers (e.g. BBC, Le Figaro, MSN & Hearst), brands (e.g. Ancestry, Dell, Opel, eToro, etc.) and premium advertising agencies utilize Taboola’s predictive technology to increase user engagement, monetize their traffic, and distribute their content to engaged audiences across the web. We are driving incredible performance for our advertisers and we have built incredible momentum in each market over the last 2 years in EMEA with no way of slowing down.

These days, we are passionate about bringing “discovery” to more markets around the world, there are over 1500 of us “Taboolars” (and growing), connecting people with content they may like but never knew existed, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Tel Aviv, New Delhi, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Bangkok.

Would you like to be part of our exciting journey?

About the role:

We are looking for a highly experienced manager with excellent leadership skills and experience of managing complex teams of other managers. This person needs to have excellent communication skills, have a proven track record of achieving challenging revenue goals and have a very strategic mindset. They need to arrive with initiatives to help continue to grow the Japan market. The ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial, analytical and have strong relationship management skills.

The role will be based in Tokyo.

Responsibilities and skills:

• Manage and develop the Japan account management team based in Tokyo while fostering a collaborative environment that mirrors Taboola’s values and industry excellence
• Achieve quarterly revenue targets, with a significant focus on client retention as well as scaling up the existing advertising book of business
• Oversee the onboarding, training, performance management, career development, coaching and mentoring of the team
• Manage a team of account managers that at this current point in time are partially remote - 2 account managers based in Bangkok & 1 account manager in Tokyo
• Oversee internal education and training program for team members to ensure team is setup for success, have a thorough understanding of Taboola’s policies and procedures, and are subject matter experts in their respective roles
• Understand business goals for book of business and anticipate needs to deliver optimal solutions
• Attend quarterly business reviews and strategic meetings with key clients throughout the year to establish senior level relationships
• Elicit client feedback to act as internal advocate for our clients
• Collaborate with Product, Marketing and Technical Support teams teams to create positive client experiences and drive ongoing development of client solutions to meet market demand
• Report into the Regional Director of Account Management in APAC based in Bangkok

Requirements:

• 10 years of professional experience (client-facing in the digital advertising space is a must)
• Minimum 4-5 years experience managing and developing a team
• Experience managing a team remotely a plus
• Outstanding relationship management and client service skills preferably with expertise of brands within premium agencies
• Exceptional communication skills
• Strong critical thinking skills and ability to translate big data in a commercial and simplified fashion
• Ability to effectively prioritize and manage tasks within a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to work and collaborate within a high-performing team
• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and comfortable dealing with ambiguity

Why choose Taboola?

Working at Taboola gives you the chance to be part of building something unique. We are a company that embraces change, has enormous potential for growth and offers a challenging yet collaborative working environment where you will always feel valued and be given every opportunity to make a name for yourself.

So, if you’re ready for a new challenge in a company with like-minded creative individuals, a fast pace and endless opportunities with exciting brands why not come and see what we’re all about, you won’t be disappointed.