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Salary: USD 456,000 - 521,000 / annual
GumGum is seeking a Vice President of Sales to lead revenue growth across the Central region (Chicago, Detroit, and Ohio). Reporting to the SVP of Sales, you will own P&L responsibility for a multi-state territory and manage a team of 4–8 sales professionals.
Key responsibilities include: driving year-over-year revenue growth and consistently exceeding regional targets; recruiting, onboarding, and coaching a high-performing sales team; translating regional strategy into actionable goals and account-based plays; building and maintaining deep relationships with senior brand and agency decision-makers; expanding existing client investments through upselling GumGum's In-image, In-video, and broader contextual advertising solutions; prospecting and qualifying new business across high-value verticals; and partnering with the North American Leadership Team on strategic initiatives while bringing client insights back to Product.
You will leverage GumGum's Mindset Graph™—an AI-driven data engine processing billions of real-time contextual, creative, environmental, and historical signals—to match brands with receptive audiences. The role requires deep ad-tech ecosystem expertise, strong executive presence, and the ability to navigate a rapidly evolving media landscape.
Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree in media, marketing, or advertising; 10+ years selling digital advertising with a documented track record of hitting or exceeding targets; proven experience leading a team managing $15M+ in business with demonstrated coaching results; established network of brand and agency contacts in Chicago, Detroit, and Ohio markets; deep ad-tech fluency; proficiency with Salesforce, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word; and strong analytical judgment with P&L acumen.
While remote work is available, GumGum requires candidates to reside in the local area for business needs including client interaction, team collaboration, and timezone alignment.
