Senior Director - Head Of Sales & Strategy, Yahoo Sports
Sunnyvale , Ca, Us
• Lead strategy, negotiation and partner management for all core sports offerings (NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA) as well as VR, AR, and Immersive Media experiences• Grew revenue for NFL Livestream Partnership by 90% year one and 40% year two with projected impact of +231% overall• Oversee the ideation, creation and distribution of Yahoo Sports Go-To-Market materials to the Sales Team as well as general sports marketplace• Manage team of Sales Specialists and Strategists across the U.S. • Leverage strong relationships with both advertisers and agency leadership to clearly communicate the differentiations of our offering in the market • Manage cross-organizational projects; collaborate with relevant internal stakeholders (Legal, Finance, Sales, Sponsorship, Content, Ops, etc.) on relevant deal points• Work closely with senior leadership at Yahoo Sports Content, Video, Editorial, Engineering as well as Verizon Media Sales, including weekly updates• Maximize investment in brand partnerships and optimize activations to make the biggest impact on our consumers and partners• Push the boundaries on what’s been done before to develop creative partnerships and activations to drive meaningful results for brands