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Description
Ready to take your career to the next level? Skai is looking for the best and the brightest to join our rapidly growing team. We're proud of our industry-leading digital marketing software but we're even prouder of the people behind it. That's where you come in!
Possible locations: New York City, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, North Carolina
We are seeking a strategic Account Leader to own and grow relationships with our largest Consumer Goods & Retail Advertisers. You will serve as a trusted partner to senior client stakeholders, driving long‑term value, retention, and growth across the Skai platform with our largest advertisers.
In this role, you will lead a team of Client Success Managers and oversee account strategy and performance with a primary focus on Retail Media, while also supporting Paid Search and Paid Social. You will align client objectives with Skai’s capabilities, promote retention, identify growth opportunities, and ensure strong business outcomes.
The ideal candidate is a results‑driven, consultative leader with strong relationship management skills, experience in digital marketing strategy and execution, and a deep understanding of the performance media landscape to address advertiser needs.
Duties And Responsibilities
Operate as the main point of contact for all matters specific to your aligned Advertiser clients
Develop a trusted advisor relationship with key stakeholders and Advertiser client executives
Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and objectives
Communicate clearly the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives to internal and external stakeholders
Forecast and track key account metrics
Identify and grow opportunities within the customer base and collaborate with sales teams to ensure growth attainment
Assist with high severity requests or issue escalations as needed
Partner closely with the product development, sales, technical account management, and sales engineers to drive platform innovation and capture market opportunity
Collaborate & partner with Sales Account Executives
Lead on Quarterly Business Reviews & Partnership Overviews
Advise on publisher & vertical best practices to ensure advertisers are maximizing results for their clients
Direct management of aligned Client Success Manager team members—building capability and ensuring clients' goals are exceeded
Act as an escalation point for technical issues, looking for cross‑product conflicts and overseeing proactive problem‑solving to ensure issues are handled promptly
Skai Requirements
Passion and dedication
Desire to be the best
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Strong interpersonal communication skills—both written and verbal
Proven track‑record of problem‑solving
Results oriented
Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment with tight deadlines
Position Requirements
B.A. or B.S.; MBA preferred
5+ years of experience in enterprise client services, account management, and/or client‑facing technical project management
Proven record of managing and growing strategic advertiser or agency relationships
Strong understanding of performance marketing across e‑commerce, search and social, with hands‑on experience implementing and managing digital campaigns
Demonstrated ability to communicate, present, and influence credibly at all levels, including executive and C‑suite, with strong listening and storytelling skills
Demonstrated success delivering client‑focused, strategic solutions and leading business reviews to identify growth opportunities and workflow improvements
Influencing stakeholders to unlock new opportunities and enable same store growth
Proven ability to manage multiple projects at a time while paying strong attention to detail
Experience with Skai or comparable performance marketing platforms preferred
Willingness to travel 10–20%
Amazon, Google, and/or Meta certifications a plus
The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $110,000. The actual salary amount will vary depending on the applicant’s experience, skills and abilities as well as internal equity and market data. This position is eligible for additional bonus compensation, full details will be provided during the recruitment process.
We are hybrid for the long term—with a great home/office work mix, passionate and diverse team members, and a vibrant company culture.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Skai, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At Skai, we believe ensuring a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace is not just an ideal to strive for; it is right, necessary, and our responsibility as humans. Our full DE&I commitment and global framework can be viewed on our company website and are aligned to our core values. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, medical condition including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS‑related conditions, or any other protected status. Also pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we encourage and will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Applicants With Disabilities
Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.
Skai is an E‑Verify employer
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