Senior Account Executive, Hardlines (Advertising)

Job ID: 3199449 | Amazon Advertising LLC As a Sr. Account Executive in the Hardlines vertical you will use your experience selling digital advertising solutions to brands and their ad agencies to successfully grow the category’s US revenues. With your broad and long‑standing client‑side and agency relationships within the digital media world, a consultative approach, and a deep understanding of the digital advertising landscape, you will act as a strategic partner to our Hardlines accounts and sell a broad range of advertising solutions that will ensure the business’ goals are met. You will further use your relationship building, networking, and strong communication skills to identify, develop, and scale new business opportunities. Partnering with internal, cross‑functional teams successfully to deliver results for your advertising customers is required. Amazon Advertising is dedicated to driving measurable outcomes for brand advertisers, agencies, authors, and entrepreneurs. Our ad solutions—including sponsored search, display, STV/video, audio, and custom ads—leverage Amazon’s innovations and insights to find, attract, and engage intended audiences throughout their daily journeys. With a range of flexible pricing and buying models, including self‑service, managed service, and programmatic ad buying, these solutions help businesses build brand awareness, increase product sales, and more. This is an opportunity to sell world‑class personalization technologies and drive sales across multiple platforms to mid‑to‑large brand and performance advertisers. There are also opportunities to grow and retain revenue from existing advertisers. If you have a consultative selling style, a background in media and/or marketing, and are ready to deliver strategic advertising solutions to your clients—apply today! Key job responsibilities Deliver the highest level of sales and customer service to our brand media clients Demonstrate internal leadership across account team and partner groups Build and execute overarching full‑funnel strategy from big ideas to analytical recommendations Prospect and create new relationships with clients at all levels within large advertiser organizations Retain and grow revenue from an existing advertiser Identify net new revenue opportunities from an existing advertiser Understand Amazon’s search, display, video, and audio advertising opportunities and tools to build relevant advertising solutions for our advertisers Utilize Sales CRM tools to track pertinent account information and sales progress, and forecast to achieve quarterly quota goals Exhibit knowledge of the e‑commerce industry and competitive environment This role requires a five‑day‑a‑week in‑office presence with travel as needed Basic Qualifications 8+ years of digital media ad sales experience Experience closing sales and generating revenue Preferred Qualifications Experience with negotiation and relationship building skills with sales teams (ideally with content creators, agencies and brands) Experience in the advertising, media, or agency landscape, and a proven track record of reaching and exceeding sales revenue goals via new and existing business Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for this position is 148,700.00 – 201,200.00 USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments, restricted stock units (RSUs), and sales incentives. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans), EAP, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits. #J-18808-Ljbffr