SR Manager, Global Ad Sales Strategy

Company Description

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we’ll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

The Role: 
The Sales Strategy group is looking for exceptional candidates for the position of Senior Manager, Global Ad Sales Strategy.  This role will be focused on scaling our global media business by working with sales, operations, research, technology and other stakeholder groups across both NBCU and its partners and sister companies to drive advertiser success around the world.  A passionate, well-organized and highly-effective individual is sought to join our team.

You will be joining a blue chip team with significant media experience in addition to varied professional services backgrounds.  The NBCU Ad Sales Strategy team is responsible for driving long-term growth opportunities for the wider sales organization.  Acting as strategic consultants, this dynamic team supports Ad Sales and corporate stakeholders across a wide range of initiatives including sales optimization, go-to-market strategies, budgeting and planning analyses, and market insights.

The Role: The Sr. Manager, Global Ad Sales Strategy will be responsible for integration efforts across Ad Sales for all teams under Comcast NBCUniversal with a global remit (NBCU Int’l, Sky, CNBC Int’l) and its Global partners.   This individual will be creating high-level strategies and project planning towards future initiatives, but also implementing them at the working level with each of the teams. This role will be expected to work with colleagues across multiple functions, both inside and outside Ad Sales as well as across our NBCU, Sky and partner businesses. We’re looking for a dynamic person to bring innovative thinking and strong analytical skills to help grow our business.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Global Growth Strategy: mapping areas for short and long term growth for NBCU’s international expansion efforts across geographies, sectors, content areas and partnerships
• Upfront Strategy: designing optimal strategy for driving revenue across NBCU & Sky’s key agency partners and clients 
• Digital Strategic Initiatives: owning the full GTM strategy to monetize our global digital inventory, and develop project plan for future digital growth in areas such as programmatic & streaming 
• Account & Prospecting Analysis: analyze competitive spend analyses, external marketplace reports, and internal sales engagement statistics to predict top global prospects  
• Revenue Planning - Budget/Long-Range Planning: support Finance & Sales with developing sales targets by region/team and execution plans to deliver 
• Executive Readouts: provide updates to Ad Sales leadership and Corporate stakeholders on core cross-functional workstreams, risks and opportunities   
• Ad-Hoc Sales Support: (1) Work cross-functionally to coordinate and execute all Ad Sales growth efforts across NBCU Global across multiple teams and time zones; (2) Identify new revenue opportunities via internal analytics/market/sales feedback; (3) Perform research on competitive intelligence, benchmarking and trend analytics across the global media landscape to inform our strategy 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: 

• 7+ years of previous relevant work experience in professional servic