Business Manager

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

The Yahoo Direct Sales Team is responsible for driving advertising investments on Display and Search solutions in Yahoo from advertisers and agencies. This role is key in building relationships with external clients to achieve clients' marketing goal, and driving cross-functional cooperation with internal teams to hit the sales target.

We are looking for an experienced candidate who can bring his or her business skills to get the job done.  

What you will be doing

• Develop custom client solutions utilizing Yahoo’s entire suite of products

• Quarterback a cross functional account team and serve as the main contact for our clients and agency partners

• Develop strategic plans to achieve and/or exceed target revenue goals

• Partner with clients to understand strategic needs and deliver Yahoo resources to meet not only advertising needs, but overarching business needs

• Understand and effectively communicate Yahoo’s value proposition, technology, processes, and partnerships as they are related to the growth of current and prospective client accounts

• Understand category-specific landscapes and trends, reporting these to the organization; report on the macro and micro forces that shift tactical budgets and strategic direction of accounts

What you will need:

• Undergraduate degree

• 5-7+ years of relevant professional experience

• Good connections with media agencies in the HK market is welcomed.

• Relevant professional experience in digital media or ad tech.

• Demonstrated partnerships with key accounts / media agencies and proven track record as a trusted advisor to clients

• Deep understanding of the digital media industry with the ability to credibly articulate strategic insights for clients that are based on data and research

• History of selecting appropriate products from a diverse product arsenal to solve the client’s advertising objectives; ability to articulate the distinct aspects of products and position them against competitors

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements. 

If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.

Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply on our internal career site.