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Klarna

Account Executive

New York City, United States
About Klarna

Klarna was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2005. Since then we've changed the banking industry forever. And now we're creating the world's smoothest shopping experience. We serve over 90 million consumers worldwide, and partner with 250,000 merchants – with a new merchant joining us every 8 minutes. Including some of the world's leading brands, such as H&M, ASOS, IKEA, Adidas, Samsung and Lufthansa. Our offices are spread over 17 different markets, hosted by 5000+ employees from 100+ nationalities.

We are looking for a highly motivated and talented Agency Account Executive to develop and grow our agency strategy and vision for Klarna Media. We are a new team focused on commercializing Klarna’s Ecosystem for brands and agencies to capture media campaigns and grow revenue. The ideal candidate will have strong agency and direct client relationships, a passion for selling media and audience-based selling, a data-driven mindset, and a proven track record of closing new business. The candidate will demonstrate a keen understanding of Klarna digital properties and will align on operational needs to support continued growth across the digital landscape.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Source, pursue and close deals with major advertising agencies 
  • Prospect new business, make in-person presentations to clients, build relationships and negotiate contracts
  • Manage a growing pipeline and accurately forecast new business closure rate and revenue booked
  • Work closely with sales management to consistently achieve and exceed revenue goals, as well as to identify emerging trends in the marketplace
  • Provide a consultative approach, gaining insights into customer needs and experiences and translating those into sellable opportunities
  • Leverage creative solutions to increase Klarna’s agency win rates and ensure that we are delivering against the agency’s core business
  • Ability to sell multi-media revenue across all products including banners, video, CRM, live shopping and ability to adapt easily to evolving new/innovative offerings

Nice to Have:

  • You are passionate about your job and enjoy a fast-paced working environment
  • You are customer-obsessed, proactive by nature, can move between high strategy and small details, relish problem-solving, want the ability to think creatively and love the satisfaction of awesome execution
  • You love to challenge the status quo, can quickly adapt to change and have the ability to prioritize your work
  • You like working in a team and while you let others shine, you know what it takes for the teams to deliver 
  • Previous experience with working with agencies and direct brands, with a good network of contacts 
  • Have a minimum of 5 years experience as a marketing professional, preferably in media sales and marketing or publishing environment
  • Ideally a university degree in Marketing, Business management or equivalent
  • Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams but also working with external partners preferable
  • Proven abilities to plan and execute on multiple campaigns or projects simultaneously 
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills with an ability to feedback to senior management on a regular basis 
  • You are fluent (preferably native) in English, in both verbal and written communication
Klarna is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates. Please refrain from including your picture and age with your application.

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