Strategic Account Executive
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💼 Sales⏰ Full-time⭐ Senior💰 $300k-350k🇺🇸 New York, USA
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Hopper·about 14 hours ago
Hopper is seeking a Senior Advertising Account Executive to lead strategic, high-impact advertising partnerships across travel and adjacent verticals. In this role, you will own complex sales cycles, close six- and seven-figure deals, and build long-term relationships with senior marketing stakeholders.
You’ll operate as a trusted advisor to advertisers—leveraging Hopper’s data, scale, and product innovation to deliver measurable business outcomes—while helping shape the growth and direction of Hopper’s advertising business.
Own and grow a portfolio of enterprise and mid-market advertisers, driving new revenue and long-term partnerships
Lead full-cycle sales efforts, including prospecting, strategic pitching, negotiation, and close
Develop multi-quarter and annual media partnerships, including custom sponsorships and data-driven solutions
Serve as the primary senior point of contact for key advertiser relationships
Collaborate closely with Account Management, Analytics, Product, and Leadership teams to deliver strong campaign performance and retention
Identify and execute upsell and cross-sell opportunities across Hopper’s advertising product suite
Influence product roadmap and go-to-market strategy by sharing advertiser feedback and market insights
Maintain accurate pipeline forecasting and CRM discipline, with a strong command of deal strategy and timing
6–10+ years of experience in digital advertising, media sales, or strategic partnerships
Proven track record of consistently exceeding revenue targets with large or complex accounts
Experience closing six- and seven-figure advertising deals
Ability to sell consultatively to senior marketing leaders and decision-makers
Excellent executive presence, storytelling, and negotiation skills
Data driven with a strong financial acumen
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with ambiguity and ownership
Experience selling to travel brands, airlines, hotels, destinations, or tourism boards
Background working with agencies and holding companies
Familiarity with commerce-driven media platforms
Existing relationships with senior travel marketers or agency leadership
Perks and benefits of working with us:
Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and upsides of pre-IPO equity packages.
Hopper covers 100% of employee premiums for EOR - offered supplemental insurance including coverage for Medical, as well as Dental.
Please ask us about our very generous parental leave, much above industry standards!.
Access to co-working space on demand through FlexDesk AND Work-from-home stipend.
Housing & Transportation Benefit.
Carrot Cash travel stipend.
Unlimited PTO.
Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business.
Open communication with management and company leadership.
Small, dynamic teams = massive impact.
At Hopper, we are on a mission to become the leading travel platform globally – powering Hopper’s mobile app, website and our B2B business, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions). By leveraging massive amounts of data and advanced machine learning algorithms, Hopper combines its world-class travel agency offering with proprietary fintech products to bring transparency, flexibility and savings to travelers globally. We have developed several unique fintech solutions that address everything from pricing volatility to trip disruptions – helping people travel better and save more on their trips.
The Hopper platform serves hundreds of millions of travelers globally and continues to capture market share around the world. he Hopper app has been downloaded over 120 million times and has become largely popular among younger travelers – with 70% of its users being Gen Z and millennials.
While everyone knows us as the Gen Z and Millennial travel app, Hopper has evolved to become much more than that. In recent years, we’ve grown into a travel fintech provider, commerce platform, and global travel agency that powers some of the world’s largest brands.
Through HTS, our B2B division, the company supercharges its partners’ direct channels by integrating our fintech products on their sites or powering end-to-end travel portals. Today, our partners include leading travel brands like Capital One, Nubank, Air Canada, and many more.
Here are just a few stats that demonstrate the company’s recent growth:
Billions of dollars worth of travel and travel fintech are sold through Hopper and HTS’ channels every year.
Our fintech products – including Cancel for Any Reason and Flight Disruption Assistance – have exceptionally strong CSAT because the terms are always clear, and customers receive instant, no-questions-asked resolutions.
Almost 30% of our app customers purchase at least one fintech product when making a booking; and consumers are 1.6x more likely to repurchase if they add fintech to their booking vs if they booked just travel.
Given the success of its fintech products, Hopper launched a B2B initiative, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions), which represents more than 75% of the business.
Through HTS, any travel provider (airlines, hotels, banks, travel agencies, etc.) can integrate and seamlessly distribute Hopper’s fintech or travel inventory on their direct channels. As its first HTS partnership, the company partnered with Capital One to co-develop Capital One Travel, a new travel portal designed specifically for cardholders. Other HTS partners include Air Canada, Uber, CommBank, Nubank, Flair Airlines and many more.
Hopper has been named the #1 most innovative company in travel by Fast Company Hopper has been downloaded over 120 million times and continues to have millions of new installs each month. Hopper is now the #3 largest online travel agencies in North America and 70% of our app customers are Gen-Z and millennials travelers.
Hopper has raised over $750 million USD of private capital and is backed by some of the largest institutional investors and banks in the world. HTS is primed to continue its growth as the leading travel ecommerce provider in a $1 trillion online shopping category. The Hopper app and website will also continue to be the preferred travel provider for Gen Z and Millennials.
Come take off with us!
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