Inside Sales Representative — Channel Sales

By bringing together next-gen technology and the finest live data available, Genius Sports is enabling a new era of sports for fans worldwide, delivering experiences that are more immersive, interactive and personalised than ever before. Learn more at geniussports.com [https://www.geniussports.com/]  THE ROLE: We are hiring a Vice President of Sales to own our relationship with WPP. You will be the senior face of Genius Sports across GroupM and the broader WPP family incl Mindshare, Wavemaker, EssenceMediacom, Ogilvy, VML, Choreograph, and affiliated specialty units. You will own the number for everything Genius does inside that ecosystem. WHAT YOU’LL DO * Own and exceed the WPP holding-company revenue number, including new business across WPP brand clients and expansion of existing investments. * Build a multi-year joint business plan with GroupM and key WPP units; align Genius commitments to WPP's brand portfolio, tentpole moments, and product priorities. * Personally lead the largest, most strategic deals; running discovery, ideation, pitch, negotiation, and contracting at the holdco and agency-of-record level. * Drive activation across the full Genius product suite (Full Arc, The Moment, The Fanbase) and across every channel WPP buys: CTV, programmatic, social, audio, and DOOH. * Build and own senior relationships across WPP; Chief Investment Officers, Group Investment Directors, Heads of Strategy, Heads of Programmatic, Connections Planning leads, and innovation/specialty practice leaders. * Map and multi-thread the WPP organization: investment teams, planning teams, programmatic, data/specialty units (Choreograph), and brand teams at the agency-of-record level. * Serve as the executive escalation point for WPP across all Genius products, with executive sponsorship from our SVP, Advertising and CRO. * Coordinate with Genius leadership on joint partnership announcements, upfront commitments, and strategic co-marketing moments. * Lead and coach a small, high-leverage support team (1–3 Account Directors / Strategic Account Managers) covering day-to-day workstreams across WPP agencies. * Quarterback cross-functional pods inside Genius incl Marketing, Product, Ad Ops, Insights and Legal to deliver against WPP's needs end-to-end. * Run a tight weekly operating cadence: pipeline reviews, deal inspection, forecast calls, and account reviews grounded in deal data. * Operate the CRM and forecast as a discipline, not a chore; deliver a forecast leadership can trust within ±10%. * Represent Genius Sports at the WPP-attended industry moments; Cannes Lions, Possible, Advertising Week, IAB ALM and at WPP's internal client and partner summits. WHAT YOU’LL BRING: * 10+ years selling advertising, ad-tech, or media to agencies, with deep experience inside the WPP ecosystem (GroupM, Mindshare, Wavemaker, EssenceMediacom, Ogilvy, VML, or affiliated units). * Track record of owning a holding-company-level number, landing and growing eight-figure annual partnerships at a global holdco. * Existing relationships at WPP brand clients (CPG, QSR, auto, financial services, telco). * Strong, current senior relationships at WPP * Demonstrable success negotiating upfront commitments, joint business plans, or master service agreements at the holdco level. * Deep fluency in the modern media stack: CTV, programmatic, social, addressable, attention/measurement, and how WPP's specialty units (Choreograph, GroupM Nexus) operate. * Comfort selling complex, data-driven products. You can make signal-based, moment-based advertising feel simple to a planner who has 11 other meetings that day. * Operating discipline: forecast accuracy, CRM (HubSpot or Salesforce), pipeline management, and a real point of view on holdco account management. IT WILL BE A BONUS IF YOU:  * Prior experience as a holding-company lead at a major sports, media, or ad-tech company. * Background in CTV, programmatic, or attention/outcomes-based media sales. * Experience selling sports media, sports data, or fan-engagement products to WPP specifically. The annualized base salary for this role ranges from $220,000 to $240,000 USD and includes eligibility for additional variable compensation. This role will also be eligible to take part in Genius Sports Group's benefits plan. We enjoy an ‘office-first’ culture and maximize opportunities to collaborate, connect and learn together. Our hybrid working models differ depending on your role and location.  As well as a competitive salary and range of benefits, we’re committed to supporting employee wellbeing and helping you grow your skills, experience and career. Learn more about how rewarding life at Genius can be at Reward | Genius Sports. [https://www.geniussports.com/reward/]  One team, being brave, driving change   We strive to create an inclusive working environment, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and the ability to make a difference. Learn more about our values and culture at Culture | Genius [https://www.geniussports.com/culture/] Let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.

WHO WE ARE The real world is the next frontier, and at Metropolis, we are creating the artificial intelligence to make it responsive. We are pioneering the Recognition Economy — a future where mundane repetition disappears and being known unlocks access, comfort, and belonging everywhere you go. From transforming parking into a seamless drive-in, drive-out experience for millions of Members to expanding our intelligence layer across retail and hospitality, we are building a world that feels instinctive and magical. The future isn’t coming; it’s here, and we need builders, innovators, and problem solvers to help us create it. WHO YOU ARE Metropolis is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Partner Marketing to serve as the marketing anchor for our highest-value National Account partners. In this role, you will lead go-to-market strategy, define audience segmentation, and build joint campaigns that grow brand relevance, adoption, and revenue across our most important real-estate portfolios. Embedded directly inside Partner Success, you will act as the connective tissue between enterprise accounts and central marketing teams—including Creative, Lifecycle, Events, and Performance Marketing—turning premium co-marketing programs into measurable location-level performance. WHAT YOU'LL DO * Design and lead end-to-end go-to-market and joint co-marketing campaigns and product launches with strategic partners * Own high-impact marketing launches for qualifying properties meeting financial and volume thresholds, coordinating custom member collateral and hyper-local, multi-channel visibility * Deploy and optimize site-level digital media programs, including Google Ads, Meta, and geofencing, in partnership with performance marketing * Act as the voice of the consumer, leveraging research and behavioral data to craft compelling positioning narratives * Manage monthly performance reporting and client-facing dashboards for SEM spend, reservation volume, and store-visit ROAS to optimize against KPIs * Manage partner marketing relationships to ensure tight alignment on brand guidelines, messaging, and shared business objectives * Drive adoption of localized loyalty, consumer rewards, and third-party reservation-marketplace integrations to lift location-level performance * Partner with the Creative Project Manager to prioritize design requests and adapt brand templates for localized collateral * Coordinate with lifecycle marketing to weave localized partner perks into member retention and engagement journeys * Align with event strategy on Tier 1 launch activations and networking events for major properties WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR * 5+ years of experience in consumer marketing, partner/co-marketing, or strategic partnerships * Experience owning marketing relationships or localized growth for high-value enterprise accounts or premier real-estate portfolios * Strong analytical and dashboard skills with a proven ability to build data-driven performance narratives for enterprise stakeholders * Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify complex ideas for broad audiences * Proven ability to influence and collaborate across product, sales, analytics, and external partners * Demonstrated comfort balancing short-term execution with long-term planning in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment * Experience leveraging AI tools to transform static workflows into responsive, high-output processes WHILE NOT REQUIRED, THESE ARE A PLUS: * Background in real estate, mobility, retail, or another location-based / multi-site marketing context * Hands-on experience with geofencing, location analytics, or store-visit attribution * Experience standing up marketing programs from scratch or inside a fast-scaling organization ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Days in Office: Metropolis values in-person collaboration to drive innovation, strengthen culture, and enhance the Member experience. Our corporate team members hold to our office-first model, which requires employees to be on-site at least four days a week, fostering organic interactions that spark creativity and connection When you join Metropolis, you'll join a team of world-class product leaders and engineers, building an ecosystem of technologies at the intersection of parking, mobility, and real estate. Our goal is to build an inclusive culture where everyone has a voice and the best idea wins. You will play a key role in building and maintaining this culture as our organization grows. The anticipated base salary for this position is $125,000.00 USD to $140,000.00 USD annually. The actual base salary offered is determined by a number of variables, including, as appropriate, the applicant's qualifications for the position, years of relevant experience, distinctive skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location of residence and/or place of employment. Base salary is one component of Metropolis' total compensation package, which may also include access to or eligibility for healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a lucrative stock option plan, bonus plans, and more. #LI-WT1 #LI-Onsite Metropolis may utilize an automated employment decision tool (AEDT) to assess or evaluate your candidacy for employment or promotion. AEDTs are used to assist in assessing a candidate’s application relative to the required job qualifications and responsibilities listed in the job posting. As part of this process, Metropolis retains data relevant to your candidacy, including personal information, for a period that is reasonably necessary for the use of the tool. If you are hired for the position, your data may become part of your employee records. Metropolis Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. We make all hiring decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or pregnancy), national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.