Sales Manager -- Social Gear (Mumbai) (Maharashtra)

Job DescriptionLocation: Mumbai — Work from Office / Hybrid (our Mumbai office is your base; client meetings across the city and beyond) Role Type: Individual Contributor — a hands-on hunting and closing role, not a team-management role Experience: 3–8 years selling advertising, media, or ad-tech solutions to brands and agencies Compensation: ₹8–18 LPA fixed (calibrated to experience, network, and closure track record) + uncapped performance-linked commissions and bonuses tied directly to closed business. Exceptional candidates with proven agency/brand relationships can expect the top of the band — or beyond.\ NRead this before applying\ NThis is a pure sales rolebased out of our Mumbai office. You will prospect, pitch, negotiate, and close — every week. If you are looking for a fully remote position, account management, marketing, campaign operations, or a team-lead role, this is not for you. If you have never sold advertising or marketing technology to a brand or agency decision-maker, please do not apply.\ NWhat is Social Gear?\nSocial Gear is a unified advertising platform that lets brands and agencies run their advertising from one interface instead of juggling disconnected tools — spanning Creator Marketing, Display, Email, Connected TV, Programmatic, and Digital Campaign Management. The backend is propelled by Amazon, Google, and other open exchanges, with targeting down to ZIP-code level — local, hyperlocal, national, and global — including territory-based and multicultural targeting.\ NOur sharpest edge today is Creator Marketing: we help brands discover relevant creators, verify authenticity, and execute campaigns that perform.\ NAnd we own something almost no competitor can claim: LYKSTAGE, our own premium video streaming platform with Connected TV inventory across Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV, LG TV, and Android/Google TV. When you sell Social Gear, you are selling owned premium inventory — transparency and placements resellers simply cannot match.\ NSocial Gear serves advertisers across India, the US, UK, Canada, UAE, and Singapore.\ NWhat you will own\n\ N Hunt and close new brands, advertisers, and agencies — with Mumbai's agency and brand ecosystem as your primary hunting ground\ N Run product demos in person and virtually; leverage face-to-face meetings to build trust and close faster\ N Map client marketing objectives to the right Social Gear solutions\ N Build pipeline through outbound prospecting, your network, referrals, and partnerships\ N Prepare proposals, negotiate commercials, close deals\ N Grow closed accounts into long-term revenue relationships\ N Hit monthly, quarterly,and annual revenue targets — consistently\ N\n→ You have personally sold to Marketing Heads, Brand Managers, CMOs, Media Buyers, or Agency Owners — and can name deals you closed with them.\ N→ You have a verifiable track record of hitting or beating targets. We will ask for specifics.\ N→ You can generate your own pipeline. No inbound leads will be handed to you in month one.\ NA strong added advantage: existing relationships within Mumbai's agency and brand ecosystem; experience selling Influencer/Creator Marketing, Programmatic, or CTV solutions; familiarity with platforms such as The Trade Desk, PubMatic, DV360, or Amazon DSP from the buy side.\ NHow success is measured\ NNew advertisers and agencies acquired · Revenue closed · Ad spend managed through the platform · Pipeline-to-close conversion · Retention and account growth · Target achievement.\ NWhat we offer\n\n₹8–18 LPA fixed + uncapped performance commissions\ N Performance bonuses linked directly to closed business\ N A genuinely differentiated pitch: owned premium CTV inventory via LYKSTAGE\ N Exposure to clients across six global markets\ N Hybrid flexibility witha collaborative office environment and real growth opportunities into strategic partnerships\ N\nHow to apply\nEmail your resume to with a short note — 3 lines maximum — covering:\ N\n Your most relevant advertising/media sales experience\ N One deal you personallyclosed that you are proud of — with the approximate deal size\ N Your current locality in Mumbai, current CTC, and notice period\ N Applications without this note will not be reviewed.\ N