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Sales Director

Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2025

Later is the enterprise leader in social media and influencer marketing software, services, and data, trusted by leading brands and agencies worldwide. Following our acquisition of Mavely, the Everyday Influencer Platform, Later enables brands to scale creator partnerships from nano to premium influencers while managing social media content and campaigns across all major social and affiliate networks. Through proprietary performance data, marketing leaders can drive attributable sales and optimize social commerce with our software platform or award-winning services.

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Later is founded on two success stories that began in 2014 : Mavrck, the industry-leading influencer marketing solution (now Later Influence), and Later, the best social media management platform (now Later Social) and first-to-market link in bio tool, Later Link in Bio. In 2024, Mavrck and Later officially joined together as one unified business, with a shared vision : to enable the world to make a living with their creativity.

We’re trusted by the top social platforms, with partnerships and integrations with Meta, TikTok, X / Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest.

We enable marketers to create high-performing content and engage in authentic collaborations with creators to reach new audiences, drive engagement, and generate predictable ROI.

About this position :

We are a growth-stage scale-up looking for an enthusiastic problem-solver who will help brands and agencies gain access to the best all-in-one influencer marketing platform in the industry. As a member of our sales team, each day will bring new opportunities to help solve customer's problems with our platform.

What you'll be doing :

  • Be responsible for identifying, prospecting, and qualifying potential customers.
  • Identify customer needs and pain points and effectively prescribe solutions among the Later product & services offering.
  • Position the value of Later's software and influencer marketing to enterprise brands.
  • Demo Later's platform to prospects and create proposals.
  • Negotiate and close net new business.
  • Keep an accurate sales pipeline and contribute to team development.
  • Partner with our Marketing, Services, and Customer Success departments to provide a cohesive experience for potential and current customers.
  • Bring new ideas and innovative solutions to help advance the sales team and the entire company.
  • Design and deliver prospect proposals.

We are committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career. If you identify with any of the following, we encourage you to apply!

  • 5 years of experience selling SaaS.
  • Experience in Influencer Marketing, Social Media, and Affiliate Marketing is strongly preferred.
  • Experience building a pipeline and closing business.
  • Experience leading customers through the purchase process from lead to customer.
  • An analytical, data-driven, and creative approach to problem-solving.
  • An ability to learn quickly and adapt.
  • A self-starter, with the confidence to work independently when necessary.
  • Excellent communication, writing, and organizational skills.
  • Attention to detail, drive to achieve goals, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
  • How you work :

  • You’re proactive and results-driven, always taking initiative, aligning your actions with company goals, and delivering consistent outcomes.
  • Strategic and forward-thinking, you balance immediate needs with long-term opportunities to drive impactful, innovative results.
  • Your curiosity fuels success, keeping you sharp on industry trends, competition, and our cross-functional business dynamics.
  • Adaptable and resourceful, you handle shifting priorities with ease, manage your time effectively, and know when to ask for support.
  • You share insights to help the team stay ahead and make informed decisions.
  • You bring positivity and resilience to every challenge, tackling obstacles with grit and optimism that inspires those around you.
  • You lead with emotional intelligence, building trust, supporting others, encouraging growth, and fostering strong relationships through empathy and collaboration.
  • Our approach to compensation :

    We take a market-based & data-driven approach to compensation. We leverage data from trusted third-party compensation sources to help us understand the market value of a role based on function, level, geographic location, and scope. We evaluate compensation bi-annually, including performance and market-related factors.

    Our salaries are benchmarked against market Total Cash Compensation for the geographic location of our job posting. Compensation for some roles is structured as On Target Earnings (OTE = base commission / variable) while for others it is structured as Salary only.

    To comply with local legislation and ensure transparency, we share salary ranges on all job postings. Skills, experience, and other factors help determine the final salary we offer which may vary from the original range posted.

    Additionally, all permanent team members are eligible to participate in various benefits plans as part of their overall compensation package.

    Salary Range :

    250,000 OTE (base commission)

    Where we work :

    We have hubs in Boston, MA; Vancouver, BC; Toronto, ON; Chicago, IL; and Vancouver, WA. For select positions, we are open to hiring fully remote candidates. We post our positions in the location(s) where we are open to having the successful candidate be located.

    Diversity, inclusion, and accessibility :

    At Later, we are committed to fostering a culture rooted in an inclusion-first mindset at every level of the company, embracing the importance of hiring and building teams for culture add rather than culture fit . We openly build and maintain unbiased hiring, pay, and promotion practices to create a foundation for an equitable workplace, paving the way for systemic change.

    We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer . All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or age. Please let us know if you require any accommodations or support during the recruitment process.

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