Senior Enterprise Account Executive - Retail & Finance

What You'll Do Lead Smartly's go-to-market strategy for the UK Retail & Finance sector, building our presence and reputation across enterprise Finance & retailers. Develop and execute a strategic territory plan focused on acquiring and growing relationships with leading UK Retail & Finance brands. Leverage an established network of senior decision-makers across Retail & Finance , with additional relationships in Financial Services and Automotive viewed as a significant advantage. Build trusted relationships with C-level executives and senior leaders across Marketing, Digital, Finance , Media, and Technology. Lead complex, consultative sales engagements from prospecting through negotiation and close. Work seamlessly with cross-functional teams—including Product, Solution Consultants, Onboarding, and Customer Success—to ensure customers realise value throughout their journey. Represent Smartly at industry events and become a recognised voice within the UK Retail & Finance ecosystem. Deliver accurate forecasting and maintain a healthy pipeline across strategic enterprise accounts. What We're Looking For Required Significant experience driving enterprise sales and strategic customer growth within the UK market. A well-established network of senior relationships across leading UK Retail &/or Finance organisations. Experience gained within a high-growth SaaS company, advertising technology or marketing technology business, or at a leading digital or social media platform (such as Meta, TikTok, Snap, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google, or similar) Demonstrated success navigating complex enterprise buying cycles and engaging executive stakeholders. A highly autonomous, self-directed approach, with the ability to build pipeline and execute independently. Exceptional collaboration skills, with a proven track record of partnering cross-functionally across Sales, Product, Solutions Consulting, Onboarding, and Customer Success. Outstanding commercial acumen, executive presence, and consultative selling skills. Preferred Additional experience or executive relationships within the Financial Services and/or Automotive sectors Strong understanding of digital advertising, commerce, retail media, and the evolving AI-driven marketing landscape. Success in This Role You are recognised as a trusted advisor within the Retail & Finance industry and bring credibility with senior decision-makers across the UK's largest brands. You thrive in an entrepreneurial environment where you have the freedom to shape strategy, build executive relationships, and influence outcomes. Equally comfortable working independently and collaborating across functions, you'll help position Smartly as the leading AI-powered advertising platform for UK Finance & retailers while unlocking growth opportunities across complementary sectors such as Financial Services and Automotive. About Smartly Smartly is the AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. Our comprehensive advertising platform seamlessly integrates the capabilities of media, creative, and intelligence to power more than 800 billion impressions and generate more than 300 billion creatives annually, delivering tangible business outcomes for brands and advertisers. Smartly is the only company in the industry recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Creative Advertising Technologies with PwC validating the results it delivers for brands. We manage creative and media for 700+ brands worldwide and $6B in ad spend across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our end-to-end technology, unmatched access to media platforms and exceptional customer service help Fortune 500 brands to reach and engage consumers and learn what performs best.Smartly is a multinational and diverse team of 750+ Smartlies from 60+ nationalities, working in 13 countries. Together, we want to create and maintain an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and heard. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach is at the heart of it. Visit Smartly to learn more. The processing of your information is described in our Candidate Privacy Notice .