Advertising Sales Director - SEA
Bangkok, Thailand · 4+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 12, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 4+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Bangkok, Thailand
About Taboola
- Taboola empowers businesses to grow through performance advertising technology that goes beyond search and social and delivers measurable outcomes at scale.
- Taboola works with thousands of businesses who advertise directly on Realize, Taboola’s powerful ad platform, reaching approximately 600M daily active users across some of the best publishers in the world. Publishers like NBC News, Yahoo, and OEMs such as Samsung, Xiaomi and others use Taboola’s technology to grow audience and revenue, enabling Realize to offer unique data, specialized algorithms, and unmatched scale.
About the role
- The Advertising Sales Director for the SEA market will lead and scale an enterprise sales organization based in Bangkok. This role involves building a high-performing team, fostering a culture of excellence, and managing key strategic relationships to drive growth across the Southeast Asian region.
Responsibilities
- Recruit, develop, and retain top sales talent across the SEA region
- Set clear performance expectations, KPIs, and development paths for team members
- Implement effective coaching and mentoring programs to accelerate team growth
- Foster a collaborative, high-energy culture that drives consistent results
- Lead regular team meetings, pipeline reviews, and strategy sessions
- Develop compensation structures and incentive programs that motivate peak performance
- Create territory and account allocation strategies to maximize team effectiveness
- Provide regular feedback and conduct performance evaluations
Requirements
- 10+ years of sales experience in digital advertising or related industries
- 4+ years of people management experience
- Proven success building, managing, and scaling sales teams in SEA
- Experience selling performance marketing products or analytics/data platforms
- Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities with demonstrable team development results
- Strategic approach to sales with focus on enterprise-level relationships
- Strong analytical skills to identify market trends and growth opportunities
- Excellent professional presence and business acumen
- Deep understanding of local market dynamics
- Comfortable presenting to and influencing all levels of an organization
Preferred qualifications
- Additional Asian language skills
- Flexibility to travel throughout Southeast Asia, SG, MY, PH
Benefits
- Locally relevant benefits
- Workplace perks
Workplace
- Hybrid work schedule with 3 days in-office
- Based in Bangkok, Thailand
Skills
- Digital Advertising
- Performance Marketing
- Data Platforms
- Analytics
