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# Programmatic Sales Director (Publicis Account) at Wunderkind

- **Company:** Wunderkind
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-04
- **Apply:** https://www.wunderkind.co/careers/?gh_jid=7719010

## Job description

About Wunderkind:

Wunderkind ads are 'behaviorally triggered', meaning that ads are served on a premium list of publishers only when a user is done consuming content. Our proprietary tag is integrated directly on the publisher page to track on-site user behavior - making 'net new' ad placements. How we serve the ad is why we are different from our competitors in-market.

Rather than placing an ad in front of someone while they're actively trying to read content, our technology patiently waits until a visitor has stopped reading before rendering our ad on the page. And that patience pays off -- it turns out that when an ad experience respects the user's reason for visiting a page, the user respects the ad experience in return. This unique, brand safe approach to ad experience gives an advertiser's message more attention and greater engagement.

About the Role:

Wunderkind is looking for a top-performing Director of Programmatic Sales to spearhead our expansion of the Publicis Account.

We are looking for a true proactive hunter who can secure brand new buyers and drive demand for our display and video ad inventory from the ground up. You will be responsible for penetrating new accounts across agencies, trading desks, and brands, ensuring that Wunderkind becomes a non-negotiable part of their programmatic strategy.

As a Programmatic Sales Director, you will be the primary driver of new business, fundamentally changing how new clients perceive and utilize our high-impact, non-intrusive ad inventory. Your success will be measured by your ability to open new doors and establish first-time partnerships that contribute to the explosive, strategic growth of Wunderkind in the programmatic space.

In this role, you will focus almost exclusively on high-growth acquisition activities. While you will collaborate with account management teams for execution, your mission is to be in the market, identifying untapped demand and securing new revenue streams from a specified list of agency, trading desk, brand, and DSP accounts.

Key Responsibilities Will Include:

- Prospect and secure new programmatic demand from agencies and advertisers across your territory.
- Lead the full sales cycle for new buyers, from initial outreach and education to contract execution and first-campaign launch.
- Build and scale a robust network of first-time decision makers in the programmatic buying cycle, including in-house marketers and trading desks.
- Develop and execute sophisticated sales strategies specifically designed to displace competitors and capture new market share.
- Educate the market on Wunderkind's unique value proposition to overcome barriers to entry with new clients.
- Act as a strategic liaison between the market and internal teams to ensure product evolution aligns with the needs of emerging buyers.
- Work hand-in-hand with Account Managers to transition newly secured buyers for long-term service while you remain focused on the next acquisition.

## About You

The ideal candidate is a well-connected, resilient, experienced leader with an unyielding "hunter" mindset and a passion for winning new business. Most importantly, you will exhibit the following traits:

- Tenacious and resourceful approach to prospecting, with a proven ability to open doors at high-value, untapped accounts.
- Persuasive and compelling communication style, capable of articulating complex value propositions to senior-level stakeholders.
- Entrepreneurial spirit with a deep passion for the marketing technology space and a healthy dose of humility.
- A collaborative yet commercial mindset, intensely focused on driving revenue through new buyer acquisition.

Required Qualifications:

- 8+ years of total relevant experience in online programmatic advertising sales is required.
- At least 5 years of this experience must be specifically growing your own book of programmatic business, against a quota, in an agency or vendor setting.
- Though not essential, experience of ‘starting from scratch’ (new territories, new book of business) is highly desirable
- Candidates must be able to demonstrate strong connections across the industry with prospective clients, particularly within the Publicis account.
- A robust, active network of buy-side contacts with whom you have built rapport and trust through successful new business wins.
- Proven track record of delivering on team and individual revenue targets through the acquisition of large, strategic new clients.
- Expertise in selling complex CPA, CPC, and CPM marketing campaigns to new buyers.
- Deep technical knowledge of the programmatic ecosystem, including DSPs, ad exchanges, and ad servers.
- BA/BS degree in a numeric, technical, or commercial field.

The target overall compensation range for this role is $280,000.00 to $300,000.00, base plus commission, split 50/50. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each specific candidate; including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, applicable certifications, and geographic work location. This may vary depending on living location and market rate.

## About Wunderkind

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Wunderkind is an AI-powered performance marketing platform that uses identity resolution and real-time intent to automate personalized messaging and drive guaranteed revenue for brands.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY, USA
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Performance marketing, AI-driven marketing, identity resolution, digital advertising
- **Target customers**: B2B – primarily mid-market to enterprise e-commerce, retail, and travel brands (e.g., Harley-Davidson, Kurt Geiger, AAA, True Botanicals)
- **Mission**: To scale a brand’s ability to create and grow customer relationships through websites, email, text, and ads. [wunderkind.co](https://www.wunderkind.co/about)

## Products & Services
- **Autonomous Marketing Platform (AMP)**: An AI-decisioning engine that uses identity resolution and real-time behavioral data to trigger personalized messages across email, SMS, onsite, and paid media. Integrates via SDKs, APIs, or existing ESPs/CDPs.
- **Wunderkind Identity Network**: A proprietary identity graph recognizing over 9 billion devices and observing 2 trillion digital events annually, enabling brands to identify anonymous traffic without relying on third-party cookies.
- **Wunderkind AI Decisioning Engine**: Agentic AI that learns and optimizes messaging in real-time based on individual consumer behavior.
- **Wunderkind Analytics**: Real-time performance dashboards (launched March 2025) for measuring campaign impact and ROI.
- **Wunderkind AI Experiences** (2025): Agentic messaging capabilities for smarter customer engagement.
- **Deployment Models**: Self-Service (plug into existing martech stack), Fully Managed (Wunderkind handles strategy/creative/optimization), or Hybrid partnership.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metrics**:
  - Annual Revenue: $140M (as of 2026) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bewunderkind)
  - Total Funding: $151.85M across 8 rounds
  - Client-attributable revenue: Over $5 billion annually
  - Client base: 700+ brands (e.g., Harley-Davidson, Shinesty, Quad Lock)
- **Notable Investors**: Battery Ventures (led Series B in 2018), Silicon Valley Bank, Contour Venture Partners, Justin Yoshimura. Also acquired SmarterHQ (2020), Augur (2017), GoChime (2016).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Revenue scale of $140M with proven ROI guarantees.
  - Recent product launches: AI Experiences, Shopify integration (Aug 2025), Build Framework for developers (Jun 2025), and partnerships with Braze and Bloomreach.
  - Global presence: Operations in 10 countries including UK, Canada, India, Australia, Norway.
  - Headcount: 397 employees (-21.4% YoY, indicating restructuring or contraction).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Largest identity network for marketers**: Proprietary graph tracking 9B+ devices and 2T+ digital events, providing higher match rates than typical ESPs/CDPs.
- **Revenue guarantee**: Wunderkind contractually guarantees a lift in revenue for clients, positioning itself as a top 1-3 revenue channel in client analytics.
- **Privacy-first, cookie-independent**: Works entirely with first-party data and consent; compliant with GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2.
- **Seamless integration**: Does not require replatforming; plugs into existing marketing stacks (ESPs, CDPs, etc.).
- **Agentic AI decisioning**: Real-time optimization that adapts to individual behavior without manual rules.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand AI agentic capabilities**: Continued investment in autonomous decisioning and real-time personalization (e.g., AI Experiences).
- **Platform partnerships**: Deepening integrations with Braze, Bloomreach, Shopify to reach more merchants.
- **International growth**: Building presence in UK, Australia, and other markets with dedicated country managers.
- **Developer ecosystem**: Launching “Build” framework to attract developer-led integrations.
- **Privacy compliance as differentiator**: Emphasizing consent-based marketing as third-party cookies decline.

## Why Work Here
- **Compensation & equity**: Company equity, employee stock purchase plan, performance bonuses. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/wunderkind)
- **Benefits**: Dental, health, vision insurance; FSA; generous parental leave; family medical leave; commuter benefits; pet-friendly offices; free snacks/drinks. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/wunderkind)
- **Work arrangement**: On-site/hybrid with physical offices in NYC (HQ), Indianapolis, London, and Sydney. Typical time on-site not specified, but roles appear office-centric with flexibility.
- **Learning & culture**: Offers apprenticeship programs, job training, and conferences. The careers page describes a “two-way street” interviewing process and emphasis on mutual discovery of values and goals. [wunderkind.co](https://www.wunderkind.co/careers)
- **Engineering culture**: Strong technical stack (Kubernetes, Python, React, Spark, Kafka, Google Cloud, etc.). Teams include ML engineers, data engineers, and product managers.
- **Caution**: Employer rating of 2.3/5 from 422 reviews on LinkedIn (work-life 2.6, culture 2.1, career 2.0) suggests employee satisfaction challenges, potentially linked to recent headcount reductions. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bewunderkind)

## Sources
1. [wunderkind.co - Homepage](https://www.wunderkind.co/)
2. [wunderkind.co - About](https://www.wunderkind.co/about)
3. [wunderkind.co - Careers](https://www.wunderkind.co/careers)
4. [linkedin.com - Wunderkind Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bewunderkind)
5. [builtin.com - Wunderkind Profile](https://builtin.com/company/wunderkind)

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