Head Sales - MEA
Role Overview
The role is based in Dubai with travel across MEA and reports to the International Business Head, Sales & Marketing.
The role owns and grows MEA advertising revenue for APX Luxury India's portfolio across print, digital, branded content, and events.
The portfolio includes Travel + Leisure India, Air India inflight media, Lifestyle Asia India, Architecture + Design India, Prestige India, and custom titles.
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Role overview
The role is based in Dubai with travel across MEA and reports to the International Business Head, Sales & Marketing.
The role owns and grows MEA advertising revenue for APX Luxury India's portfolio across print, digital, branded content, and events.
The portfolio includes Travel + Leisure India, Air India inflight media, Lifestyle Asia India, Architecture + Design India, Prestige India, and custom titles.
Responsibilities
- Own the MEA region's revenue P&L across print, digital, custom content, and events/IPs.
- Build a high-performing regional sales team and deliver category and revenue targets.
- Develop senior relationships with brand marketers, media and creative agencies, and family offices across luxury, travel, tourism, hospitality, real estate, auto, BFSI, government, and lifestyle sectors.
- Drive category pitches, including for premium beverages, luxury real estate, and hospitality, using the portfolio's premium audience positioning.
- Collaborate with editorial and marketing teams on integrated proposals, sponsored content, and event partnerships.
- Lead regional forecasting, pipeline management, and quarterly and annual target planning.
- Represent APX Luxury at regional industry events, client meetings, and title launches.
- Align regional activity with national sales strategy and management's financial-year targets.
Requirements
- 12–15+ years in premium or luxury media, publishing, or brand-solutions sales.
- 4–5 years in a regional leadership or team-management role.
- Strong existing network across MEA luxury, real estate, hospitality, auto, BFSI, government advertisers, and agencies.
- Proven track record managing large revenue targets across multi-title, multi-format portfolios.
- Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- MBA or equivalent preferred, but not mandatory given strong industry experience.
About APX Luxury
APX Luxury is a premium media group publishing luxury and lifestyle titles, alongside inflight and custom magazines for partners including Air India and Star Air.
The group offers advertisers and partners access to affluent audiences across print, digital, and experiential platforms.
Location and travel
- Dubai-based role with travel across MEA.
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