Sr. Sales Engineer, Performance

Senior Sales Engineer, Performance & Emerging SolutionsLocation: New York, NYThe OpportunityWe are seeking a Senior Sales Engineer, Performance to help define and scale MiQ's approach to performance and outcome-driven advertising across the U.S. business.This role will focus on client challenges tied to lower-funnel KPIs and measurable business outcomes across MiQ's ecosystem, including Programmatic, YouTube, Social and emerging AI Search environments. This includes areas such as acquisition, conversion, revenue, mobile app growth and efficiency. Within that broader performance remit, this person will also help MiQ develop and scale strategic growth areas including mobile performance, CTV performance, AI-powered advertising and advanced measurement, with priorities evolving alongside client demand and MiQ's capabilities.This is a senior individual contributor role for someone who is comfortable operating across multiple capabilities, verticals and teams rather than owning a single fixed product area. The successful candidate will combine strong performance media fundamentals with technical fluency, commercial judgment and the ability to quickly develop expertise in new areas as priorities evolve.You will sit at the intersection of Sales, Product, Partnerships and Marketing, helping translate complex capabilities into clear client solutions while bringing market needs back into the organization.What You'll DoServe as a senior subject-matter expert for performance and outcome-driven opportunities, partnering with Sales on discovery, solution design, pitches, RFPs and strategic client conversations.Translate client objectives such as acquisition, qualified leads, sales, revenue, app growth and efficiency into thoughtful media, data, activation and measurement recommendations.Connect MiQ's capabilities into integrated, omnichannel solutions, helping sellers and clients navigate considerations including KPI strategy, optimization, attribution, incrementality and measurement.Help shape and scale MiQ's approach to emerging performance opportunities, including AI-powered and conversational advertising, identifying relevant use cases and translating new capabilities into clear, practical sales narratives.Partner closely with Rocket Lab and MiQ teams to grow MiQ's mobile performance offering, serving as a bridge between teams and helping bring app acquisition, re-engagement, retention and other mobile growth capabilities into broader client strategies.Work alongside Sales and Analytics teams to pitch and scope advanced measurement capabilities in ways that are commercially relevant and easy for clients to understand.Develop expertise quickly as new platforms, technologies and client needs emerge, helping determine where MiQ has an opportunity to test, invest and build repeatable solutions.Identify recurring client needs, market trends and capability gaps and bring those insights back to Product, Partnerships, Marketing and other internal teams to inform future priorities.Build scalable narratives, use cases, frameworks, case studies and enablement that help sellers confidently position MiQ's performance capabilities across verticals.Partner with vertical and channel Sales Engineers when performance opportunities intersect with their areas of expertise, bringing the right capabilities together around the broader client challenge.Manage multiple strategic priorities and evolving areas of focus, creating clarity and momentum even when the playbook is still being developed.What Success Looks LikeMiQ has a clear and compelling performance narrative tied to measurable business outcomes.Sales teams have a trusted senior partner for complex lower-funnel and outcome-driven opportunities.Strategic growth areas such as mobile performance, AI advertising and advanced measurement are increasingly integrated into MiQ's broader performance offering as client demand and capabilities mature.Emerging capabilities move from one-off opportunities into clear, repeatable commercial motions where appropriate.Client and market feedback helps shape product, partnership and go-to-market priorities.Performance solutions become increasingly scalable across verticals rather than relying on one-off custom approaches.What You'll Bring7+ years of experience across digital advertising, ad tech, performance marketing, solutions consulting, sales engineering or a related field.Strong understanding of performance marketing and lower-funnel KPIs, including acquisition, conversion, ROAS, LTV, qualified leads and incrementality.Strong knowledge of the digital advertising ecosystem and how media, data, technology, optimization and measurement work together to drive specific outcomes.Experience translating complex client objectives into clear, commercially viable solutions.Strong client-facing communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to engage both technical stakeholders and senior commercial audiences.Experience working cross-functionally with teams such as Sales, Product and Marketing.Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies, products or media environments quickly and turn that knowledge into practical client solutions.Comfort operating in ambiguity, managing multiple priorities and working in areas where the playbook is still being developed.Strong commercial judgment and the ability to balance what is technically possible, operationally scalable and valuable to the client.Experience That Would Be Especially ValuableThe strongest candidates will bring deep performance marketing expertise, along with meaningful experience in one or more of the following areas:Mobile performance, app growth, user acquisition or mobile measurement.Advanced measurement and analytics, including MMM, incrementality, attribution or experimentation.Launching or scaling new advertising, data or measurement capabilities.Emerging media or advertising environments, including AI-powered platforms.Performance-focused strategy across multiple channels, verticals or client use cases.Who We AreWe're MiQ, a programmatic media partner for marketers and agencies. We connect data from multiple sources to do interesting, exciting, business-problem-solving things for our clients. We're experts in data science, analytics and programmatic trading, and we're always ready to react and solve challenges quickly, to make sure our clients are always spending their media investments on the right things in the right places.Our business keeps growing and our company keeps getting better because we keep hiring smart new people.People who can challenge conventions and shake things up. People who want to connect with people all over the world to make great things happen. People who are as excited by the opportunities of programmatic marketing as us.If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.Our ValuesPassion: We love and live what we do.Determination: We always find a way to figure it out.Unity: We hold each other accountable. We win and lose as a team.Agility: We anticipate the unexpected, and adapt to change.Courage: We dare to think unconventionally.Benefits & Perks - US MarketHealth benefits - covering medical, dental, vision with HSA and FSA optionsCompany paid basic life and long-term disability plansAn Employee Assistance Program (EAP)Paid maternity and paternity leaveA Nursing Mother's ProgramGenerous PTO policy in addition to paid holidaysTax Free Benefits (Commuter/Health/Dependent Care)Continuous education and trainingAn open office and casual work atmospherePay TransparencyFor individuals assigned and/or hired to work in New York, MiQ is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to New York and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At MiQ, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current base salary for this position is $150,000 to $170,000 plus bonus opportunity. This range may vary for positions outside of New York as it has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location where the position may be filled and does not take into account our bonus and commission structures.Regardless of location, candidates can expect during the first few conversations with MiQ's Talent team and Hiring Managers to share any approved budget and details on our competitive bonus and commission packages. Please take a moment to view the MiQ I.D.E.A. Report to learn more about our approach to creating equitable compensation for our people.