Overview
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Taimur Naveed

Toronto,Canada

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Account Executive – Large Customer Sales (Apple, LG, Acer)

AMAZON ADS
05.2024 - Current
  • Delivered +104% YoY video growth (+184% vs quota), over 3x the LCS average, scaling Apple into the largest video partner in the CE/Media vertical through strategic product and capability unlocks.
  • Secured Apple’s first sponsorship via $1.8MM NHL on Prime Video partnership, leading complex multi-market negotiations and cross-functional alignment to secure and retain custom integration investment.
  • Elevated Apple Hardware to Canada’s #1 Fire TV advertiser (+947% YoY), outspending the next largest advertiser by 4x by aligning customer priorities with deep-link and autoplay innovation.
  • Launched Apple’s Prime Video investment in Canada (~$1MM, #4 globally) via a custom managed service solution developed with global GTM teams.
  • Secured first brand media investments from LG and Acer, driving 10x growth through targeted outreach, education, and strategic alignment.
  • Leader on Amazon’s “Artificial Intelligence for Ads” working with product and go-to-market teams to develop, operationalize, and popularize AI-led approaches across the organization.

Account Manager – Large Customer Sales (Google, 3M)

AMAZON ADS
08.2022 - 04.2024
  • Elevated Google into Amazon’s #1 global market for Streaming TV and Video (+741% YoY)
  • Delivered +58% Sponsored Products growth by unlocking high-potential accounts despite the departure of a major client.
  • Launched Always-On DSP for all Google businesses, advancing client investment from pilot to sustained usage.
  • Developed scalable best practices and insights decks, enabling adoption across Canada and IX teams to drive advanced media strategy.

Various Roles – Senior Finance Manager

PROCTER AND GAMBLE
06.2016 - 07.2022
  • Designed pricing and sizing revision across 95% of business, delivering >$10MM in value. Led construction of sell-in strategy with major retailers negotiating the highest overall pass-through of pricing in 5 years.
  • Recommended change in sizing and assortment strategy based on consumer behavior modelling to unlock increased usage rates on body wash.
  • Developed and implemented multi-year strategic revenue plan including pricing, spending efficiencies, and product assortment to grow profit at 10% year over year.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration -

Skills

  • Sales strategy and analysis
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Customer relationship management
  • Advertising strategy
  • Problem solving
  • Strategy implementation

Hobbies and Interests

Basketball, Skiing, Debate, History, Hiking

Timeline

Account Executive – Large Customer Sales (Apple, LG, Acer)

AMAZON ADS
05.2024 - Current

Account Manager – Large Customer Sales (Google, 3M)

AMAZON ADS
08.2022 - 04.2024

Various Roles – Senior Finance Manager

PROCTER AND GAMBLE
06.2016 - 07.2022

Bachelor of Business Administration -

Taimur Naveed