Firstly some back story: I work in digital advertising and have worked my way up to a pretty good point where I can look for director or associate director positions at new places. I’ve come up fast on the ad tech side of the biz and work at a major streamline service now in Los Angeles. But my wife and I have always had aspirations of living and working abroad specifically in the APAC region. My wife is fortunate enough to be at a place that has an office in the city we want to live in, and has a really good working relationship with the VP there who’s said he would want her working under him, and she sees him as someone who could be a great mentor, so that part of the relocation is easier to deal with.

I came across an open director position at an adtech company in the city we want to live / work in, and the VP my wife wants to work with is connected with the person who’s actually hiring for this position. I already had a couple calls with him and his operations people and it seemed like it would be a good fit. But after a couple weeks of waiting to hear back, and they want to go with someone local, which I can understand to an extent. However finding someone who they want for this role can really only be sourced in the states simply based on the type of work that needs to be done. The APAC region isn’t quite at the level of digital advertising as the US simply because nearly all ad tech companies in this space are based in the US, hence the more advanced ecosystem.

All that said, what I’m wondering is if I should go back to the hiring manager and pitch myself one last time. They’ve reposted the jobs multiple times now on their career site, LinkedIn, and Glassdoor. It’s clear they’re having a hard time finding a local candidate, and I want to be able to propose that them spending a little bit extra on relocating me would pay back much more in the long term based on my experience that lines up really well with what they’re looking for.

Is it worth it? The position is still open, but I don’t want to pester either.