Strategic Account Executive at Teads1

About Teads Teads is a leading omnichannel advertising platform focused on driving outcomes for brand and performance advertisers across screens. With a focus on meaningful business outcomes for branding and performance objectives, Teads drives value by leveraging predictive AI technology to connect quality media, beautiful brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement. Teads is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally. The company is headquartered in New York, New York with a global team of around 1,700 people in 30+ countries. For more information, visit www.teads.com. About the opportunity At Teads, we’re all about bold ideas, collaboration, and delivering results without losing the spark of fun along the way. We’re a global team of thinkers, doers, and change markers, united in reshaping the future of advertising. Here, your voice is heard, creativity is celebrated, and diverse perspectives fuel our impact. We’re looking for a Strategic Account Executive to join our Outbrain Direct Response team. In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our growth, leading the transition from "prospect" to "active partner," owning the entire lifecycle from the initial discovery call through to a successful campaign launch. If you're someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, builds meaningful client relationships, and is excited to bring innovative adtech solutions to life, this is your stage. What will you do? • Identify opportunities and grow our footprint with strategic performance agencies and clients. • Navigate and establish meaningful relationships. • Align Teads’ cutting-edge offerings with the evolving needs of your prospects and clients, ensuring they receive tailored, impactful solutions. • Maintain a disciplined and up-to-date sales pipeline to ensure accuracy in revenue forecasting. • Partner closely with internal teams across insights, account management, and technical solutions to deliver excellence and optimise client satisfaction. • Manage the delicate transition from the sales cycle to the Account Management team, ensuring all strategic insights and client goals are documented for long-term relationship success. What will you bring to the team? • 2–4 years of experience in digital media sales, ideally within mobile, video, or programmatic. • Solid understanding of the digital media landscape including CTV, OLV, digital display, native, and programmatic advertising. • A strong network within media agencies and direct advertiser contacts. • Knowledge of performance and affiliate marketing. • Excellent communicator with strong presentation and negotiation skills. • Proactive, collaborative, and able to operate independently. • Comfortable in a fast-moving, constantly evolving environment. • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. • You connect with our values: • Relentless Customer Focus: You put customers at the heart of everything, building strong relationships, understanding customers needs, and making decisions that keep their perspective front and center. • Act Today, Not Tomorrow: You make smart decisions quickly, prioritize action over perfection, and keep things moving forward, even when things aren’t 100% clear. • Obsess About Outcomes: You’re outcome-driven, take ownership of your results, and work through challenges to deliver what really matters. • Evolve Through Change: You’re adaptable, curious, and see change as a chance to learn and improve. You evolve your skills to keep up and push ahead. • Human-driven, Powered by AI: While we use AI to drive performance, it’s our people who make the real difference. You bring empathy, collaboration, and a love of learning to everything you do. We care about you We care deeply and invest heavily into our team, setting everybody up for growth and success. We offer: • Office and home hybrid working; • Expand your toolbox with our internal learning tools; • Happy hours & office lunch once a week; • …and of course a fully stocked kitchen! #Ly-hybrid Please submit your CV in English. Life at Teads At Teads, we don’t just offer new roles - we blend creativity, technology, and data to shape the future of media. You’ll work with smart humans, meaningful brands, and cool tools, all while helping redefine how advertising works in a world that demands more transparency, better insights, and smarter strategies. As a Teadster, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our future success in the region. Here’s why Teads stands out: • We've merged two open internet category leaders—Outbrain and Teads—to create the ‘new’ Teads, a unified omnichannel platform that drives results from branding to performance across all screens, including CTV, mobile, and web. • As part of our team, you’ll thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment that fosters innovation, creative problem-solving, and continuous learning. • Teads is committed to your success, offering the support, tools, and development opportunities you need to excel in your role. Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance. Teads is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment. Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our Employee Resource Groups – employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change: environmental, women empowerment, charitable initiatives to diversity, equity, and inclusion, you’ll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.