Senior Sales Director
Outbrain
About Teads
Teads is the omnichannel outcomes platform for the open internet, driving full-funnel results for marketers across premium media. With a focus on meaningful business outcomes for branding and performance objectives, the combined company ensures value is driven with every media dollar by leveraging predictive AI technology to connect quality media, beautiful brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement. One of the most scaled advertising platforms on the open internet, Teads is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally. The company is headquartered in New York, with a global team of nearly 1,800 people in 30+ countries.
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Teads is seeking a Senior Sales Director to join our team in New York. In this role, you will be responsible for driving revenue growth by developing strategic relationships with key agency holding companies and brands across the East Coast.
This is a highly strategic individual contributor role focused on expanding Teads’ partnership and presence with major agency networks and advertisers. The Senior Sales Director will play a critical role in identifying new revenue opportunities, building long-term client partnerships, and delivering innovative advertising solutions across video, CTV, programmatic, and data-driven offerings.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive revenue growth by developing strategic relationships with key agency holding companies and brands in the New York and US East market
- Build and deepen partnerships with senior decision-makers across major agency networks including Publicis Groupe and Havas.
- Consistently meet and exceed revenue targets through both new business development and growth of existing strategic accounts
- Lead the end-to-end sales process including prospecting, pitching, negotiating, and closing complex deals
- Develop joint business plans with key agency partners and enterprise clients
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients by bringing strategic insights across digital video, CTV, programmatic, data, and measurement
- Partner closely with internal teams including Studio, Account Management, Insights, and Media Strategy to deliver best-in-class campaign execution
- Represent Teads in the New York advertising marketplace and actively participate in industry events and client engagements
Experience / Background
- 8–10+ years of experience in digital media, ad tech, or advertising sales
- Proven track record of driving revenue growth through agency and brand partnerships
- Strong relationships within major agency holding companies, particularly Publicis Groupe and other large agency networks
- Deep understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem including programmatic, video, and CTV
- Experience selling advertising technology platforms or advanced media solutions preferred
- Experience working at a DSP, SSP, publisher, or ad tech company is a plus
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
Personal Attributes
- Highly motivated, entrepreneurial seller with a strong drive to win new business
- Strategic thinker who can build long-term partnerships with senior client stakeholders
- Deep digital media expertise with the ability to advise clients across the evolving advertising landscape
- Collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Strong relationship builder with a reputation for credibility and trust in the marketplace
The pay range for this position is USD $280,000 to $350,000 annually including on target earnings. The actual amount offered may be higher or lower, based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities. In addition to salary, you may be eligible for our competitive benefits and perks to support you and your family as part of Teads’ total rewards package.
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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.