Group Account Director

About this role

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

We are seeking an experienced, commercially driven and inspirational Group Agency Director to lead our strategic partnership with Publicis in the UK.

This is one of the most important commercial leadership roles within Teads, responsible for accelerating growth across a multi million pound portfolio whilst strengthening one of our most strategic agency partnerships. You will own executive relationships across Publicis, influence agency strategy, negotiate long term commercial partnerships and position Teads as Publicis' trusted omnichannel partner.

The successful candidate will combine exceptional commercial acumen with strategic thinking, executive stakeholder management and people leadership. They will thrive in complex environments, confidently influence senior decision makers, foster collaboration across matrix teams and create a culture where both customers and colleagues can succeed.

If you are passionate about digital media innovation, developing high performing teams and delivering transformational commercial outcomes, this is an opportunity to help shape the future of one of the industry's most important partnerships.

What will you do?

Drive Commercial Growth

Take ownership of a significant multi million pound Publicis portfolio, developing and executing strategic growth plans that increase revenue, market share and long term commercial value across the agency group.

Build Executive Partnerships

Develop trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across Publicis, acting as a strategic adviser to Agency CEOs, Chief Investment Officers, Heads of Digital and investment leadership. Position Teads as a critical business partner through insight led conversations and long term commercial planning.

Lead Strategic Commercial Agreements

Own the negotiation and delivery of Joint Business Plans, trading agreements and commercial partnerships that create sustainable growth for both organisations whilst ensuring Teads remains a preferred strategic partner.

Inspire High Performing Teams

Lead through influence by creating a positive, collaborative and high performance culture across both direct and matrix teams. Foster an environment where people feel empowered, accountable and motivated to deliver exceptional results whilst supporting their personal growth and development.

Coach and Develop Talent

Support, mentor and develop colleagues across Sales, Account Management and Client Solutions by sharing best practice, strengthening commercial capability and creating opportunities for future leadership growth.

Navigate Complexity and Resolve Conflict

Demonstrate strong judgement and emotional intelligence when managing complex commercial situations. Confidently navigate competing priorities, resolve conflict constructively and build alignment across internal teams and agency stakeholders to achieve the best possible business outcomes.

Deliver Customer Success

Partner closely with Client Solutions, Account Management, Product, Marketing, Operations and Analytics to deliver exceptional execution, maximise customer outcomes and unlock long term revenue growth.

Shape Market Strategy

Use customer insight, market intelligence and commercial data to influence Teads' go to market strategy whilst identifying new opportunities across Programmatic, CTV, Video, Commerce, Performance Marketing and Measurement.

Represent Teads Externally

Act as a senior ambassador for Teads across agency leadership forums, executive engagements and industry events, strengthening our reputation and strategic position within the UK advertising market.

What will you bring to the team?

• Your skills and experiences:

• Significant experience within digital media, advertising technology, programmatic or media sales, ideally with more than ten years' experience leading major agency holding company relationships.

• Proven success managing and growing multi million pound agency portfolios, ideally across Publicis or another major holding company.

• Outstanding commercial acumen with a demonstrated history of delivering sustainable revenue growth through strategic account planning and executive engagement.

• Extensive experience negotiating Joint Business Plans, trading agreements and complex commercial partnerships.

• Exceptional ability to influence, negotiate and present to C Suite executives including Agency CEOs, Chief Investment Officers, Heads of Digital and senior investment leaders.

• Proven ability to develop trusted executive relationships that drive long term strategic partnerships and commercial growth.

• Demonstrated experience leading through influence across matrix organisations, aligning multiple cross functional teams behind common commercial objectives.

• Proven people leadership experience with a track record of building positive, inclusive and high performing team environments where individuals are empowered to succeed and deliver outstanding business results.

• Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities with experience developing talent, raising commercial capability and creating opportunities for career progression.

• Demonstrated ability to manage difficult conversations, navigate organisational complexity and resolve conflict with professionalism, empathy and sound commercial judgement.

• Deep understanding of the digital…