Senior Account Executive, Teads
Team Dentsu
$260-300k
Video advertising platform
Posted today
Video advertising platform
1001+ employees
Posted today
$260-300k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Teads is dedicated to making ad experiences better for brands, publishers, and consumers.
Role
Who you are
- Core Experience: 5–7 years of proven digital media sales experience, ideally focused on video, CTV, or programmatic channels
- Agency Network & Domain Expertise: Strong existing network across Dentsu agencies (e.g., Carat, iProspect, dentsu X, and Merkle) and direct advertiser contacts, paired with a solid understanding of CTV, OLV, digital display, and programmatic buying
- Communication Skills: Excellent written, verbal, and presentation capabilities, with demonstrated skill in negotiating and influencing key agency and brand decision-makers
- Mindset & Execution: Proactive, collaborative, and self-directed approach with comfort navigating a fast-moving, rapidly evolving adtech landscape
What the job involves
- This role sits in New York driving our growth strategy across the Dentsu ecosystem. As a Senior Account Executive dedicated to Dentsu, you will act as the primary strategic commercial partner across Dentsu agencies (including Carat, iProspect, dentsu X, and Merkle) and brand direct clients
- This team is responsible for driving our advertiser-first strategy and accelerating revenue growth through strategic agency partnerships. You will collaborate daily with cross-functional partners across Insights, Customer Experience, and Technical Solutions to turn client objectives into high-performing, innovative media strategies
- If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, excel at building deep relationships across complex agency networks, and are excited to bring Teads’ cutting-edge adtech solutions to life, this is your stage
- As a Senior Account Executive, your core mission is to expand Teads' commercial footprint and accelerate revenue growth across Dentsu agencies and associated brand-direct accounts
- You will take full accountability for managing the complete commercial lifecycle, from navigating complex agency trading desks to delivering consultative pitches and driving ongoing campaign performance
- Success in this role means achieving regional revenue targets, deepening partner adoption across CTV, online video (OLV), display, and programmatic solutions, and maximizing client renewal rates
- Commercial Growth & Account Ownership
- Identify and close high-potential revenue opportunities to grow our market footprint across Dentsu agencies and brand-direct accounts
- Navigate and establish deep, multi-threaded relationships across complex Dentsu structures—from trading desks and planning teams to executive leadership
- Educate agency partners and brand clients on Teads' cutting-edge offerings across CTV, OLV, digital display, and programmatic advertising
- Consultative Strategy & Solution Alignment
- Align Teads’ omnichannel product portfolio with the evolving business needs of Dentsu prospects and clients to deliver tailored, high-impact campaign solutions
- Partner seamlessly with internal cross-functional teams—including Insights, Customer Experience, and Technical Solutions—to execute flawless campaigns and optimize client satisfaction
- Pipeline Management & Operational Excellence
- Maintain a disciplined, accurate sales pipeline and pipeline hygiene within internal CRM systems to ensure precision in revenue forecasting
- Review and analyze key operational and campaign inputs—such as RFPs, trade agreement margins, and performance metrics—to optimize account growth and renewal rates
Our take
Teads operates a cloud-based end-to-end technology platform that enables programmatic digital advertising across a global ecosystem of quality digital media. The modular platform allows partners to leverage buy-side, sell-side, creative, data and AI optimization technologies.
The company partners with marketers and agencies, and has a mass reach for advertisers across some of the most well-known publishers in the world, such as Vice, CNN and BBC. After newly hiring talent into some senior roles, the company has enabled itself to switch focus towards providing more resources and service across some of the fastest-growing verticals such as automotive, retail, technology, telecoms, FMCG, travel, and luxury.
In 2025, it was announced that Teads had been acquired by Outbrain for $1 billion. This represents a significant step up for the two companies, which, combined, make the largest open internet business in the world. With an expanded reach of 2.2 billion customers, Teads and Outbrain will merge two of the richest contextual and interest data sets on the open internet.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2015
$13.5m
SERIES B
Oct 2013
$5.2m
SERIES A
Total funding: $49.9m
Company benefits
- Teads Summit - Every two years, all global team members come together to reflect on the previous year and plan for the upcoming.
- Training Program - Our training platform is available for everyone who wants to learn more about our products and offering. Mentorship and Buddy programs are in place in main regions.
- Wellness - A balanced approach to work and health is crucial in building a successful team, so we offer Teadsters gym memberships and healthy snacks at the office to support all aspects of working life.
- Work Hard, Play Hard - We’re not only friends in the office, Teads encourages all members to go to team activities outside of the office.
- Flexible Hours
Company HQ
Greenwich Village, New York, NY
Leadership
Bertrand Quesada
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Executive Director of Golog, and CEO of Ebuzzing.
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