Senior Account Executive - Team Dentsu

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, Teads leverages predictive AI technology to connect quality media, brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement. Teads is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally, with a team of around 1,700 people in 30+ countries.

About The Opportunity & Team

This role sits in Chicago 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 an 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• Meaningful scope & real ownership — direct accountability for driving growth across high-profile Dentsu accounts with trusted autonomy.
• Global exposure and genuinely complex challenges at real scale — reach 2.2Bn users/month across 18Bn ad opportunities/day.
• Smart, ambitious peers across 30+ markets in a collaborative, cross-border setup.
• A genuinely human culture — high care alongside high accountability.
• Real investment in your growth — structured mentorship, coaching, courses, workshops, certifications, and leadership development programs.

Pay

The pay range for this position is USD $260,000 to $300,000 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.

Life at Teads

At Teads, 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. Here’s why Teads stands out:

• We've merged two open internet category leaders—Outbrain and Teads—to create a unified omnichannel platform that drives results from branding to performance across all screens, including CTV, mobile, and web.
• 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.
• 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.