Account Executive, SME

Job Description

Job Description

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.

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As an Account Executive for our Direct Response team, you will play a key role in scaling our performance advertising business. This is a strategic, client-facing position focused on acquiring and growing direct advertiser relationships across performance-driven small & medium enterprise (SME) brands.

Your mission will be to drive adoption of the Outbrain Direct Response by Teads platform among performance marketers who are laser-focused on conversion KPIs such as CPL, CPA, ROAS, and CPI. You'll leverage your deep AdTech experience to articulate how our platform's targeting, optimization, and traffic quality capabilities deliver real business results.

You'll work closely with internal product, account management, and technical teams to ensure a seamless experience for new clients — from prospecting and onboarding to scaling spend and delivering ongoing performance. This role demands a proactive hunter mindset, a strong understanding of performance marketing, and a passion for solving advertisers' goals through data-driven solutions.

• Build and manage a pipeline of direct advertisers and performance marketers globally.
• Drive new business through outreach, networking, and platform demos.
• Understand client KPIs (CPL, CPA, ROAS, CPI) and pitch value propositions accordingly.
• Collaborate with account management and tech teams to ensure seamless onboarding and campaign success.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of programmatic trends, competitor offerings, and client needs.
• Meet and exceed revenue targets and business development goals.

• 3+ years in AdTech, preferably at a demand platform.
• Experience working with performance marketing clients (small & medium enterprise brands, direct response agencies).
• Strong understanding of performance advertiser goals: CPL, CPA, ROAS, CPI, RPC.
• Proven sales track record in the digital advertising or programmatic space.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• High proficiency in English (spoken and written) is a must.
• Familiarity with campaign optimization.

The pay range for this position is USD $90,000 to $130,000 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.