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Teads is seeking an experienced Group Account Director to lead strategic partnerships with Publicis in the UK. This is a senior commercial leadership role responsible for accelerating growth across a multi-million pound portfolio and strengthening one of Teads' 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 advertising partner. The role combines exceptional commercial acumen with strategic thinking, executive stakeholder management, and people leadership.
Key responsibilities include:
- Drive Commercial Growth: Take ownership of the significant 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, including Agency CEOs, Chief Investment Officers, and Heads of Digital. Act as a strategic adviser through insight-led conversations and long-term commercial planning.
- Lead Strategic Commercial Agreements: Own negotiation and delivery of Joint Business Plans, trading agreements, and commercial partnerships that create sustainable growth for both organizations.
- Inspire High Performing Teams: Lead through influence by creating a positive, collaborative, and high-performance culture across direct and matrix teams. Foster an environment where people feel empowered, accountable, and motivated to deliver exceptional results.
- Coach and Develop Talent: Support, mentor, and develop colleagues across Sales, Account Management, and Client Solutions by sharing best practice and strengthening commercial capability.
- Navigate Complexity: Demonstrate strong judgment and emotional intelligence when managing complex commercial situations, resolving conflict constructively, and building alignment across internal teams and agency stakeholders.
- Deliver Customer Success: Partner closely with Client Solutions, Account Management, Product, Marketing, Operations, and Analytics to deliver exceptional execution and maximize customer outcomes.
- Shape Market Strategy: Use customer insight, market intelligence, and commercial data to influence Teads' go-to-market strategy and identify 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.
Teads is a leading omnichannel advertising platform focused on driving outcomes for brand and performance advertisers. The company is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally, with headquarters in New York and a global team of around 1,700 people in 30+ countries.
