Account Executive, SME

About Teads
Teads is a leading omnichannel advertising platform focused on driving outcomes for brand and performance advertisers across screens. Leveraging predictive AI technology, Teads connects quality media, compelling brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement. With over 10,000 publisher partners and 20,000 advertisers worldwide, we are headquartered in New York, NY, and serve a global team of around 1,700 people in 30+ countries.

About The Position
As an Account Executive for our Direct Response team, you will play a key role in scaling our performance advertising business. This strategic, client‑facing position focuses on acquiring and growing direct advertiser relationships across performance‑driven small and 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 use your deep AdTech experience to articulate how our platform’s targeting, optimization, and traffic quality capabilities deliver real business results.

You will 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.

https://www.outbrain.com/

What Will You Do?

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 technical 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.

What Will You Bring to the Team?

3+ years in AdTech, preferably at a demand platform.

Experience working with performance marketing clients (SME 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).

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 vary based on 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.

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 people, meaningful brands, and cool tools while helping redefine how advertising works in a world that demands more transparency, better insights, and smarter strategies.

Role
As a Teadster, you play a critical role in shaping our future success in the region. Teads stands out because we have 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 will thrive in a collaborative, 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.

Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, and global.

Teads is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment.

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