Sales Director - Team Independents

Teads is a leading omnichannel advertising platform building the future of digital advertising where quality content, trusted publishers, ambitious brands, and human creativity can thrive. Operating at true scale - processing 18 billion ad opportunities every single day - we connect global brands with a monthly reach of over 2.2 billion unique users.

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This role sits in Austin driving our growth strategy across the Independent agency ecosystem. As a Sales Director dedicated to Independent Agencies, you will act as the primary strategic commercial partner across mid-sized to large independent media and digital agencies (e.g., Horizon Media,pmg, Tinuiti, Known, Vayner Media) as well as brand-direct accounts.

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 Sales Director, your core mission is to expand Teads' commercial footprint and accelerate revenue growth across Independent 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.

• Identify and close high-potential revenue opportunities to grow our market footprint across Independent agencies and brand-direct accounts.
• Navigate and establish deep, multi-threaded relationships across complex independent agency structures—from programmatic trading desks and media planning teams to executive leadership
• Educate agency partners and brand clients on Teads' cutting-edge offerings across CTV, OLV, digital display, and programmatic advertising.

• Align Teads’ omnichannel product portfolio with the evolving business needs of Independent agency 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.

• 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.

• Core
  
  Experience:
  
  7–10 years of proven digital media sales experience, ideally focused on video, CTV, or programmatic channels.
• Agenc…