Teads seeks a Group Agency Director to lead the strategic partnership with Publicis UK. This senior commercial leadership role involves managing a multi million pound portfolio, developing growth strategies, building executive relationships, negotiating commercial agreements, and leading high performing teams. The role requires over 10 years of experience in digital media, advertising technology, programmatic or media sales, with proven success in managing major agency relationships and delivering revenue growth. Responsibilities include strategic account planning, executive stakeholder management, coaching and mentoring teams, navigating complex commercial situations, and influencing market strategy. The candidate must have strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment. Location: London, UK.
What you'll do
Take ownership of a significant multi million pound Publicis portfolio, developing and executing strategic growth plans that increase revenue, market share and long term commercial value across the agency group.
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Requirements
Significant experience within digital media, advertising technology, programmatic or media sales, ideally with more than ten years' experience leading major agency holding company relationships.
Proven success managing and growing multi million pound agency portfolios, ideally across Publicis or another major holding company.
Outstanding commercial acumen with a demonstrated history of delivering sustainable revenue growth through strategic account planning and executive engagement.
Extensive experience negotiating Joint Business Plans, trading agreements and complex commercial partnerships.
Exceptional ability to influence, negotiate and present to C Suite executives including Agency CEOs, Chief Investment Officers, Heads of Digital and senior investment leaders.
Proven ability to develop trusted executive relationships that drive long term strategic partnerships and commercial growth.
Demonstrated experience leading through influence across matrix organisations, aligning multiple cross functional teams behind common commercial objectives.
Proven people leadership experience with a track record of building positive, inclusive and high performing team environments where individuals are empowered to succeed and deliver outstanding business results.
Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities with experience developing talent, raising commercial capability and creating opportunities for career progression.
Demonstrated ability to manage difficult conversations, navigate organisational complexity and resolve conflict with professionalism, empathy and sound commercial judgement.
Deep understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem, including Programmatic, CTV, Video, Commerce Media, Performance Marketing, Retail Media and Measurement.
Strong analytical capability with the ability to transform market trends, customer insights and commercial data into actionable growth strategies.
Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills with confidence representing Teads at senior industry forums and executive meetings.
Comfortable operating in a fast paced, evolving and ambiguous environment with the resilience to lead through change.
Passion for innovation, emerging technology and the future of digital advertising.
Benefits
Collaborative and forward-thinking environment that fosters innovation, creative problem-solving, and continuous learning.Support, tools, and development opportunities to excel in the role.Welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance culture.Employee Resource Groups for environmental, women empowerment, charitable initiatives, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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