Sales Director - Team WPP
About The Position
Teads is hiring a Sales Director to drive growth across the WPP ecosystem. Based in Los Angeles, this role serves as the primary strategic commercial partner for WPP agencies—including Mindshare, Wavemaker, EssenceMediacom, and GroupM—and associated brand-direct clients. The Sales Director expands Teads’ commercial footprint and accelerates revenue across WPP agencies and brand-direct accounts, taking accountability for the complete commercial lifecycle. This includes navigating agency trading desks, delivering consultative pitches, and driving ongoing campaign performance. Success involves achieving regional revenue targets, increasing partner adoption of CTV, online video (OLV), digital display, and programmatic solutions, and maximizing client renewal rates. The role works closely with Insights, Customer Experience, and Technical Solutions teams to align client objectives with effective media strategies and campaigns.
Requirements
- 7–10 years of proven digital media sales experience.
- Strong existing network across WPP or GroupM agencies and direct advertiser contacts.
- Solid understanding of CTV, OLV, digital display, and programmatic buying.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence agency and brand decision-makers.
- Proactive, collaborative, and self-directed approach.
- Comfort navigating a fast-moving, rapidly evolving adtech landscape.
Nice To Haves
- Experience focused on video, CTV, or programmatic channels.
Responsibilities
- Identify and close revenue opportunities across WPP agencies and brand-direct accounts.
- Build and maintain relationships across WPP structures, including trading desks, planning teams, and executive leadership.
- Educate agency partners and brand clients about Teads’ CTV, OLV, digital display, and programmatic advertising offerings.
- Align Teads’ omnichannel product portfolio with client and prospect business needs to develop tailored campaign solutions.
- Collaborate with Insights, Customer Experience, and Technical Solutions teams to execute campaigns and optimize client satisfaction.
- Maintain accurate sales pipeline records in internal CRM systems to support revenue forecasting.
- Review RFPs, trade agreement margins, and campaign performance metrics to support account growth and renewals.
- Achieve regional revenue targets, deepen partner adoption of Teads solutions, and maximize client renewal rates.
Benefits
- Structured mentorship, coaching, courses, workshops, certifications, and leadership development programs.
- Competitive benefits and perks to support employees and their families as part of Teads’ total rewards package.
- Collaborative, cross-border work with colleagues across more than 30 markets.
- Trusted autonomy and meaningful scope with direct accountability for high-profile accounts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
