Senior Global Industry Director, Automotive

About Teads

Teads is the omnichannel outcomes platform for the open internet, driving full-funnel results for marketers across premium media. With a focus on meaningful business outcomes for branding and performance objectives, the combined company ensures value is driven with every media dollar by leveraging predictive AI technology to connect quality media, beautiful brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement. One of the most scaled advertising platforms on the open internet, Teads is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally. The company is headquartered in New York, with a global team of nearly 1,800 people in 36 countries.

Teads is looking for a Senior Global Industry Director, Automotive to join our growing Strategic Accounts team. You will be responsible for forging partnerships and driving incremental revenue growth on key automotive accounts, working with global HQ teams of OEMs. This role offers the opportunity to join an industry pioneer and leader in full-funnel advertising solutions, and one that is experiencing rapid global growth. The Automotive vertical is a critical growth lever and the Global Industry Director will be tasked with developing existing and new relationships and partnerships with the largest Automotive clients. Our advertising solutions are bought by many of the world’s largest advertisers including automotive brands and many others.

Reporting to the Global Auto VP, the Senior Global Industry Director will work closely with Auto Directors and agency teams across all markets to manage senior-level client and agency relationships and to execute global strategies in-market.

What will you do?

• Develop and scale collaborative relationships with top global Automotive businesses, both with clients and relevant agency teams.
• Be the expert on these Automotive businesses, to deliver solutions to best fit advertiser needs and to generate value for the advertiser.
• Consult HQ client and agency teams, develop global strategies and execute across markets by partnering with local Teads teams.
• Ensure that Teads is front of mind with the HQ client and part of their core media strategy; build relations across all marketing and media key functions, ensure key stakeholders know and understand our proposition.
• Maximise the client media investment, ensuring with local teams, Teads is in all core media plans leveraging Teads solutions and innovations.
• Provide markets with advertiser-specific playbooks, cases and best practices to enable teams to drive client development and Teads adoption.
• Share learnings back with Global Auto VP, Global Auto Team and Strategic Accounts team and your peers in other markets.

In addition, you will:

• Serve as an industry expert in order to drive vertical and client success by developing thought leadership within the automotive vertical.
• Create and deliver consultative sales presentations using industry knowledge, market trends, and Teads’ full funnel and omnichannel solutions.
• Drive external and internal market knowledge and insights.
• Proactive engagement with industry committees and conferences.
• Take responsibility for general automotive vertical projects to evolve Teads offering and solutions to the automotive industry.

What will you bring to the team?

• Automotive Expertise: Proven track record in the automotive sector with an in-depth understanding of the industry's marketing and media priorities.
• Trusted Relationship Builder: Demonstrated ability to build, maintain, and grow long-term, strategic partnerships with C-level and senior stakeholders.
• Sales Leadership: A natural collaborator with experience leading through influence, inspiring global teams, and aligning stakeholders towards shared goals.
• Digital Fluency: Solid understanding of the digital media ecosystem, including online video, display, CTV, and performance media.
• Competitive Mindset: Skilled at identifying whitespace, winning business from other media channels, and navigating cross-channel buying dynamics.
• Exceptional Communicator: Excellent presentation, negotiation, and storytelling skills—confident in simplifying complexity for senior audiences.
• Global Collaboration: Experience working across regions, cultures, and time zones with both internal and external partners.
• Language: Fluent English required; additional languages are a plus.

If you’re ready to join a pioneer in full-funnel advertising solutions and have a passion for building impactful client relationships, we’d love to hear from you!

Life at Teads

At Teads, we don’t just offer jobs - we blend creativity, technology, and data to shape the future of media. You’ll work with smart humans, meaningful brands, and cool tools, all while helping redefine how advertising works in a world that demands more transparency, better insights, and smarter strategies. As a Teadster, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our future success in the region.

Here’s why Teads stands out: We’ve merged two open internet category leaders—Outbrain and Teads—to create the ‘new’ Teads, a unified omnichannel platform that drives results from branding to performance across all screens, including CTV, mobile, and web. As part of our team, you’ll thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment that fosters innovation, creative problem-solving, and continuous learning. Teads is committed to your success, offering all the support, tools, and development opportunities you need to excel in your role. Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance. Teads is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment. Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our Employee Resource Groups – employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change: environmental, women empowerment, charitable initiatives to diversity, equity, and inclusion, you’ll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.