CTV Business Lead, UK

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Entry level
AdTech • Artificial Intelligence • Digital Media • Marketing Tech
The Global Platform for Elevated Outcomes.
The Role
Drive new CTV advertising business across the UK by prospecting, pitching, and closing enterprise brand and agency accounts. Own pipeline development, forecasting, quota attainment, and strategic revenue growth while navigating DSP, SSP, and programmatic ecosystems. Build senior relationships with agencies, trading desks, and brand marketers; translate CTV capabilities and metrics into commercial solutions; and represent Teads at industry events and executive client meetings.
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About Teads 

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.

At Teads, we believe your impact travels further. We are a borderless team of 1,700+ innovators across 30+ countries who favor outcome over tenure, value trusted autonomy, and use predictive AI to amplify human ingenuity rather than replace it. We move at pace, tackle genuinely complex problems, and foster a high-accountability culture that stays genuinely human. If you are looking for room to build and meaningful scope, you belong here. Learn more at www.teads.com.

About the Opportunity & Team

This role sits within our Commercial team, reporting directly to the Head of Sales, and is based out of our London office. Following our accelerated expansion across CTV this role exists to aggressively drive new business acquisition throughout key markets.

You will lead the hunter charge to secure high-value CTV budgets from top-tier brand advertisers and agencies. Collaborating daily with local Sales teams and the Product team, you will serve as Teads’ go-to authority on the sell-side/demand-side CTV ecosystem across the UK, driving top-line growth and expanding our market presence.

About the Role

  • Core Mission: Act as the primary growth engine and commercial hunter to capture and scale CTV ad revenue across enterprise brand and agency partners.
  • Team Alignment: Work seamlessly with mid-to-senior leaders across Product  and Demand Operations to package, position, and execute high-impact CTV solutions.
  • Scope of Ownership: Take end-to-end accountability for building a robust new-business pipeline, navigating programmatic buyer channels (DSPs, SSPs, Trade Desks), and winning strategic CTV revenue.
  • Impact Metric: Success in this role means achieving and exceeding quarterly quota targets, expanding active CTV account penetration, and establishing Teads as a top-tier partner for premium CTV inventory across the UK.

What You’ll Bring

Revenue Hunter & Sales Execution

  • Drive net-new CTV revenue by prospecting, pitching, and closing strategic enterprise deals across agency trading desks, holding groups, and direct-to-brand advertisers.
  • Architect and deliver high-impact commercial pitches that demonstrate Teads' unique value proposition, CTV dynamic creative capabilities, and premium omnichannel reach.
  • Own end-to-end pipeline management and forecasting within Salesforce, maintaining rigorous sales discipline from initial contact to close.

CTV & Ad-Tech Expertise

  • Navigate the complex buy-side CTV and programmatic ad-tech ecosystem, leveraging deep knowledge of DSPs, SSPs and programmatic guaranteed deals.
  • Translate complex CTV metrics (reach & frequency optimization and household graph targeting for example) into high-value commercial solutions for buyers.
  • Identify market shifts, competitor strategies, and demand-side buying trends across the UK to refine Teads' go-to-market commercial positioning.

Stakeholder Management & Industry Influence

  • Cultivate direct C-suite and VP-level relationships across media agencies, programmatic buying desks, and brand marketers.
  • Serve as Teads’ subject matter expert at key industry conferences, buyer roundtables, and senior client meetings, establishing thought leadership in the CTV landscape.

What You’ll Get

At Teads, your scope is bigger than your title. Here is what you can count on in return:

  • Meaningful scope and real ownership: Direct accountability for scaling Teads’ high-growth Connected TV revenue line in the UK, backed by high commercial autonomy.
  • Global exposure and complex challenges at scale: Tackle the evolution of TV-to-digital convergence using a network reaching 2.2 billion monthly users and 18 billion daily ad opportunities.
  • Smart, ambitious peers: Work alongside leading agency, media, and programmatic specialists across 30+ global markets in a high-performing collaborative environment.
  • A genuinely human culture: Experience high care alongside high accountability in a supportive, performance-driven UK team.
  • Real investment in your growth: Access structured leadership development, executive coaching, CTV-specific sales enablement, and ongoing industry certifications.

What Will You Bring to the Team?

Must-Haves (The Baseline Bar)

  • Core Experience: deep experience in digital ad sales or commercial business development experience within AdTech, programmatic media, or TV/CTV publishing platforms.
  • Hunter Mindset: Proven track record of consistently exceeding enterprise sales quotas and closing net-new brand/agency business.
  • Domain Expertise: Deep domain knowledge of the CTV and OTT demand-side landscape, programmatic infrastructure (DSPs/SSPs), and data-driven video buying models.
  • Senior Network: Existing senior-level relationships with agency trading desks, media planners, and brand decision-makers.
  • Communication: Exceptional presentation, storytelling, and negotiation skills tailored for C-level commercial leaders.
  • Location/Legalities: Right to work in the UK without future visa sponsorship requirements.

At Teads, your impact travels further.

Life at Teads

At Teads, we don’t just offer jobs. We blend creativity, technology, and cutting-edge data to shape the future of media. 

As a Teadster, you’ll work alongside smart humans, collaborate with meaningful brands, and leverage advanced AI and automation to redefine how advertising works in a transparent, privacy-first world. 

We are builders, innovators, and future-thinkers. If you are excited by the evolution of technology and ready to embrace the future of AI-driven media, you belong here.

Why Join Us?

  • A New Era of Media: We’ve merged two open internet category leaders, Outbrain and Teads to create a unified omnichannel platform. Together, we drive results from branding to performance across CTV, mobile, and web.
  • AI-Powered Innovation: We actively embrace AI and next-gen technology to solve complex industry challenges. We look for curious minds who aren't afraid to experiment, adapt, and lead the charge into the future of digital advertising.
  • Growth & High Performance: Our culture is dynamic, global, and built on excellence. We are committed to your success, offering the modern tools, mentorship, and development opportunities you need to thrive.
  • Belonging & Impact: We foster a welcoming, diverse environment where approachable, resourceful, and passionate people excel. Through our employee-led Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), you can actively drive change in areas like sustainability, women’s empowerment, charitable initiatives, and DE&I.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Teads is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment. We celebrate unique perspectives and are dedicated to building a team that reflects the global communities we serve.

Skills Required

  • Deep experience in digital advertising sales or commercial business development within AdTech, programmatic media, or TV/CTV publishing platforms
  • Proven record of exceeding enterprise sales quotas and closing net-new brand or agency business
  • Deep knowledge of the CTV and OTT demand-side landscape, DSPs, SSPs, programmatic infrastructure, and data-driven video buying
  • Existing senior-level relationships with agency trading desks, media planners, and brand decision-makers
  • Exceptional presentation, storytelling, and negotiation skills for C-level commercial leaders
  • Right to work in the UK without future visa sponsorship

Teads Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Teads and has not been reviewed or approved by Teads.

  • Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the retirement program includes employer matching and is viewed as a strong component of total rewards. This provides structure for long‑term savings.
  • Parental & Family Support — Feedback suggests parental leave is generous for both primary and secondary caregivers, with adoption and fertility support and a return‑to‑work program. Family‑oriented policies are highlighted as a standout element.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests time off is broad, with flexible PTO, company‑wide holiday closures, and paid volunteer time. Wellness and mental‑health days further expand available leave options.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
1,840 Employees

What We Do

About Teads Outbrain Inc. (Nasdaq: OB) and Teads S.A. combined on February 3, 2025 and are operating under the new Teads brand. The new 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, 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, the new 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 30+ countries. For more information, visit www.teads.com.

Why Work With Us

We’re redefining advertising on the open internet through innovation, global collaboration, and meaningful impact. With career growth, internal mobility, flexible work, and a culture rooted in diversity and belonging, you’ll not only keep up with change, you’ll help to drive it.

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