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 & Operations team in Sydney, covering a 10-month maternity leave replacement starting in November 2026.
At Teads, we connect top-tier brands and publishers on the open web through high-impact programmatic media, cutting-edge creative tech, and connected TV (CTV) solutions. As Performance Director, you will act as the strategic subject-matter expert and commercial anchor for our mid- and low-funnel performance products; spanning native, display, and CTV across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, ANZ, you will work hand-in-hand with our Sales, Demand Operations, Client Services, and Publishing teams. You will drive performance discussions, elevate strategic client pitches, and ensure our performance suite delivers maximum commercial ROI for our agency and brand partners across ANZ.
About the Role
As Performance Director, your primary mission is to bridge sales opportunities and operational execution for Teads' performance suite across ANZ. You will own the strategic positioning of our performance solutions across Australia and New Zealand, translating complex programmatic capabilities into clear, high-converting commercial propositions.
Success in this role means positioning Teads as a trusted performance partner, supporting the Sales team in winning and scaling performance budgets, and ensuring flawless campaign strategy and alignment across operational teams.
What You’ll Do
Commercial Strategy & Sales Enablement
Partner closely with the Sales and Operational teams across ANZ to support and elevate all client conversations related to Teads' performance products.
Architect compelling performance strategies, responses to RFPs, and proactive pitches for mid- and low-funnel opportunities across native, display, and CTV.
Articulate Teads' value proposition for performance advertising on the open web, converting complex tech capabilities into clear commercial advantages for clients.
Product & Campaign Strategy
Drive adoption and campaign effectiveness for Teads’ performance capabilities, guiding internal teams on best practices for programmatic bidding, conversion optimization, and targeting.
Analyze performance campaign metrics and operational inputs to optimize ongoing strategies, extract actionable insights, and unlock incremental revenue opportunities.
Bridge the gap between client performance KPIs and Teads' operational execution, ensuring strategic alignment from initial pitch to final delivery.
Stakeholder Management & Market Education
Serve as the primary subject-matter expert on performance solutions for internal teams, tier-1 media agencies, and direct brand clients across ANZ.
Educate internal sales and operations teams on emerging digital performance trends, CTV performance integration, and open web programmatic dynamics.
Cultivate trusted relationships with agency trading desks, performance leads, and AdTech partners to expand Teads' performance footprint across Australia and New Zealand.
What You’ll Get
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