Data Lead

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 30+ countries. About the opportunity We are seeking an experienced and strategic Data Lead to help with the sale of Teads solutions by using data solutions. This role is responsible for driving insight-led targeting strategies, audience targeting recommendations and evangelising both internal and external teams on Teads data capabilities. This person will also be responsible for building new data solutions with local data partners and establishing Teads leadership in the marketplace. What will you do?
- Lead data and insights for the French and Belgium markets.
- Partner with local sales and service leadership to provide strategic pre sales support for key Teads accounts in the form of audience recommendations utilising Teads Data Suite. These include, but are not limited to, Strategic Teads Accounts (STA) and larger tier 1 accounts.
- Work with Global Data Teams on creating evangelism and training programs for all new data products and solutions built by Teads
- Provide feedback into Teads Product Management and Engineering organization on requirements for the French and Belgium markets on future needs and product enhancements.
- Managing direct relationships with local industry data personnel inside advertiser and agency partners
- Maintaining and managing any local data vendor partnerships (for example Valiuz) to ensure Teads has access to the latest data options and that commercial agreements are relevant and realistic for the markets (and Teads).
- Representing Teads in industry body such as L’Alliance What will you bring to the team?
- Your skills and experiences:
- 10+ years of experience in relevant roles (e.g. media agency, media vendor and/or media measurement provider).
- Strong understanding of digital media measurement and the programmatic advertising ecosystem, including DSPs, DMPs and SSPs.
- Understanding of how cookie deprecation is impacting digital measurement and targeting.
- Proficiency in Excel (analytics functions, formulas) and PowerPoint (storytelling and data visualisation).
- Experience using BI platforms (e.g. Tableau, Looker) to drive insights.
- Proven leadership experience in managing and growing teams.
- Experience in consumer data capture and analysis to inform media planning strategies.
- Strong understanding of the agency media buying process, including collaboration with strategists, planners, and activation teams.
- Omnichannel/Multichannel experience is essential.
- A demonstrable adoption of AI tools to enhance and optimize existing or future workflows or outputs.
- Proficiency in French and English is mandatory.
- Personal attributes:
- Proactive, solution-driven mindset with a flexible and creative approach to problem-solving.
- Strong client service ethos with a consultative approach to research.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across teams, time zones, and stakeholders.
- Strong storytelling ability—capable of transforming raw data into meaningful insights that address key business challenges.
- You connect with our values:
- _Relentless Customer Focus: _You put customers at the heart of everything, building strong relationships, understanding customers needs, and making decisions that keep their perspective front and center.
- _Act Today, Not Tomorrow: _You make smart decisions quickly, prioritize action over perfection, and keep things moving forward, even when things aren’t 100% clear.
- _Obsess About Outcomes: _You’re outcome-driven, take ownership of your results, and work through challenges to deliver what really matters.
- _Evolve Through Change: _You’re adaptable, curious, and see change as a chance to learn and improve. You evolve your skills to keep up and push ahead.
- _Human-driven, Powered by AI: _While we use AI to drive performance, it’s our people who make the real difference. You bring empathy, collaboration, and a love of learning to everything you do. We care about you:
- Security & Savings: Attractive package providing financial peace of mind, including competitive compensation, profit-sharing, daily meal vouchers (Swile), family health insurance (Alan), and a personalized relocation package (if needed).
- Career Development: Continuous investment in our employees’

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