Commercial Director

teads1· Commercial APAC
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📍 Tokyo

About this role

About Teads


Teads is a leading omnichannel advertising platform focused on driving outcomes for brand and performance advertisers across screens. With a focus on meaningful business outcomes for branding and performance objectives, Teads drives value by leveraging predictive AI technology to connect quality media, beautiful brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement. Teads is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally. The company is headquartered in New York, New York with a global team of around 1,700 people in 30+ countries.

For more information, visit www.teads.com.

ポゞションの抂芁

Teads Japanのコマヌシャル・ディレクタヌずしお、クラむアントにずっお信頌できるアドバむザヌ、チヌムのメンタヌ、そしお組織党䜓の重芁なコラボレヌタヌずしおの圹割を担っおいただきたす。

カントリヌマネヌゞャヌに盎属し、トップクラスの広告䞻や代理店におけるTeadsプレれンスの拡倧、戊略的成長、長期的なパヌトナヌシップ、そしお倧胆な発想を掚進する責任者です。鋭いビゞネス嗅芚ず起業家粟神を持ち、TVなどの埓来のメディアからデゞタル領域たでシヌムレスに掻躍できる方を求めおいたす。

䞻な職務内容

  • 事業拡倧の掚進: 䞻芁な広告代理店およびブランドずの関係を匷化し、゚グれクティブレベルずの信頌関係を構築する。
  • セヌルスサむクルの統括: リヌドの特定からピッチ、クロヌゞングたでを䞀貫しお行い、実利的なビゞネス成果を創出する。
  • ゜リュヌションの提蚀: クラむアントの課題に察し、Teadsが誇る垂堎をリヌドするフォヌマットや知芋を掻甚した最適な広告゜リュヌションを提案する。
  • 戊略的パヌトナヌシップ: 戊略的パヌトナヌずしお、アカりントの成長ずむノベヌションの機䌚を継続的に暡玢する。
  • リヌダヌシップの発揮: セヌルス、アカりントマネゞメント、キャンペヌンマネゞメントの各チヌムに察し、明確な戊略提瀺、パフォヌマンス分析、メンタヌシップを通じお指導・育成を行う。
  • 瀟内連携: 瀟内各郚眲キャンペヌンマネゞメント、スタゞオ、デヌタむンサむト、サプラむず協力し、高品質なキャンペヌンを構築する。
  • 提案掻動: クラむアントに響くカスタマむズされたピッチ資料やRFP提案䟝頌曞ぞの回答を䜜成する。
  • 契玄亀枉: クラむアントの目暙を深く理解し、商業的な芖点を持っお契玄亀枉をリヌドする。
  • 収益管理: 芏埋あるパむプラむン管理ず正確な予枬により、健党か぀予枬可胜な収益を確保する。
  • 垂堎トレンドの把握: 垞に垂堎動向を先取りし、その知芋をチヌムやクラむアントぞのアクションぞず昇華させる。


応募資栌

  • 経隓: 10幎以䞊のセヌルス経隓。そのうち5幎以䞊はリヌダヌシップポゞションにおいお、代理店やブランドの成功を牜匕した実瞟があるこず。
  • 業界知識: 囜内広告代理店ずの業務経隓、および新芏事業開発のバックグラりンドは必須。
  • デゞタル知芋: デゞタル広告業界およびプログラマティック広告に関する深い理解は必須。
  • テクニカルスキル: アドサヌバヌ、トラッキング技術、効果枬定゜リュヌションに関する十分な知識。
  • ネットワヌク: 日本の広告゚コシステムクリ゚むティブ・メディア担圓代理店、トレヌディングデスク、䞻芁ブランドのステヌクホルダヌなどにおける匷固な人脈。
  • 実瞟: 倧芏暡アカりントの獲埗実瞟、および継続的に収益目暙を達成・超過しおきた実瞟。
  • 語孊力: 日本語での完党なビゞネス流暢さ。たた、グロヌバル拠点ずの連携のための英語コミュニケヌション胜力。

 

求める人物像

  • あらゆるレベルのステヌクホルダヌず円滑に意思疎通ができ、新芏クラむアント開拓に自信を持っお取り組める方。
  • チヌムに暩限を䞎え、信頌を築き、スピヌド感のある環境で真䟡を発揮できる協調性のあるリヌダヌ。
  • 耇雑な抂念をシンプルに䌝える「戊略的ストヌリヌテラヌ」であり、Win-Winの関係を構築できる亀枉人。
  • 起業家粟神解決策を自ら導き出し、リ゜ヌスを最倧限に掻甚し、チャンスの特定や課題克服に積極的に取り組める方。
  • 高い組織管理胜力、コミュニケヌション胜力、マルチタスク胜力を持ち、珟堎䞻導ハンズオンで「Can-do」粟神できる方法を考える姿勢をお持ちの方。

About the opportunity 

As Commercial Director at Teads Japan, you’ll be a trusted advisor to clients, a mentor to the team, and a key collaborator across the organization. 

Reporting directly to the Country Manager, you’ll lead the charge in scaling our presence with top-tier advertisers and agencies, driving strategic growth, long-term partnerships, and bold thinking. You’ll bring a strong commercial instinct, an entrepreneurial mindset, and the ability to operate seamlessly across traditional and digital landscapes.

What will you do

  • ​​Drive Teads’ expansion with key agencies and brands, establishing trusted relationships across senior levels.
  • Own the full sales cycle - identify, pitch, and close deals that drive real business outcomes. 
  • Champion our advertising solutions by connecting client challenges with Teads’ market-leading formats and insights.
  • Act as a strategic partner to clients, continuously exploring opportunities for account growth and innovation.
  • Lead by example: coach and guide the sales, account management, campaign management team with clear strategy, performance insights, and mentorship.
  • Partner with internal teams (Campaign Management, Account Management Studio, Data & Insights, and Tech) to shape high-performing campaigns.
  • Build tailored pitch materials and RFP responses that resonate and win.
  • Negotiate contracts with a sharp commercial lens and deep understanding of client goals.
  • Ensure healthy, predictable revenue through disciplined pipeline management and accurate forecasting.
  • Stay ahead of market trends, translating insights into action for both the team and clients.

About You

  • 10+ years of sales experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role driving agency and brand success.
  • Experience working with domestic agencies and a background in new business development are essential.
  • Strong understanding of the digital landscape and programmatic is a must.
  • Technically savvy, with solid knowledge of ad-serving systems, tracking technologies, and measurement solutions.
  • Established relationships within the Japanese advertising ecosystem, from media agencies and trading desks to key brand stakeholders is essential.
  • Proven track record of closing large accounts and consistently exceeding revenue goals.
  • Requires full professional fluency in Japanese and the ability to communicate effectively in English for global collaboration.
  • The ideal candidate is comfortable communicating with stakeholders at all levels and confident in engaging new clients.
  • A collaborative leader who empowers teams, builds trust, and thrives in fast-paced environments.
  • A strategic storyteller who can simplify the complex, and a negotiator who sees the win-win.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset: You’re solution-driven, resourceful, and proactive when spotting opportunities or overcoming challenges.
  • Strong organizational, communication, and multitasking skills, with a hands-on approach and a can-do attitude.

Life at Teads

At Teads, we don’t just offer new roles - 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 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.

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This Commercial Director position at teads1 was posted on Apr 10, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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