Performance Director in Sydney

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.

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.

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

• 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.
• Drive adoption and campaign effectiveness for Teads’ performance capabilities, guiding internal teams on best practices for programmatic bidding, conversion optimisation, and targeting.
• Analyze performance campaign metrics and operational inputs to optimise 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.
• 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

• Meaningful scope & real ownership with direct accountability for shaping Teads' performance narrative across Australia and New Zealand.
• Global exposure and complex challenges that leverage real‑world scale reaching 2.2Bn users monthly and 18Bn daily ad opportunities across the open web and CTV.
• Smart, ambitious peers and collaborate with a high‑performing, supportive, and cross‑functional team across ANZ and the wider APAC region.
• A genuinely human culture, a work environment defined by high care alongside high accountability.

What Will You Bring to the Team?

Must‑Haves (The Baseline Bar)

• Core Experience: 5+ years of hands‑on experience in digital performance media, with a proven track record in agency, publisher, or AdTech environments in Australia or New Zealand.
• Domain Expertise: Deep knowledge of mid‑and low‑funnel digital performance solutions across native, display, and Connected TV (CTV) environments on the open web.
• Performance Measurement: Strong, hands‑on experience applying performance measurement methodologies, conversion tracking, and campaign optimisation metrics.
• Commercial Instincts: Demonstrated ability to support sales teams, lead client‑facing performance conversations, and translate technical performance metrics into compelling commercial outcomes.
• Communication: Outstanding communication skills with the confidence to advise agency partners, trade desks, and internal cross‑functional teams.
• Location/Legalities: Right to work in Australia without visa sponsorship requirements.

Nice‑to‑Haves (The Performance Multiplier)

• Pre‑existing network of agency performance leads, trading desk specialists, or programmatic buyers across the ANZ market.
• Deep familiarity with programmatic buying platforms, DSPs, or dynamic creative optimisation (DCO).

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.

We're a ten‑month fixed‑term contract, with no guarantee of extension or conversion to a permanent role.