Senior Director, Brand Partnerships EMEA

<div> <h2>👫&nbsp; About the team</h2> <p>Equativ's EMEA Demand team is responsible for growing relationships with agencies, advertisers, DSPs and other demand partners across the region, helping them leverage Equativ's full suite of omnichannel advertising solutions.</p> <p>As we continue to strengthen our position with the world's leading agencies, we are also increasing our engagement directly with brands - understanding their business and media challenges, and ensuring Equativ's capabilities are represented in the conversations that shape future investment.</p> <p>We are looking for a&nbsp;<strong>Senior Director EMEA, Brand Partnerships</strong> to define and lead this strategy, reporting to our VP Demand, EMEA.</p> <p>This role is about creating stronger connections between brands, their agencies and Equativ, helping us build more strategic relationships with advertisers while creating incremental opportunities for our existing agency ecosystem.</p> <p>This is a highly visible, entrepreneurial role for someone who knows the European advertising industry exceptionally well, has strong relationships with senior marketers, and can build a new commercial motion from the ground up.</p> <h2><a href="https://spendesk.workable.com/j/309C02D512">✍️</a><strong>&nbsp; </strong>What you'll do</h2> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Define and lead Equativ’s EMEA Brand Partnerships strategy</strong>, identifying priority brands, verticals and markets, and building a scalable plan to strengthen Equativ’s position with advertisers across the region.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Build senior relationships with leading brands</strong>, engaging CMOs, Media Directors, Digital, Programmatic and Marketing leaders to understand their priorities and position Equativ as a strategic partner across programmatic, CTV, data, curation, commerce media and omnichannel activation.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Work closely with Equativ’s agency teams and partners</strong> to ensure Brand Direct initiatives complement — rather than compete with — existing agency relationships. Develop coordinated account strategies for shared clients and identify opportunities to create incremental value for both brands and their agencies.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Develop strategic commercial partnerships</strong>, from initial engagement through proposals, joint business plans, pilots and long-term agreements, while building a strong pipeline of advertiser opportunities across EMEA.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Act as the voice of the advertiser within Equativ</strong>, bringing market insight back to Product, Marketing and Commercial teams, helping shape Equativ’s proposition and representing the company across key advertiser forums, industry events and senior-level conversations.</p> </li> </ul> <h2>💪&nbsp; About you</h2> <p>We are looking for someone who combines industry relationships, strategic thinking and commercial execution.</p> <p>You will ideally have:</p> <ul> <li> <p>10+ years of experience in advertising technology, digital media, programmatic advertising, media, data or a related sector.</p> </li> <li> <p>A strong and active network of senior brand-side relationships across EMEA, particularly among CMOs, Media Directors, Heads of Digital, Programmatic and Marketing.</p> </li> <li> <p>A proven track record of opening doors and building meaningful commercial relationships directly with major advertisers.</p> </li> <li> <p>Deep knowledge of the European advertising ecosystem and a strong understanding of how brands,