Team Lead Account Strategy, Retail Media France | Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Leave)

What You’ll Do:

As a Team Lead Account Strategy for France, you will manage a team of 5 account strategists in order to grow the business with our existing advertisers and media agencies, through a multi-retailer and multi-product proposition cycle to close incremental opportunities thanks to the powerful insights of Criteo. You will be working with some of the largest & well-known brands with a focus on FMCG and Consumer Electronics.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of Account Strategists through example, by showing excellence in your current role and delivering consistent achievement against specific aggressive targets – Onboard new intern.
• Effectively manage relationships with top advertisers, develop strong relationships with top customers, connecting with key business executives and stakeholders.
• Proactively identify and suggest new processes toward enhancing Criteo’s service.
• Encourage feedback from customers to further strengthen Criteo’s products and services.
• Act as ‘point of contact’ for escalation issues.
• Identify team members’ strengths and areas of development and support their growth.
• Conduct 121’s with your team members weekly as well as team meetings.
• Report to your senior management on performance, market conditions, fluctuations in numbers and team growth/development potential or needs.
• Provide full prospect pipeline management and reporting, budget planning, forecasting, financial administrative coordination.
• Work collaboratively with internal partners from different departments to ensure excellent client service delivery and team alignment.
• Participating and/or leading internal initiatives to drive business to success (case studies…).

Who You Are:

• 5+ years of management experience in Account Strategy
• Proven track record working with brands, ideally in Retail Media
• Experience managing or collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Fluent French as a must

Skills

• Strong communication & interpersonal skills
• Client and partner leadership
• Ability to identify and manage one’s own emotions, as well as the emotions of others
• Strong self-criticism and openness for feedback and coaching
• Proven track record of exceeding goals and contributing to team success
• Strength in ideation and ability to apply creative solutions to everyday problems
• Natural leader who acts and challenges status quo.
• Understanding of the online advertising industry, advanced knowledge of the FR market & ecosystem
• Strong analytical skills
• Extremely proactive, organised, responsible, and proven ability to work well with a team
• Demonstrate authenticity, flexibility and shows genuine humility

What We Offer:

• Ways of working – Our hybrid model blends home with in-office experiences, making space for both.
• Grow with us – Learning, mentorship & career development programs.
• Your wellbeing matters – Health benefits, wellness perks & mental health support.
• A team that cares – Diverse, inclusive, and globally connected.
• Fair pay & perks – Attractive salary, with performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies, plus the potential for equity depending on role and level.

We foster a workplace where everyone is valued, and employment decisions are based solely on skills, qualifications, and business needs—never on non-job-related factors or legally protected characteristics.