VP of Cloud Platform

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong data-stringify-type="bold">About Teads</strong></p> <p><br>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.</p> <p>For more information, visit <a class="c-link c-link--underline" href="http://www.teads.com/" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="http://www.teads.com" data-sk="tooltip_parent">www.teads.com</a>.</p></div><div> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our main Engineering challenges at Teads</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Build&nbsp;<strong>efficient and easy-to-use web products</strong>&nbsp;used by thousands of users working for the world’s most premium publishers, advertisers, and agencies.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Rich and diverse tech stack and system architecture</strong>&nbsp;to optimize for&nbsp;<strong>performance, scalability, resiliency</strong>, and cost efficiency. We use mostly Scala and TypeScript, among others.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Working in a very&nbsp;<strong>high-traffic</strong>&nbsp;environment (2.2 billion users per month, 100 billion events per day) with low latency and high availability constraints (2 million requests per second, responses in less than 150 milliseconds).</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Management of&nbsp;<strong>large datasets</strong>&nbsp;with milliseconds order of magnitude access time, to compute in a near real-time complex auction resolution algorithm (18 million predictions per second).</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A fast-changing environment where we continuously&nbsp;<strong>collaborate with Product teams</strong>&nbsp;and constantly adapt our Cloud infrastructure for&nbsp;<strong>new features and Products</strong>.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bring a wide diversity of profiles to the same level of quality and knowledge</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work in an international environment with offices located in Israel, Slovenia and France.</span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="EMGoffer-Whatwillyoudo?"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">What will you do:</span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As the <strong>VP of Cloud Platform&nbsp;</strong>, you will lead the global organization responsible for the backbone of Teads’ technology. </span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is a unique opportunity for a seasoned tech leader to drive global multi-Cloud scale and foster local engineering culture. The perfect candidate is an ambitious and accomplished leader who wants to drive company-wide changes and positive momentum. You are not just managing infrastructure; you are building a <strong>Managed Platform</strong> that serves as a high-performance product for hundreds of engineers. You will bridge the gap between deep technical systems, such as multi-cloud landing zones and Kubernetes orchestration, and strategic business functions including FinOps, vendor management, and organizational governance.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You will succeed by fostering a <strong>Developer Experience (DevEx) first</strong> culture, enabling global developer-velocity, accelerating GenAI for developers, and ensuring that as Teads scales, our infrastructure acts as a catalyst for velocity rather than a bottleneck.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Technical Leadership &amp; Strategy:</strong> Define the long-term roadmap for a global, distributed infrastructure supporting hundreds of microservices and millions of requests per second. Champion a multi-cloud strategy that balances resilience, latency, and performance.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Ownership</strong>: Reporting directly to the CTO, manage a team of ~50 Cloud and DevOps engineers spread across Israel, France, Slovenia and other international locations.&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Managed Platform &amp; DevEx:</strong> Shift the infrastructure paradigm from "ticket-based" to "self-service." Own the Internal Developer Platform (IDP), providing automated toolsets that allow engineers to define, deploy, and monitor services autonomously.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Multi-Cloud Landing Zone &amp; Governance:</strong> Oversee the architecture and sustainability of Teads’ public and private cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure). Establish robust governance frameworks that ensure security and compliance without sacrificing developer agility.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>FinOps &amp; Budgeting:</strong> Manage a multi-million dollar cloud budget. Drive a culture of cost-efficiency by implementing advanced FinOps practices, automated rightsizing, and workload-aware scheduling to maximize ROI.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Vendor Management:</strong> Act as the primary stakeholder for strategic partnerships with cloud providers and SaaS vendors. Lead high-stakes negotiations to ensure the tech stack remains cost-effective and cutting-edge, while building strong long-term partnerships with AWS, Azure, and GCP.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Operational Excellence:</strong> Establish frameworks for proactive monitoring, observability, and incident response. Guarantee 99.99% availability for a platform operating under sub-150ms latency constraints.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Team Growth &amp; Culture:</strong> Lead, mentor, and scale a world-class organization of Software and Cloud Engineers. Foster a culture that is IaaC-driven, data-informed, and "AI-first."</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Culture Carrier</strong> – Anchor a strong local engineering culture in Netanya (IL) that drives belonging, motivation, engagement, collaboration and sustainable performance across ~200 engineers, scientists, and other tech functions .</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Tech Community Ambassador</strong> - Contribute to Tead’s external technical brand through blogs, conference talks, and community leadership.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Talent Attraction &amp; Site Leverage</strong> – Strengthens employer brand and positions the Israel site as a strategic contributor to engineering excellence and innovation.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Optional:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Engineering Knowledge Leader </strong>- Lead and sponsor local engineering guilds, promote innovation and continuous improvement across teams.</span></li> <li id="EMGoffer-Whatyoubringtotheteam"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Engineering Excellence Owner </strong>- Own and drive engineering best practices, code quality standards, architectural principles, and ways of working at the local level. Serve as an escalation point for complex technical or organizational risks affecting the Israel site.</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Who You Are:</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Experience:</strong> 10+ years in infrastructure or platform engineering, with 5+ years in senior leadership (VP/Director) at a high-growth, high-scale internet company,&nbsp;Proven experience leading distributed, global engineering teams is required</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>(Multi) Cloud Expertise:</strong> Deep architectural knowledge of at least one major public cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure). You understand the nuances of landing zones, high availability (HA), resilience best practices, and global traffic management.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>FinOps Champion:</strong> You view cloud billing as an optimization problem. You have a proven track record of reducing unit costs (specifically compute and bandwidth) while supporting aggressive system growth.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Strategic Communicator:</strong> You can translate complex architectural trade-offs for the C-suite and lead high-leverage negotiations with global technology vendors.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Tech Stack Fluency:</strong> Comfortable navigating environments utilizing Kubernetes, complex queuing/caching strategies, SQL/NoSQL databases, and modern software development practices.</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Preferred Advantages:</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>GenAI &amp; Automation:</strong> Practical experience with <strong>Agentic Frameworks</strong> or familiarity with standardizing how AI agents access infrastructure data and tooling (e.g., <strong>MCP</strong>).</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Contract Negotiation:</strong> Direct experience negotiating multi-year, multi-million dollar enterprise contracts.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>M&amp;A/Consolidation:</strong> A proven record of managing large-scale infrastructure consolidation or migration projects.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>We care about you&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hybrid working model (3 days per week in the office)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Parking reimbursement</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Expand your toolbox with our mentorship program and internal learning tools</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Pet friendly office</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Happy hours&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">…and of course a fully stocked kitchen!</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Please submit your CV in English.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>#LI-Hybrid</strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt;"><strong>#LI-Hybrid</strong></span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>Life at Teads</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>As a Teadster, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our future success in the region. Here’s why Teads stands out:</p> <ul> <li>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.</li> <li>As part of our team, you’ll thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment that fosters innovation, creative problem-solving, and continuous learning.</li> <li>Teads is committed to your success, offering the support, tools, and development opportunities you need to excel in your role.</li> </ul> <p>Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance.</p> <p>Teads is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment.</p> <p>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.</p></div>