Senior Trading Specialist

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with over 3,000 employees across more than 30 offices. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet — from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more. 

Advertising powers the content people love. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The world’s brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly.

The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges — from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another. If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to meet you.

About the team:  

 
The Trade Desk’s Channel Partners team is hiring a Senior Trading Specialist. The Senior Trading Specialist will be a trusted consultant who helps a portfolio of Internal Software Vendors (ISV) maximize performance on The Trade Desk. Core responsibilities include advisement on testing and measurement frameworks, supporting technical integrations between ISVs and The Trade Desk platform, and leadership and stewardship of data storytelling.  

What you'll do:  

• As a lead Trader, co-own a portfolio of business comprised of 7-10 ISV client partners.  

• Collaborate with Account Management, Business Development and Technical Account Management colleagues to drive portfolio performance and growth.  

• Troubleshoot advanced platform and performance issues across multiple channels including Display, Online Video, Connected TV, Audio, and DOOH.  

• Become a platform expert who can consult and educate partners on new product updates, platform best practices, and industry developments that are relevant to their utilization of The Trade Desk platform.  

• Provide customer feedback to Product Managers to ideate on platform and product improvements.  

• Utilize Excel and other advanced analytics tools, such as Vertica, to analyze large sets of data and create actionable insights.  

• Consistently provide impactful insights and data to ISV stakeholders.  

• Establish deep trust with ISV stakeholders to drive shared business forward.  

Who you are:  

• 6+ years of consultative, client-facing work within ad tech and digital marketing. Working hands-on-keys in a DSP is strongly preferred.  

• Fluency in understanding the DSP/ad tech landscape is required.  

• Passionate about working in a HOK capacity to drive performance on behalf of our client partners.  

• Strong technical experience and the ability to perform at a high strategic level.  

• Strong experience with client and partner management, day to day client-facing communication, and presenting in front of clients.  

• Strong quantitative skills using tools such as MS Excel and Vertica.  

• Experience with Tableau and Salesforce preferred.  

• The ability to communicate complex topics to client stakeholders.  

• Ability to collaborate across multiple teams and internal stakeholders to drive outcomes on behalf of our client partners.  

The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

In accordance with various US state laws, the range provided is the Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, and location. All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance. The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as variable compensation-based incentives and commissions. Plus, expected benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents, retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, well-being benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, parental leave, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter, and around 13 paid holidays per year.  Employees can also purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 

The Trade Desk also offers a competitive benefits package. Click here to learn more.

Note: Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock-based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leave

At the Trade Desk, Base Salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is

$79,400—$145,500 USD

 

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to creating an inclusive hiring experience where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

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