Senior Corporate Development Manager

The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. How? With a media buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers –– and sets a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency. We are proud of the culture we have built. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.

So, if you are talented, driven, creative, and eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team, then we want to talk!

What we do:

The Corporate Development team at the Trade Desk plays a pivotal role in helping TTD develop medium and long-term strategies and execute transactions that help us stay on the leading edge of the advertising technology market. The team works with senior management and product leaders to understand strategic priorities and works towards solving them through internal or external allocation of capital and resources, business partnerships, joint ventures and investments. This is a unique opportunity to work on a high impact team situated at the nexus of product, engineering, people, and broader strategic efforts at TTD. The opportunity will see you working on a variety of projects related to long term strategy and planning, optimal capital allocation, transactions, partnerships and investments.

We are looking for a high performing Senior Manager to support the team with diligence, evaluating businesses from a critical eye, financial modeling, legal document reading and negotiations, project management and presentation of critical data necessary for evaluating and consummating transactions. The ideal candidate has proven experience working in corporate development in a high growth technology environment, is a self-starter who possesses exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, is highly collaborative, and communicates findings confidently and articulately to a wide range of stakeholders.

What you'll do:

• Collaborate with product and business leaders to think about corporate development opportunities in a systematic and routine fashion; keep an ongoing flow of ideas that is aligned with the Company’s objectives and values
• Collaborate across functions to support the annual business planning processes and ensure that long-term strategies are woven into actionable annual and long range plans
• Coordinate cross functional exploratory and execution teams to analyze products, people and technologies that fit within the Trade Desk long term strategy
• Develop acquisition business case analyses, interfacing with finance, accounting, legal, tax, HR and other departments to ensure seamless deal execution
• Manage operational and financial integration workstreams for acquired businesses, including leading cross-departmental teams and measuring ongoing success
• Critically analyze all opportunities for fit within TTD and impact on the broader advertising technology ecosystem
• Develop deep and trusted relationships with internal stakeholders, external companies, VCs, sponsors and investment banks active in the space

Who you are:

• BA/BS degree in finance, accounting, economics or an applicable field; JD / MBA from a top-tier institution or equivalent experience preferred
• 8+ years of experience in corporate development and strategy, investment banking, private equity, and/or venture capital
• Critical thinking – ability to look through investment highlights to deeply understand and communicate underlying technologies and market positions, and to highlight risks and benefits to TTD and the wider ecosystem
• Deep understanding of advertising technology and/or software markets, trends, and dynamics
• Proven subject matter expertise in all aspects of the M&A process including diligence, diligence coordination internally and externally, valuation, deal structuring, negotiation, execution of deals, and integration planning
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous high-priority projects (often including project management of cross-functional teams)
• Strong understanding of corporate finance and accounting concepts
• Proven track record of building financial models and ad hoc analyses to distill complex problems into digestible insights
• Excellent communicator (both written and verbal) with experience in building relationships across teams, presenting insights and recommendations to senior management and business leaders
• Tenacity to develop ideas independently and strong business sense, with the ability to understand changing industry forces and focus on relevant KPIs
• Ability to thrive in a high growth and entrepreneurial environment where strong project management skills and ability to juggle multiple priorities are a must
• High personal and professional integrity with can-do attitude to dig into anything and everything to support the business

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.

[LA JOBS ONLY] The Trade Desk will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652.

[SF JOBS ONLY] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC residents only: In accordance with CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC law, 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, abilities, 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 sales-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

$124,900—$228,900 USD

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to making our job application process accessible to everyone and to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you have a disability or medical condition and require an accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact us at View email address on swooped.co

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