Senior Director, Client Service

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 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. Who we are looking for: A proven leader who is able to inspire, motivate and drive scaled team performance. Someone who takes a multi-year view when planning and making decisions. Builds strong relationships with executive-level leadership with external Clients and internally to drive effective team strategies and is the voice of change. Engages with the broader industry to help drive TTD’s forward-thinking Initiatives. You will be part of the US + CAN Client Services leadership team and actively contribute to how the organization evolves, as well as be part of the committee which determines which areas to focus on and how to ensure quality control and consistency across all the regions. Your performance will be measured by regional attainment vs. goals as national contributions, thus collaborating and contributing to other regions will be a key component of the job. What you’ll do: Oversee management of Account Management and Trading functions that make up the Client Services team. Work closely in partnership with the Client Services and Business Development leadership teams to scale high growth in the region and build the team to exceed revenue targets. Build strong relationships with Client executive level leadership and internally to develop effective team strategies and drive change. Take a proactive approach working with Agencies, Holding Companies, and Brands in planning and scaling the business to achieve high growth plans. Drive vision & purpose and take a multi-year view in decision-making. Ensure the management team is aligned in assigning accounts and planning the organization for the long term. Proactive in attracting top talent and ensuring the development of talent at all levels within the team, which includes succession planning and overseeing hiring at all levels. Unblock and resolve issues that are impacting the team’s ability to hit goals by collaborating with cross-functional leadership and optimizing processes. Fully own the client support structure and portfolio product needs along with translating the needs of our clients and informing our product strategy. Ability to take on complex problems and create routes to scalable solutions quickly, decisively, and resourcefully. Guide and manage different and unique career development tracks within the Client Services organization. Set the tone for the CS team in the region and add to the national CS organization’s culture and values. What you bring to the table: Your extensive media experience as well as programmatic knowledge is highly preferred. 10+ years of strong people management experience. A natural leader and motivator of people with a collaborative team approach. Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, executive team, and industry groups. Execute in an intense and fast-paced environment. Extensive experience in Client Services as well as new business development. Ambition to develop and grow. Excellent influencing and negotiation skills. Effective time management skills – ability to prioritize and meet deadlines. Highly organized with strong attention to detail. Ability to Identify business and organizational Improvement opportunities and develop strategies to capture those opportunities. 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. 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 $135,400—$248,300 USD. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to creating an inclusive hiring experience where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Please reach out to us at View email address on click.appcast.io to request an accommodation or discuss any accessibility needs you may require to access our Company Website or navigate any part of the hiring process. When you contact us, please include your preferred contact details and specify the nature of your accommodation request or questions. Any information you share will be handled confidentially and will not impact our hiring decisions. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Trade Desk