Senior Trading Director - Strategy, Growth & Mentorship

The Trade Desk; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Trade Desk is seeking an experienced senior trading specialist to lead a London-based book of business. You will mentor trading specialists, shape the UK trading strategy, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to grow client accounts on our real-time buying platform.

Ideal candidates are seasoned in programmatic advertising, RTB optimization, and possess strong leadership and client-facing skills.

Qualifications

• Experienced specialist in programmatic DSP and online ad operations.
• Client-facing experience required.
• Team management experience required.
• Strong leadership and ability to coach teams.
• Experience with ad exchanges, aggregators, ad servers, and optimization platforms.
• Experience trafficking and optimizing CPA/CPC campaigns in RTB.
• Solid Excel pivot tables and data manipulation skills.
• Experience managing Traders, Operations, or Activation teams.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities with cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven track record growing client accounts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Trading Specialists to grow your book of business using data-led strategies.
• Support the UK trading strategy and shape overall direction with senior input.
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop 12-month growth plans.
• Develop RTB buying strategies, optimization algorithms and dashboards.
• Share best practices for The Trade Desk platform and coach clients.
• Create optimization solutions using data and client feedback.
• Partner with Product Management to define platform enhancements.
• Develop training materials and internal resources for trading teams.
• Work with Client Services to onboard customers to our real-time buying platform.
• Communicate The Trade Desk value proposition to support account growth.
• Contribute to client-facing assets and internal materials.

Skills

Programmatic

Client-facing

Team management

Leadership

RTB optimization

Excel skills

Cross-functional

Time management

Self-starter

Learning agility

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Trade Desk is seeking an experienced senior trading specialist to lead a London-based book of business. You will mentor trading specialists, shape the UK trading strategy, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to grow client accounts on our real-time buying platform.

Ideal candidates are seasoned in programmatic advertising, RTB optimization, and possess strong leadership and client-facing skills.