Senior Finance Manager, Sales Finance & Strategy

The Trade Desk; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 113,500 - 208,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan with company match

Parental leave

Vacation time up to 160 hours

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Trade Desk is seeking a seasoned finance professional to partner with North American teams in driving revenue growth through data-driven insights. This role requires over 10 years of experience in corporate finance or related fields and proven financial modeling skills.

The ideal candidate will communicate effectively with senior stakeholders and possess a deep understanding of the programmatic advertising ecosystem. The position offers a competitive salary with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in finance or strategy consulting.
• Proficient in building forecasting models and financial analyses.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic finance business partner to North American teams.
• Build robust forecasting models and analyze revenue opportunities.
• Lead development of executive-level presentations for stakeholders.

Skills

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Collaborative teamwork

Financial modeling

Strategic thinking

Education

BA/BS in Finance

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Python

Tableau

Job description

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.

What we do

The FP&A Sales Finance & Strategy team is a critical partner to The Trade Desk's global commercial organization, driving growth by providing data-driven financial insights, surfacing revenue opportunities and risks, and delivering resource planning and performance analysis that unlocks long-term value. As we expand our leadership in programmatic advertising, our team ensures that sales leaders have the strategic financial partnership needed to grow responsibly and sustainably.

What you'll do

• Serve as the strategic finance business partner to North American GTM teams, helping to drive revenue growth through deep financial analysis and actionable insights.
• Build and maintain robust forecasting models and scenario analyses that proactively identify revenue risks and opportunities across clients, agencies, verticals, and new business.
• Lead the development of executive-level presentations and materials that clearly communicate performance drivers, trends, and recommendations to C-level stakeholders.
• Partner with sales leadership to inform and optimize resource allocation, headcount planning, and investment decisions that maximize sales productivity and ROI.
• Develop and implement frameworks to evaluate sales pipeline health, performance against targets, and key KPIs that influence commercial strategy.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Business Intelligence, Systems Engineering, and Data teams to enhance reporting infrastructure, ensure data integrity, and scale repeatable processes.
• Support contract negotiations and strategic deals by building sophisticated financial models that assess trade-offs and unlock incremental value.
• Drive ad hoc strategic projects to support the evolving needs of the sales organization and identify new opportunities for growth.
• Help build a culture of financial rigor and accountability within the sales team by delivering clear, actionable insights that enable informed decision-making.

Who you are

• 10+ years of relevant experience in corporate finance, FP&A, investment banking, strategy consulting, or a related analytical and strategic discipline.
• BA/BS degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• Proven track record of serving as a trusted advisor to senior commercial leaders, with the ability to influence decision-making through thoughtful analysis and clear storytelling.
• Expert-level financial modeling skills, with the ability to distill complex commercial dynamics into clear, actionable insights.
• Exceptional communication skills - comfortable presenting to senior executives and translating financial analyses into strategic recommendations.
• Highly collaborative, with strong relationship-building skills and the ability to influence cross-functional partners without direct authority.
• Proactive, resourceful self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and can navigate ambiguity with sound judgment.
• Deep business acumen and curiosity about the programmatic advertising ecosystem; able to connect market trends to revenue implications.
• Mastery of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; proficiency with large datasets and business intelligence tools (SQL, Python, Tableau) a plus.
• High integrity, low ego, and a positive, can-do attitude - willing to roll up your sleeves to solve tough problems and drive impact.

This role is a unique opportunity to step into a key partnership role within The Trade Desk's largest region - with room to grow as the business scales.

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $113,500 - $208,100 USD. You may also be eligible to become a shareholder through stock-based compensation grants, variable compensation incentives, and commissions. Expected benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents; retirement benefits such as a 401(k) plan with 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 of up to 120 hours in the first year and 160 thereafter; and around 13 paid holidays per year.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.