Senior Programmatic Trading Specialist

Thetradedesk; New York (NY); On-site; USD 78,700 - 144,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k plan with company match

Flexible vacation time

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

The Trade Desk, a leader in digital advertising, seeks a professional to spearhead strategy development and consult clients on advertising campaigns. The ideal candidate is expected to have consultative, client-facing experience and strong problem-solving skills.

Working in a collaborative environment, you will lead data-driven conversations and provide insights to maximize the value of The Trade Desk's platform. This role offers significant growth potential and a competitive salary, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in ad tech or data-heavy industries.
• Eager to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to distill complex data into straightforward insights.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguous problems.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead strategy to ensure clients stay competitive.
• Lead data-driven conversations to provide insights.
• Consult with clients on campaign goals and strategies.
• Troubleshoot advanced technical problems.

Skills

Consultative, client-facing work in ad tech

Problem-solving and analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Advanced MS Excel skills

Experience with R, Python, PowerBI

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 you’ll do:

• Spearhead strategy development to ensure clients stay competitive in key areas including first‑party data management and activation, CTV consolidation and retail measurement.
• Lead data‑driven conversations utilizing TTD platform and custom reporting to provide insights and tell client‑relevant stories to provide a full picture of advertising’s impact on business results.
• Consult with clients on their campaign goals and strategies to ensure they are maximizing the value TTD’s platform provides.
• Operate as a power user of TTD’s UI and empower clients to also become power users to most effectively plan, execute, optimize and build on successful advertising campaigns.
• Collaborate with Account Management and Sales Executives to educate your clients, grow your portfolio of business and ensure buyers are up‑to‑date on TTD’s constantly evolving suite of products and solutions.
• Build and own key relationships with client planning, trading and analytical teams.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists and product managers to solve complex technical problems including cross‑platform frequency analysis, consumer journey visualizations and API solutions.
• Troubleshoot advanced technical problems including performance issues, measurement discrepancies and constrained targeting.

Who you are:

• 3+ years of consultative, client‑facing work in ad tech (DSP experience is a plus!), digital marketing, finance or other data‑heavy industries.
• Eager to constantly learn and adapt in a fast‑paced environment that requires self‑driven education and improvement.
• Outstanding problem‑solving and analytical skills with the ability to distill complex, data‑heavy information into simple but powerful stories and insights.
• Strong interest in learning the underlying mechanics of a platform and the ability to act as a conduit between clients and product teams to consistently improve TTD’s platform over time.
• Comfortable with cross‑functional collaboration with the ability to navigate ambiguous and complex problems and situations.
• Effective time‑management skills, especially the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Advanced MS Excel skills and the ability to efficiently wrangle extremely large data sets (R, Python, PowerBI and other analytical language and tool experience is a plus!).

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.

Base Salary Range: $78,700 – $144,400 USD.

In accordance with various US state laws, the range provided is the Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. 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. 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 through 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.

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 [e-mail] 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.