Trading Specialist

The Trade Desk; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 62,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k with company match

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Well-being benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Paid time off (vacation, sick time)

Job summary

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising. The Trading Team collaborates with Account Management and Business Development to retain clients and grow their business, providing detailed performance and pacing recommendations and acting as platform experts for clients.

The role requires 2+ years of consultative, client-facing experience in ad tech or data-heavy environments, strong communication skills, and proficiency with

Qualifications

• 2+ years of consultative, client-facing work within ad tech or data-heavy industries.
• Strong ability to communicate complex topics to agency and brand direct stakeholders.
• Effective time management with ability to prioritize client asks and long-term projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Account Managers and Business Development to drive performance and account growth.
• Troubleshoot campaign setup and performance across Display, Online Video, and Connected TV.
• Provide feedback to Product Managers for platform and product improvements.

Skills

Consultative client-facing

Strong communication

Time management

Quantitative skills

Excel / Power BI

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Excel

Tableau

Power BI

Vertica

Job description

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with over 3,000 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 Trading Team works with Account Management and Business Development to provide strategic recommendations to retain clients and grow their business. The main responsibilities of a Trading Specialist are to provide detailed performance and pacing recommendations and be a platform expert who can not only teach the nuances to clients but can actively navigate and utilize the platform themselves. Trading Specialists should eventually be viewed as a consultants to clients who are aiming to drive the strongest performance possible.

What you’ll do:

• Collaborate with both Account Managers and Business Development colleagues to help drive performance and account growth
• Troubleshoot campaign setup and performance issues across multiple channels including Display, Online Video, and Connected TV
• Provide feedback to Product Managers to ideate on platform and product improvements
• Utilize excel and other advanced analytics tools, such as Tableau or Power BI, to analyze large sets of data and create actionable insights
• Be comfortable presenting data and insights to client stakeholders
• Start to build strong relationships with agency and brand direct stakeholders to drive forward business and meet client needs
• Work with agency traders and planners to setup campaigns and provide optimization recommendations to ensure budgets deliver in full as well as hitting client KPIs
• Become a platform expert who can consult and educate clients on new product updates, platform best practices, and industry news

Who you are:

• 2+ years of consultative, client-facing work within ad tech, digital marketing, finance or other data-heavy, industries.
• Comfortable with client management and day to day communication
• Strong ability to communicate complex topics to agency and brand direct stakeholders
• Effective time management skills with the ability to prioritize client asks as well as long term projects
• Strong quantitative skills using tools such as MS Excel, Vertica and Power BI
• Ability to collaborate across multiple teams and internal stakeholders as well as work independently on daily tasks

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.

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.

• 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
• 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

$62,100—$113,800 USD

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to creating an inclusive hiring experience where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

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