About the Role
As a Trading Analyst in Tokyo, you will be the strategic intelligence layer between data and decisions, helping Japan's leading brands and agencies unlock the full potential of data-driven media. You will master The Trade Desk platform, drive client growth through optimization strategies, and translate complex data into actionable insights.
Responsibilities
- Master The Trade Desk platform and become the go-to-expert on campaign management best practices
- Drive client growth by owning optimization strategies for your assigned portfolio — translating complex data signals into actions that directly grow your clients' business
- Combine data analysis and client feedback to create optimization strategies and provide the most effective solutions for campaigns
- Partner cross-functionally with Account Management and Business Development to provide support to clients, including onboarding and optimization training
- Be the strategic voice that proactively advises clients and internal teams using data-driven insights from trading optimizations
- Shape the product by collaborating with Product Management to define features and drive platform enhancements
- Champion The Trade Desk's value proposition, technology, and partnerships to deepen client relationships and grow accounts
Requirements
- 3-5 years of working experience in a data-driven role (programmatic, analytics, ad operations or similar)
- Bilingual fluency in Japanese & English — you'll work across languages daily with clients and internal teams
- Excellent client facing & management experience
- Outstanding troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, along with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
- Strategic mindset with the ability to look for opportunities for improvements and changes
- Strong story-telling skills
- Strong quantitative skills and the ability to draw insights from extremely large datasets
- Comfortable with ambiguity and energized by building new approaches in a fast-moving, high-growth environment
Skills
- MS Excel
- data visualization
- SQL
- R
- Tableau
- Python
Location
- Tokyo
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3-5 years
About the Company
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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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