About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Account Executive to drive growth within the Holding Company agency market. This role involves developing new business, strengthening existing partnerships, and advising agency leaders on media buying transformation through technology.
Responsibilities
- Drive growth across a Holding Company agency portfolio, owning strategic client accounts while identifying and closing new opportunities.
- Engage senior agency stakeholders with confidence and commercial credibility.
- Consultatively sell The Trade Desk’s platform, data solutions, and measurement capabilities, translating technical advantages into business outcomes.
- Craft and execute joint business plans (JBPs) to scale spend, diversify channels (CTV, DOOH, Audio, Retail Media), and drive measurable success.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with internal Account Management, Trading, Data Partnerships, and Inventory teams to deliver exceptional service and results.
- Continuously upskill across new tools, products, and integrations, bringing that knowledge to clients and peers.
- Represent The Trade Desk professionally and socially across the Holding Company agency network and broader Sydney media community.
- Attend holding company, agency-specific, and industry wide events.
- Challenge convention by bringing your own style and ideas to how we engage, pitch, and grow.
Requirements
- 6 - 8 years’ experience in digital media or programmatic sales, ideally within the agency holding company landscape.
- Proven success building and closing relationships with agency leaders, decision-makers, and trading teams.
- A strong communicator who can hold strategic, senior-level conversations with confidence and empathy.
- Hungry to learn - open to new tech, evolving tools, and The Trade Desk’s dynamic product ecosystem.
- Socially confident and relationship-driven.
- A natural collaborator who enjoys partnering with internal teams to deliver seamless results.
- Proactive, commercially driven, and confident navigating a broader stakeholder network.
- A challenger mindset: not afraid to ask why or suggest new ways of doing things.
Skills
- Digital media sales
- Programmatic sales
- Agency holding company landscape
- Relationship building
- Strategic communication
- Consultative selling
- Business development
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Client relationship management
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
About the Company
- The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising.
- 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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