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About the Role

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, supporting trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges, and your impact will be worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives and encourage curiosity.

Responsibilities

Manage, mentor, and work alongside Trading Specialists to grow a dedicated book of business through data-led up and cross-sell.
Support the Director of Trading in shaping the overall trading strategy for the UK business.
Collaborate with internal teams to create 12-month growth strategies aligned with client goals.
Lead and create RTB buying strategies, optimization algorithms, and data visualization.
Become a leader in best practices for The Trade Desk platform, offering insights to improve campaign effectiveness and mentoring clients.
Combine data analysis and client feedback to create optimization strategies and provide solutions for complex campaigns.
Work closely with Product Management and cross-functional teams to define platform features and enhancements.
Help build trading best practices, including creating training collateral and internal resources.
Develop and execute onboarding plans with the client services team for success with our real-time buying platform.
Understand and communicate The Trade Desk’s value proposition, technology, processes, and partnerships related to client account growth.
Help build the Client Services practice by developing training material, customer-facing assets, and internal resources for trading media.
Manage hands-on keyboard Traders, Operations, or Activation teams.

Requirements

Experienced specialist within programmatic, with hands-on DSP and/or online ad operations experience.
Client-facing experience.
Team management experience.
Strong leadership skills: ability to set and communicate goals, measure accomplishments, hold team accountable, give useful feedback, delegate and develop, keep people informed, and provide effective coaching.
Experience in working with ad exchanges, aggregators, ad servers, and other optimization platforms.
Experience in trafficking and optimizing CPA, CPC direct marketing campaigns, preferably in an RTB environment.
Solid experience in Excel, including pivot tables, chart-making, and data set manipulation.
Outstanding troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a get-it-done start-up environment.
Proven track record of growing accounts by forging strong client relationships, understanding objectives, and recommending best strategies.
Effective time management skills – ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
Self-starter – able to tackle new clients or territories with little guidance.
Quick learner – able to rapidly grasp new technology and product changes.

Skills

Programmatic
DSP
Online ad operations
RTB buying strategies
Optimization algorithms
Data visualization
Excel (pivot tables, chart-making, data manipulation)
Troubleshooting
Analytical skills
Problem-solving
Collaboration
Time management
Client relationship management

Location

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, 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 שלנו, 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.
The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world.
We offer a media buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers –– and sets a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency.
We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.

Equal Opportunity

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.
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 us at accommodations@thetradedesk.com 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.
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