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 we do:
We are seeking a talented and driven Senior Account Manager to join The Trade Desk, a company that is revolutionizing global advertising through its media-buying platform. In this role, you will support the Client Services team in managing and growing key accounts, collaborating with internal teams to provide strategic recommendations, data-driven insights, and exceptional client service.
As an expert in The Trade Desk platform, you will offer guidance to clients, provide training on new features, and contribute to enhancing the platform. If you are a proactive, analytical, and client-focused professional with a passion for online advertising, this is an opportunity to make an impact and grow within our dynamic organization.
What You’ll Do:
- Manage and grow a roster of key accounts within a large Retail Media Agency by building strong client relationships, providing strategic recommendations and exceptional client service.
- Become an expert on The Trade Desk platform and offer insights to clients on how to implement creative marketing strategies.
- Collaborate effectively with the Sales & Trading functions to develop existing accounts and achieve client goals and objectives.
- Develop and cultivate relationships with brand and agency clients as a consultant to their business.
- Own the training plan for onboarding new clients, continuing programmatic education, platform improvements, and new channels and markets within the industry.
- Able to lead, not just manage tasks; think multiple steps ahead to move an account forward.
- Represent client needs by providing feedback to Product Management and Partnerships to identify and define features, integrations and product improvements to The Trade Desk platform.
- Develop standard methodologies within Client Services, collaborate with Product Marketing to develop effective training collateral and customer facing guides, and parter with our Sales Team to grow the account.
What You’ll Bring:
- 5-7+ years of consultative, client-facing work within online advertising experience preferred.
- 1-2+ years of experience working within the programmatic space.
- Retail Enterprise and Retail RMN experience a plus.
- Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year university or equivalent years of experience preferred.
- Mentorship and/or leadership experience preferred.
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, along with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a dynamic environment.
- Consistent track record of growing accounts by developing a strong relationship with clients, understanding their business objectives and recommending the best strategies for implementing solutions.
- Effective time management skills – ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
- Ability to upsell, uncover new business opportunities and go deep within Brands.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills (written and verbal) and confidence speaking to large groups.
- Solid experience in Excel and MS Office and ability to use large data sets to build insights and strategy recommendations.
- Willingness to travel alongside a team around 1x a month
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.
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.
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.
