Sr. Director, Business Development, Travel

thetradedesk

Los Angeles; Seattle

Posted Jul 6, 2026

Full-time
Direct Sales

Job description

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 you'll do:

Take ownership of representing some of our most strategic relationships with The Trade Desk’s largest clients in the Travel industry
Work collaboratively with global Business Development partners, Client Services, and Trading teams to drive growth based on JBP priorities
Own relationships with commercial and contract leads at major advertising clients
Communicate the value of our media buying platform by aligning The Trade Desk’s media buying philosophy and technology with our clients
Participate in product road map build out discussions, based on client needs, with senior leadership, product, & engineering
Take lead in responding to RFPs, including qualification & win strategy
Coordinate global account discussions with counterparts in APAC and EMEA regions
Work closely with product, marketing and revenue teams to constantly optimize efforts relating to company-wide goals
Identify and close strategic growth opportunities by understanding core client business needs and challenges
Build deep and lasting connections internally across The Trade Desk departments and specialty functions

Who you are:

We are looking for a commercially savvy, senior sales individual to identify, grow, and nurture key clients. You’ll need a proven track record of delivering results, building relationships, and collaborating with other teams as you’ll be working with some of our most strategic clients
A proven track record in online advertising outbound sales, and a strong understanding of performance marketing and performance travel
A consultative seller with experience at an online publisher, platform, ad network, ad exchange, ad server, SEM platform, DSP, or other online advertising role
Existing relationships with decision makers at advertisers within the travel industry and at major agencies a plus
Experience establishing longstanding, consultative client relationships
Strong quantitative skills and negotiation ability, able to lead commercial negotiations for large global accounts
Strong communication skills with an ability to speak with C-level clients
Passion for owning a room, closing deals, and getting wins
Proven track record of exceeding revenue expectations
Ability to travel domestically and to EMEA quarterly, as needed

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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.

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