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.
Who we are:
Data Partnerships is the team that identifies, negotiates with, and manages the providers of data that power many of the Trade Desk’s products (think audiences, measurement, identity and more). We pride ourselves on maintaining a robust and vibrant marketplace of data to give our clients a breadth of choice in how they operate on the platform. With over 200 distinct partner relationships we have a lot of logistics to manage, performance to monitor, and reports to derive and deliver – all in the spirit of maintaining data marketplace vibrancy through growth.
What you'll do:
The Audience Data Partnerships Director is responsible for identifying, maintaining and growing the partnerships for ID-based targeting solutions. Considered an integral part of the Data Partnerships team, you will utilize this influence to drive results, frequently turning distinct solutions into best practices that can be implemented across the globe. Keeping the pulse on organizational capabilities, you will deliver direction, vision, and leadership for necessary changes to improve the way we service and support our data partners.
- Identify, negotiate, contract, integrate, manage, optimize, and rationalize data partners to support advertiser’s needs on the platform
- Partner with Product and Commercial teams to develop a strategic roadmap to drive increased usage of Audience data products
- Maintain regular communications and checkpoints with partners to report on performance, innovation and future opportunities that leverages their data to influence advertiser’s campaigns
- Work with commercial teams to evangelize, educate and grow the use of partner offerings
- Facilitate communication internally and externally related to partnerships (demands, strategies, roadmaps, operational requirements, etc.)
- Manage, develop and grow a team of direct and indirect reports
Who you are:
- 7+ years of experience in partnership development and management with an emphasis on data used for targeting
- Adept at both developing strategies and operating day-to-day within cross-functional teams
- Manage initiatives in complex matrixed environments and make actionable decisions in the absence of perfect information
- Proven ability to operate in a fast-paced environment that requires context switching several times in a day as you cover multiple dimensions within the targeting business
- Experience with strategic partner management inclusive of vendor negotiation
- Exhibit high emotional intelligence and integrity and build deep consultative partnerships with your business stakeholders
- Influence individuals at the executive level and drive strategic business transformations
- Track record of helping direct reports grow their capabilities, responsibilities and careers
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[LA JOBS ONLY] The Trade Desk will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652.
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In accordance with various US state laws, the range provided is the Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, and location. All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance. The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as variable compensation-based incentives and commissions. Plus, expected benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents, retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, well-being benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, parental leave, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter, and around 13 paid holidays per year. Employees can also purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The Trade Desk also offers a competitive benefits package. Click here to learn more.
Note: Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock-based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leave
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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