Business Development Director

The Trade Desk The Trade Desk · Media · Taipei City · Direct Sales

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising. This Business Development Director role in Taiwan will lead commercial efforts, cultivate strategic partnerships with top clients, and drive long-term growth through a consultative approach. The role involves managing relationships with advertisers and agencies, forecasting, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. It requires a proven track record in business development and sales within the Taiwan advertising ecosystem, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to translate data into commercial strategies. The role also involves engaging in technical product discussions and representing the company at industry events.

What you'd actually do

  1. Leads business development efforts for The Trade Desk’s largest or most strategic accounts.
  2. Proactively builds and maintains relationships with top executives at brand advertisers and agency stakeholders.
  3. Acts as a master relationship builder, sales leader, and creative problem solver with strong emotional intelligence and professionalism.
  4. Serves as a consultative partner to clients and internal stakeholders alike.
  5. Accurately manage and communicate monthly forecasts and pipeline.

Skills

Required

  • Business development
  • Sales leadership
  • Relationship building
  • Negotiation
  • Strategic planning
  • Forecasting
  • Client management
  • Executive communication
  • Data analysis
  • Technical product understanding
  • Mandarin Chinese fluency
  • English fluency

Nice to have

  • Emotional intelligence
  • Creative problem solving
  • Industry event representation
  • Operational efficiency improvement
  • Cross-functional collaboration

What the JD emphasized

  • Proven track record in business development and local/outbound sales within the Taiwan advertising ecosystem
  • deep knowledge of the local media landscape, agency structures, and cultural nuances
  • Holds existing senior-level relationships with major advertisers and agencies in Taiwan
  • Consistently exceeding revenue targets and driving sustainable growth
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills
  • Comfortable engaging in technical product discussions
  • Bilingual fluency in Mandarin Chinese and English