Business Development Director, Growth

The Trade Desk The Trade Desk · Media · Melbourne, Australia · Direct Sales

Business Development Director role focused on identifying, signing, and onboarding new business opportunities within the digital advertising platform. This role involves pipeline development, leading RFP responses, accelerating sales, supporting client onboarding, and positioning the company as a thought leader. Requires extensive experience in digital advertising sales, programmatic ecosystems, and building senior-level commercial deals.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build and cultivate a deep pipeline of high value prospects and strategic relationships with commercial and contract leads across advertising clients.
  2. Lead RFP responses end-to-end, including qualification, strategy development, commercial structuring, contract negotiation and execution
  3. Think creatively, unblock problems and build strong cross-functional relationships across The Trade Desk to mobilise internal expertise that keeps deals moving forward.
  4. Work in partnership with Client Services team to set new business up for success post execution of the MSA. Execute a high-quality discovery process to deeply understand client needs, setting new advertisers up for accelerated onboarding through tailored support and solutions.
  5. Position The Trade Desk as a thought leader at the forefront of data driven advertising, and leverage that positioning to enhance new client prospecting.

Skills

Required

  • digital advertising sales
  • programmatic ecosystem
  • building and closing complex, senior-level commercial deals
  • negotiation
  • commercial acumen
  • relationship building
  • stakeholder management

Nice to have

  • understanding of the programmatic ecosystem
  • learning mindset
  • simplify complex concepts
  • compelling commercial narratives
  • relentless optimism
  • passion for client success

What the JD emphasized

  • 10 to 12 years’ experience in digital advertising sales, consistently exceeding revenue targets
  • Proven ability to build and close complex, senior-level commercial deals
  • Established relationships with decision-makers across major advertisers