Senior Account Manager

The Trade Desk The Trade Desk · Media · Tokyo, Japan · Account Management

Senior Account Manager role at The Trade Desk, a global technology company in digital advertising. The role focuses on managing and growing relationships with advertisers and agencies in Japan, acting as a strategic advisor, driving revenue growth, and providing client feedback to influence product strategy. Requires strong client-facing and online advertising experience, with a sales background being a plus. Fluency in English and Japanese is mandatory.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and grow relationships with a portfolio of advertisers and/or agency clients in Japan
  2. Act as a strategic advisor, translating client business goals into effective programmatic advertising strategies
  3. Drive revenue growth through strategic account planning and up-selling
  4. Lead regular performance reviews, QBRs, and strategic planning conversations with senior client stakeholders
  5. Partner closely with Sales, Trading, Product, and regional/global teams to deliver best-in-class client outcomes

Skills

Required

  • Client services
  • Managing and growing agency accounts
  • Prioritization
  • Learning new technology
  • Teaching technology
  • Excel
  • MS Office
  • Pivot tables
  • Chart-making
  • Manipulation of large data sets
  • Troubleshooting
  • Analytical skills
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Account growth
  • Relationship building
  • Understanding client objectives
  • Recommending strategies
  • Time management
  • Meeting deadlines
  • Fluent English
  • Fluent Japanese

Nice to have

  • Sales background
  • Expertise in working with RTB, DSPs, ad exchanges, aggregators, ad servers, and other optimization platforms
  • Experience managing programmatic advertising and digital marketing campaigns

What the JD emphasized

  • At least 6 years of online advertising experience required
  • 3+ years of client-facing experience
  • Must speak fluent English and Japanese