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 data providers that power many of the Trade Desk’s key products (i.e. 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 under our management, we strive to deliver products that power performance for advertisers – all in the spirit of maintaining data marketplace vibrancy through growth.
What you'll do:
As a Senior Manager on the Audience Data Partnerships team, you will lead a critical portfolio of ID‑based data partnerships and programs that support advertiser targeting outcomes. You will translate company and departmental strategy into clear priorities, programs, and execution plans, while operating as a respected partner to cross‑functional stakeholders across Business Development, Client Success, Technical Account Management, and Product. You balance hands‑on partnership management with leadership of complex initiatives that improve how we service and support data partners.
- Lead and manage a portfolio of third‑party audience data partnerships across key verticals (e.g., agencies, automotive, healthcare), ensuring strong operational execution and partner growth
- Translate broader Data Partnerships and Audience strategy into clear priorities, roadmaps, and deliverables for your area of responsibility
- Deliver internal education through training materials, documentation, and presentations to ensure teams are equipped to activate and support data solutions
- Lead industry and partner research efforts within your domain; synthesize trends, segment enhancements, and market developments into clear “need‑to‑know” guidance for internal teams
- Own or contribute to monthly financial billing reconciliation for assigned partners, identifying opportunities to improve processes, accuracy, and efficiency
- Manage partnership deliverables including recurring reporting, operational reviews, and ad hoc analyses to support decision‑making
- Operate comfortably in ambiguity, making informed decisions by considering the broader business context and downstream impacts
Who you are:
- 5+ years of experience in partnership / business development, sales and/or account management with an emphasis on data used for targeting
- Highly collaborative, with strong emotional intelligence and integrity; builds trust‑based, consultative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Able to articulate company and departmental strategy into actionable plans, programs, and execution priorities
- Demonstrated ability to analyze issues using data and qualitative inputs, weighing tradeoffs to make consistently sound decisions
- Experienced in strategic partner management, including vendor negotiation, joint sales motions, and business development support
- Experience in digital media, preferably advertising technology
- Experience working with account teams and centers of excellence at agency holding companies
- Track record of helping direct reports grow their capabilities, responsibilities and careers
Why this role matters:
Audience data is a critical asset that The Trade Desk uses to power advertiser performance. The ability to deliver the right ad, across channels, to the right person is critical for today’s digital marketers. In this role, you will help build the partnerships and infrastructure that make that possible, positioning The Trade Desk at the center of the data-driven future of advertising.
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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
At the Trade Desk, Base Salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is
$124,900—$228,900 USD
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