Senior Trading Specialist

The Trade Desk The Trade Desk · Media · Melbourne, Australia · Trading

This role is for a Senior Trading Specialist at The Trade Desk, a global technology company in digital advertising. The role focuses on client services, strategy development, data-driven insights, and campaign optimization using the company's platform. It involves managing client relationships, troubleshooting technical issues, and collaborating with internal teams. The position requires extensive experience in client-facing roles within ad tech or data-heavy industries, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and advanced Excel proficiency.

What you'd actually do

  1. Spearhead strategy development to ensure clients stay competitive in key areas including first-party data management and activation, CTV consolidation and retail measurement
  2. Lead data-driven conversations utilising the platform and custom reporting to provide insights and tell client-relevant stories to provide a full picture of advertising’s impact on business results
  3. Consult with clients on their campaign goals and strategies to ensure they are maximising the value The Trade Desk’s platform provides
  4. Operate as a power user of The Trade Desk’s UI and empower clients to also become power users to most effectively plan, execute, optimise and build on successful advertising campaigns
  5. Collaborate with Account Management and Sales Executives to educate your clients, grow your portfolio of business and ensure buyers are up to date on The Trade Desk’s constantly evolving suite of products and solutions

Skills

Required

  • Consultative client-facing experience
  • Ad tech or digital marketing experience
  • Data-heavy industry experience
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Ability to distill complex data into simple stories
  • MS Excel proficiency
  • Experience wrangling large data sets
  • Presentation skills
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Time management skills
  • Prioritization skills
  • Meeting deadlines

Nice to have

  • DSP experience

What the JD emphasized

  • 6+ years of consultative, client-facing work in ad tech (DSP experience is a plus!), digital marketing, or other data-heavy industries
  • Advanced MS Excel skills and the ability to efficiently wrangle extremely large data sets