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.
**What you’ll do ** As part of the Agency activation Business Development team, you will play a critical role in accelerating The Trade Desk’s growth through strategic agency partnerships.
- Open the door to new business opportunities by clearly articulating the value of The Trade Desk across channels and by proactively diversifying agency activation strategies.
- Act as a trusted expert on our platform, solutions, market differentiators, and the evolving programmatic ecosystem.
- Collaborate cross‑functionally with Client Services, and regional leadership to build strategic sales plans and deliver transformational pitches and executive‑level presentations.
- Partner closely with agency team to consult, challenge and co‑develop effective digital advertising strategies tailored to their business objectives.
- Drive adoption and deeper usage of The Trade Desk’s products, ensuring long‑term value creation for both agencies and advertisers.
- Optimize client investment and grow existing business by identifying upsell opportunities and new strategic “big bets”.
- Analyze campaign performance, market trends and data signals to generate actionable insights and thought leadership for agencies.
- Develop compelling case studies from successful campaigns
- Work hand‑in‑hand with internal Business Agency Development and Client Services teams to build and maintain a strong, sustainable pipeline of opportunities.
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Proven experience in Business Development, agency sales or solution‑based selling within digital advertising.
- Strong existing relationships with agency stakeholders, media leaders and technology decision‑makers.
- Prior experience at an online publisher, ad network, ad exchange, ad server, DSP, SEM platform or within a leading agency.
- A strong hunter mindset: you enjoy prospecting, opening doors and winning new business.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Experience in sales, consulting or strategic advisory roles is highly valued.
- Advanced knowledge of online media and programmatic advertising, including CTV and data‑driven activation.
- Comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment with ambiguity, and able to influence without formal authority.
- Curious and quick learner, able to rapidly grasp new technologies, products and market evolutions.
- Experience managing complex, longer sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders.
- Strong cross‑functional collaborator, able to align internal teams around shared objectives.
- Tech‑savvy, innovation‑driven and passionate about the Open Internet.
The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to creating an inclusive hiring experience where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
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