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 we do:
We have an immediate need for an experienced Senior Technology Project Manager to join our Technical Operations team. As the Trade Desk continues to scale, there’s growing demand for our business partners to invest in strategic technologies. This team helps guide our partners through all stages of solution and project delivery, from business case development to vendor/tool selection to successful deployment and/or project conclusion.
What you'll do:
- Own and drive the delivery of the company’s most critical, complex, and high‑visibility technical initiatives, often spanning multiple business functions and operating in conditions of ambiguity, evolving scope, and executive visibility.
- Lead initiatives end‑to‑end—from concept through delivery and value realization, ensuring execution decisions align with business strategy, technical constraints, and expected outcomes.
- Partner closely with executive sponsors, program leads and functional leadership to shape project strategy, sequencing, and tradeoffs, balancing speed, quality, risk, and scalability.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, proactively managing risks, dependencies, and resource contention across teams and portfolios.
- Drive executive‑level governance forums and working sessions, shaping discussions, surfacing insights, and enabling timely, high‑quality decision‑making.
- Leverage AI, automation, and data‑driven insights to enhance planning, forecasting, risk identification, reporting, and decision support—scaling project effectiveness while reducing operational overhead.
- Evolve and scale program and project delivery practices by introducing modern, fit‑for‑purpose methodologies, balancing rigor with adaptability across diverse technical and business contexts.
- Partner with change management and operational leaders to drive adoption, organizational readiness, and continuous improvement across programs.
- Proactively identify and manage cross‑functional and cross‑portfolio dependencies, optimizing sequencing and execution to maximize enterprise impact.
- Serve as a trusted leader within Technical Operations, raising the bar for project execution and acting as a multiplier through influence, mentorship, and shared best practices.
**Who you are: **
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Formal project or program management training or certification (e.g., PMP) is beneficial but not required.
- 12+ years of demonstrated experience leading large‑scale, complex, cross‑functional technical programs and projects** **with executive‑level visibility and material business impact.
- Strong grounding in technical delivery environments, with working knowledge of software development life cycles, infrastructure, and architecture concepts.
- Exceptional communicator with the ability to translate complex technical and business topics into clear, actionable narratives for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
- High emotional intelligence and proven ability to navigate ambiguity, competing priorities, and challenging stakeholder dynamics with confidence and credibility.
- Strong influencer who builds trust quickly and can align diverse stakeholders and senior leaders—often without direct authority.
- Comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, dynamic, and evolving environment, exercising sound judgment and adaptability as conditions change.
- Experienced in leveraging a modern delivery ecosystem, including planning tools, collaboration platforms, and AI‑enabled systems, to operate effectively at scale. #LI-TP1
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.
**[LA JOBS ONLY] **The Trade Desk will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652.
**[SF JOBS ONLY] **Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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
$113,500—$208,100 USD
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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