Financial Analyst, Product Finance

The Trade Desk•San Francisco, CA

5d•$64,100 - $117,500•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or a related analytical finance role.
Strong financial modeling skills — you build clean, well-structured models from scratch and can explain every assumption.
Demonstrated ability to understand complex product or business mechanics and translate them into quantitative models.
Proficiency in Excel; experience with SQL or BI tools (Tableau, Looker, etc.) a strong plus.
Proficiency leveraging AI tools like Claude to accelerate financial analysis, modeling, and reporting workflows.
Excellent written and verbal communication — you can distill complex analysis into a clear executive narrative.
High intellectual curiosity: you ask why, dig into data, and aren't satisfied with surface-level answers.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.

Nice To Haves

Experience in adtech, programmatic advertising, or marketplace/platform businesses.
Familiarity with take rate economics, net/gross revenue distinctions, or auction-based pricing models.
Experience with Python or other scripting tools for financial analysis.

Responsibilities

Own take rate and revenue modeling: build, maintain, and continuously improve financial models that capture how our platform generates revenue across products and client segments.
Develop a deep understanding of product mechanics — how pricing, volume, auction dynamics, and platform features drive take rate — and incorporate that knowledge into forecasts.
Perform variance analysis on actuals vs. plan/forecast; clearly communicate drivers of outperformance or shortfall to finance and business partners.
Support the monthly close process by producing revenue reports, commentary, and trend analysis for senior leadership.
Build financial models for new products, pricing initiatives, and partnerships, including scenario analysis and sensitivity tables.
Contribute to exec-ready materials including quarterly business reviews, board decks, and investor-facing content.
Partner with product, data science, and business intelligence teams to ensure financial models are grounded in accurate, up-to-date data.
Take on ad hoc special projects — from competitive benchmarking to pricing strategy support to M&A due diligence — as the business evolves

Benefits

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
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.