Marketplace Quality Manager

The Trade Desk•New York, NY

3h•$93,800 - $172,000

About The Position

The Marketplace Quality Manager represents The Trade Desk’s Marketplace Quality team in matters involving inventory quality and transparency. The role works with internal teams, clients, partners, and industry organizations to uphold ad quality standards, protect advertisers, and maintain a secure, transparent marketplace. The position combines technical analysis, policy evaluation, cross-functional coordination, and sensitive stakeholder communication to address complex inventory-quality issues.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in operational and/or technical roles at a DSP, SSP, Connected TV vendor, agency, publisher, or ad verification vendor.
Proficiency in writing complex SQL queries from scratch.
Working knowledge of the programmatic advertising ecosystem, trends, and IAB initiatives related to supply quality and transparency.
Strong critical-thinking and complex problem-solving abilities, with persistent investigative skills.
Ability to make progress on long-term projects while managing day-to-day needs in a dynamic, rapidly growing business.
Experience communicating with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Highly organized and detail-oriented.
Curious, self-starting, and able to work independently.
Experience with JIRA, Excel, the OpenRTB protocol, and APIs for creating, updating, and retrieving data.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of anti-fraud and brand-safety offerings from major advertising technology vendors.

Responsibilities

Represent the Marketplace Quality team in discussions with internal teams, clients, partners, and industry organizations on inventory quality.
Work with Marketplace Quality Engineering, Product, Partnerships, Legal, Business Intelligence, and Client Services to advance marketplace quality priorities.
Investigate client and vendor inquiries related to inventory policies.
Evaluate inventory partners for compliance with posted inventory policies.
Conduct ongoing technical analysis of platform-wide data related to supply quality.
Identify technical, operational, policy, or business solutions to complex inventory-quality problems.
Craft strategic external messaging about sensitive industry topics related to inventory quality and transparency.
Manage complex and sensitive discussions with clients, partners, and vendors to reach favorable outcomes.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision healthcare, with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents.
401(k) retirement plan with 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 through the first year and 160 hours thereafter.
Around 13 paid holidays per year.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan allowing employees to purchase company stock at a discount.
Employees may be eligible for stock-based compensation grants.
Variable compensation-based incentives and commissions may be offered depending on the role.