Principal Technical Account Manager, Inventory
About The Position
The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet. 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. The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. How? With a media buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers –– and sets a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency. We are proud of the culture we have built. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day. So, if you are talented, driven, creative, and eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team, then we want to talk!
Requirements
- 8+ years of work experience in a technical client-facing role
- 3+ years of adtech or adjacent industry experience
- Experience partnering with publishers, SSP's, or DSP's
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year university
- Experience with SQL, web technologies/web programming languages, and APIs
- Demonstrable creative thinking and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform in a fluid, fast-paced work environment
- Experience working with clients, product, and engineering teams, with the ability to break down complex concepts for non-technical stakeholders
- Proficient working knowledge of Excel, Office, and Outlook
Nice To Haves
- Experience with digital advertising technology such as programmatic strongly preferred
- Proficient in oRTB
- CTV integration experience a plus
- Experience with a formal project management method is a plus
Responsibilities
- Oversee integrations with inventory/publisher partners.
- Responsible for the success of technical engagements across assigned partner integrations (both new and ongoing) by providing thought leadership on best practice implementations and technical guidance.
- Serve as senior liaisons between our partners and Engineering teams.
- Leverage multiple technologies and tools to manage complex, custom integration projects.
- Act as a solution-oriented advisor who can understand and communicate advanced engineering concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Evangelize The Trade Desk's value proposition and technology to partners.
- Identify new opportunities where our products can better serve partners' businesses.
- Help set the technical direction for the team's approach to inventory partnerships.
- Manage key technical relationships with inventory partners and derive maximum value from those partnerships.
- Navigate and communicate across many different stakeholders and personalities.
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
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
