Senior Corporate Development Manager

The Trade Desk • Los Angeles, CA

119d • $124,900 - $228,900

About The Position

The Corporate Development team at the Trade Desk plays a pivotal role in helping TTD develop medium and long-term strategies and execute transactions that help us stay on the leading edge of the advertising technology market. The team works with senior management and product leaders to understand strategic priorities and works towards solving them through internal or external allocation of capital and resources, business partnerships, joint ventures and investments. This is a unique opportunity to work on a high impact team situated at the nexus of product, engineering, people, and broader strategic efforts at TTD. The opportunity will see you working on a variety of projects related to long term strategy and planning, optimal capital allocation, transactions, partnerships and investments.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in finance, accounting, economics or an applicable field; JD / MBA from a top-tier institution or equivalent experience preferred
• 8+ years of experience in corporate development and strategy, investment banking, private equity, and/or venture capital
• Critical thinking – ability to look through investment highlights to deeply understand and communicate underlying technologies and market positions, and to highlight risks and benefits to TTD and the wider ecosystem
• Deep understanding of advertising technology and/or software markets, trends, and dynamics
• Proven subject matter expertise in all aspects of the M&A process including diligence, diligence coordination internally and externally, valuation, deal structuring, negotiation, execution of deals, and integration planning
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous high-priority projects (often including project management of cross-functional teams)
• Strong understanding of corporate finance and accounting concepts
• Proven track record of building financial models and ad hoc analyses to distill complex problems into digestible insights
• Excellent communicator (both written and verbal) with experience in building relationships across teams, presenting insights and recommendations to senior management and business leaders
• Tenacity to develop ideas independently and strong business sense, with the ability to understand changing industry forces and focus on relevant KPIs
• Ability to thrive in a high growth and entrepreneurial environment where strong project management skills and ability to juggle multiple priorities are a must
• High personal and professional integrity with can-do attitude to dig into anything and everything to support the business

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and business leaders to think about corporate development opportunities in a systematic and routine fashion; keep an ongoing flow of ideas that is aligned with the Company’s objectives and values
• Collaborate across functions to support the annual business planning processes and ensure that long-term strategies are woven into actionable annual and long range plans
• Coordinate cross functional exploratory and execution teams to analyze products, people and technologies that fit within the Trade Desk long term strategy
• Develop acquisition business case analyses, interfacing with finance, accounting, legal, tax, HR and other departments to ensure seamless deal execution
• Manage operational and financial integration workstreams for acquired businesses, including leading cross-departmental teams and measuring ongoing success
• Critically analyze all opportunities for fit within TTD and impact on the broader advertising technology ecosystem
• Develop deep and trusted relationships with internal stakeholders, external companies, VCs, sponsors and investment banks active in the space

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees