Senior Programmatic Trading Specialist

The Trade Desk•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

The Trading Team works with Account Management and Business Development to provide strategic recommendations to retain clients and grow their business. The main responsibilities of a Trading Specialist are to provide detailed performance and pacing recommendations and be a platform expert who can not only teach the nuances to clients but can actively navigate and utilize the platform themselves. Trading Specialists should eventually be viewed as a consultants to clients who are aiming to drive the strongest performance possible.

Requirements

4+ years of consultative, client-facing work, ideally within ad tech, digital marketing, finance or other data-heavy, industries (hands-on keyboard DSP experience a plus)
Strong technical experience, ability to perform at a high strategic level and ability to think long term
Comfortable with client management, day to day communication, and presenting in front of clients
Strong ability to communicate complex topics to agency and brand direct stakeholders
Effective time management skills with the ability to prioritize client asks as well as long term projects
Strong quantitative skills using tools such as MS Excel, Vertica and Power BI
Ability to collaborate across multiple teams and internal stakeholders as well as work independently on daily tasks

Nice To Haves

Fluency in understanding the DSP/Ad Tech landscape a plus

Responsibilities

Collaborate with both Account Managers and Business Development colleagues while mentoring other Traders to help drive advertiser performance and account growth
Troubleshoot campaign setup and performance issues across multiple channels including Display, Online Video, and Connected TV
Provide feedback to Product Managers to ideate on platform and product improvements
Utilize excel and other advanced analytics tools, such as Tableau or Power BI, to analyze large sets of data and create actionable insights
Be comfortable presenting data and insights to client stakeholders
Start to build strong relationships with agency and brand direct stakeholders to drive forward business and meet client needs
Work with agency traders and planners to setup campaigns and provide optimization recommendations to ensure budgets deliver in full as well as hitting client KPIs
Become a platform expert who can consult and educate clients on new product updates, platform best practices, and industry news
Comfortable traveling 1-2 times a quarter nationally

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