Sr Technology Project Manager

The Trade Desk•Ventura, CA

19h•Onsite

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. 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. We have an immediate need for an experienced Senior Technology Project Manager to join our Technical Operations team. As the Trade Desk continues to scale, there’s growing demand for our business partners to invest in strategic technologies. This team helps guide our partners through all stages of solution and project delivery, from business case development to vendor/tool selection to successful deployment and/or project conclusion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
Formal project or program management training or certification (e.g., PMP) is beneficial but not required.
12+ years of demonstrated experience leading large‑scale, complex, cross‑functional technical programs and projects with executive‑level visibility and material business impact.
Strong grounding in technical delivery environments, with working knowledge of software development life cycles, infrastructure, and architecture concepts.
Exceptional communicator with the ability to translate complex technical and business topics into clear, actionable narratives for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
High emotional intelligence and proven ability to navigate ambiguity, competing priorities, and challenging stakeholder dynamics with confidence and credibility.
Strong influencer who builds trust quickly and can align diverse stakeholders and senior leaders—often without direct authority.
Comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, dynamic, and evolving environment, exercising sound judgment and adaptability as conditions change.
Experienced in leveraging a modern delivery ecosystem, including planning tools, collaboration platforms, and AI‑enabled systems, to operate effectively at scale.

Responsibilities

Own and drive the delivery of the company’s most critical, complex, and high‑visibility technical initiatives, often spanning multiple business functions and operating in conditions of ambiguity, evolving scope, and executive visibility.
Lead initiatives end‑to‑end—from concept through delivery and value realization, ensuring execution decisions align with business strategy, technical constraints, and expected outcomes.
Partner closely with executive sponsors, program leads and functional leadership to shape project strategy, sequencing, and tradeoffs, balancing speed, quality, risk, and scalability.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans, proactively managing risks, dependencies, and resource contention across teams and portfolios.
Drive executive‑level governance forums and working sessions, shaping discussions, surfacing insights, and enabling timely, high‑quality decision‑making.
Leverage AI, automation, and data‑driven insights to enhance planning, forecasting, risk identification, reporting, and decision support—scaling project effectiveness while reducing operational overhead.
Evolve and scale program and project delivery practices by introducing modern, fit‑for‑purpose methodologies, balancing rigor with adaptability across diverse technical and business contexts.
Partner with change management and operational leaders to drive adoption, organizational readiness, and continuous improvement across programs.
Proactively identify and manage cross‑functional and cross‑portfolio dependencies, optimizing sequencing and execution to maximize enterprise impact.
Serve as a trusted leader within Technical Operations, raising the bar for project execution and acting as a multiplier through influence, mentorship, and shared best practices.

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.