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!

What we do:

The Trade Desk’s Inventory Partnerships team is working with leading publishers and supply-side platforms in the world across TV, audio, news, out-of-home, and many more, to transform and grow the premium open internet and build a better marketplace in which brands, publishers and users benefit from increased transparency, efficiency, privacy and relevancy in digital advertising

What you'll do:

• Manage existing relationships across key publishers & SSP relationships (i.e. Spotify, Nine Entertainment, Seven West Media, Paramount, Magnite, Pubmatic, Index etc.) 

• Build strategic business plans with key publisher partners for overall growth in transparent access, addressability, decisioning and bottom-line revenue. 

• Monitor industry trends and be able to communicate to partners The Trade Desk’s position. 

• Evangelize and support the implementation of Unified ID 2.0 

• Evangelize and support the implementation of clean supply including adoption of existing and new IAB standards and signals, importance of mechanics of SPO, role and value of OpenPath. 

• Establish and grow programmatic inventory access & value of decisioning with all publisher partners across various points of distribution. 

• Coordinate with Inventory Development and Technical Account Management for successful cross-team support and growth of partnerships 

Who you are: 

• 10+ years of programmatic experience in publisher business development for SSPs, data companies, media companies, or other related organizations 

• Track record of prebid implementation 

• Track record of ad server implementation like GAM/SpringServe…etc. 

• Established relationships with decision-makers at top digital publishers; deep understanding of the sell side of digital advertising 

• Experience collaborating across Sales, Account Management, Product, Marketing, Legal & Finance teams. 

• Experience in project management and optimizing processes. 

• Self-starter able to seek new partnerships or initiatives and lead a project from start to finish. 

• Experience building and delivering on strategic partnerships goals. 

• Ability to rapidly grasp new technology and product changes, comfort with complex concepts. 

• Strong quantitative skills and negotiation abilities 
• Proven communication, questioning, and listening skills in formal and informal settings 

The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.