Senior Business Development Director

The Trade Desk (TTD) is transforming the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world.  Why? Because at its best, the internet is an open marketplace of ideas, content, and commerce fueled by relevant advertising. That’s why we created an independent media buying platform designed for the open internet. One that helps marketers reach more customers in more places, with more transparency and choice at every stage.   

So, if you’re talented, driven, creative, and hungry to bring something entirely new and wildly ambitious into the world (and have some fun doing it), then we want to talk.   

What you'll do:

• Take North America/Global assigned account responsibility for representingThe Trade Desk’s growing retail category, including ownership of The Trade Desk’s most strategic partnerships with retailers – liaising with C-Level stakeholders at both the retail brand marketing organization, and their affiliated retail media business for Sam’s and Walmart  
• Drive revenue growth on The Trade Desk platform aligned to the unique business objectivesof both the retail media businesses as well as the retail brand marketing group 
• Architect and drive large Business Partnership agreements across both Retail Media and Retail Marketing organizations
• Work directly with existing platform solutions clients and consult on the development of GTM strategies for their product offerings built on top of TTD’s platform   
• Collaborate with our data partnerships team to create a total solution that will drive data revenue across assigned Retail Accounts  
• Develop a deep technical understanding of The Trade Desk platform, competitive positioningand an informed view of the value chain within programmatic advertising    
• Partner and collaborate across internal Trade Desk teams aligned towards growth of the retail business as a whole   
• Create and drive a strategic account plan to achieve revenue goals through existing business growth   
• Work cross-functionally with The Trade Desk’s client services, data partnerships, marketing, and product/engineering teams to guide product roadmap prioritization and successful customer integrations   
• Facilitate communication internally and externally related to partnerships (demands, strategies, roadmaps, operational requirements, etc.)  

 

Who you are: 

• You are an entrepreneur seller at heart and are intrigued by the opportunity to directly influence the entire landscape of programmatic advertising. Working with this client segment brings you ‘behind the curtain’ and into C-level conversations that shape major partnerships across the industry. You’reequally comfortable selling concepts to client-side and internal executives, get excited about new product offerings, and are a masterful relationship builder 
• 8+ years' experience creating and growing differentiated relationships with retailers
• A wealth of experience in a platform-oriented business development or solution selling role, ideally within the AdTech or MarTech industries
• 10+ years of experience in business development, sales, or partnershipsrole, at a programmatic agency, retailer client-side investment team, retail media network, or DSP required 
• Have a proven track-record in designing and executing client multi-year engagements and growth plans
• Brand and or shopper marketing experience at a consumer-packagedgoods company is a plus 
• Comprehensive working knowledge of the retail media ecosystem and the value chains throughout both shopper marketing and brand marketing, media investmentand measurement 
• Excels in collaboration across internal teams and stakeholders with proven results  
• Strategic and highly analytical approach to selling concepts with a focus on building relationships with internal and external leadership  
• A proven track recordof annual/quarterly revenue growth across various industries and clients   
• Driving Brand investment and growth strategies to help large advertisers steal share of wallet  
• Exceeding revenue targets consistently across multiple quarters  
• C-Suite engagement:   
  • Standing and delivering a C-Level strategy & narrative to drive long term business growth  
  • Challenging the status quo of Media/Data strategies to drive long term partnerships  Going beyond the CMO to engage C-Level stakeholders in Data & Analytics and beyond  
  • Owning execution of C-Level vision across client stakeholders  
  • Shopper & brand budget revenue growth:  
  • Driving Shopper and Merchant investment shifts to programmatic from traditional siloed investment channels  
  • Proven and published thought leadership in combining national & shopper spend  
  • Navigating ambiguity and longstanding business challenges to reshape media practices   
  • Driving Joint Business Partnerships   
  • Working on complex partnerships that require alignment of internal and external GTM, product, engineering, legal, finance and leadership teams to achieve revenue goals  

 

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.

 

 

CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC residents only: In accordance with CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC law, the range provided is The Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location. 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. Plus, expected benefits for this role include 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, and 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. 

The Trade Desk also offers a competitive benefits package. Click here to learn more.

Note: Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock-based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leave

At the Trade Desk, Base Salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $176,700—$323,900 USD

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to creating an inclusive hiring experience where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

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