Sr. Director, Business Development, Travel

What you'll do:

• Take ownership of representing some of our most strategic relationships with The Trade Desk’s largest clients in the Travel industry
• Work collaboratively with global Business Development partners, Client Services, and Trading teams to drive growth based on JBP priorities
• Own relationships with commercial and contract leads at major advertising clients
• Communicate the value of our media buying platform by aligning The Trade Desk’s media buying philosophy and technology with our clients 
• Participate in product road map build out discussions, based on client needs, with senior leadership, product, & engineering
• Take lead in responding to RFPs, including qualification & win strategy
• Coordinate global account discussions with counterparts in APAC and EMEA regions
• Work closely with product, marketing and revenue teams to constantly optimize efforts relating to company-wide goals
• Identify and close strategic growth opportunities by understanding core client business needs and challenges
• Build deep and lasting connections internally across The Trade Desk departments and specialty functions

Who you are: 

• We are looking for a commercially savvy, senior sales individual to identify, grow, and nurture key clients. You’ll need a proven track record of delivering results, building relationships, and collaborating with other teams as you’ll be working with some of our most strategic clients
• A proven track record in online advertising outbound sales, and a strong understanding of performance marketing and performance travel
• A consultative seller with experience at an online publisher, platform, ad network, ad exchange, ad server, SEM platform, DSP, or other online advertising role
• Existing relationships with decision makers at advertisers within the travel industry and at major agencies a plus
• Experience establishing longstanding, consultative client relationships 
• Strong quantitative skills and negotiation ability, able to lead commercial negotiations for large global accounts
• Strong communication skills with an ability to speak with C-level clients
• Passion for owning a room, closing deals, and getting wins
• Proven track record of exceeding revenue expectations
• Ability to travel domestically and to EMEA quarterly, as needed

 

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