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Programmatic19 days agoOn-site

The Trade Desk

Manager, Retail Data Partnerships (Grocery & E-commerce)

programmaticretail mediadata partnershipsaccount managementsalesforcemedia activationnegotiationsretailadvertisingpartnerships

Key details

Salary

$94K – $172K

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Mid-level

Years experience

3-5

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Full job description

The Trade Desk seeks a mid-level Retail Data Partnerships Manager to drive strategic growth and operational excellence across a portfolio of grocery and e-commerce retailers. The role involves managing day-to-day retail partnerships, running partner operating rhythms, developing performance narratives, bridging AI-driven insights to client actions, managing negotiations and contracts, and supporting go-to-market efforts. Candidates should have 4-6+ years experience in account management, partnerships, or programmatic media, strong organizational and communication skills, expertise in programmatic advertising and retail media ecosystems, and experience with Salesforce. A BA/BS degree is required. The position is full-time and on-site in Chicago, IL. Salary range is $93,800 to $172,000 USD. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, retirement plans, disability coverage, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid sick and vacation time, paid holidays, and an employee stock purchase plan.

What you'll do

  • Run consistent partner operating rhythm with weekly/monthly checkpoints, structured agendas, follow-ups, and documentation
  • Take day-to-day ownership of assigned retail partnerships and escalate strategic issues to Directors
  • Develop and shape QBR/MBR narratives, performance storylines, and progress tracking for executive conversations
  • Serve as strategic bridge between AI-driven insights and client action
  • Partner with Retail Operational Excellence team to manage operational workflows
  • Monitor usage and adoption signals, flagging gaps or risks with recommended actions
  • Own end-to-end negotiations and contracting for assigned partners
  • Support internal go-to-market and sales enablement efforts
  • Coordinate retailer-to-TTD seller connections for scaled commercialization
  • Identify and develop case study proof points
  • Translate retailer feedback into inputs for Product and support priority initiatives
  • Work closely with ROE, Technical Account Management, Product, Legal, Marketing, and Sales teams

Requirements

  • 4-6+ years of experience in account management, partnerships, programmatic media, or related roles
  • Proven operator with a strong bias toward action, structure, and follow-through
  • Strong understanding of programmatic advertising, data partnerships, and retail media ecosystems
  • Experience supporting offsite and/or onsite media activation and retail data adoption
  • Comfortable developing performance narratives using outcome-based metrics and media KPIs
  • Highly organized with ability to manage multiple workstreams and shifting priorities
  • Strong communicator with excellent documentation, synthesis, and stakeholder management skills
  • Adept at building internal trust and external credibility
  • Expertise navigating legal frameworks and negotiations for complex partnership agreements
  • Experience working with Salesforce including opportunity and relationship tracking
  • Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments
  • Comfort working with ambiguity and solving problems across multiple levels of abstraction
  • BA/BS degree required

Tech stack

Salesforceprogrammatic advertisingretail mediadata partnerships

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependentsRetirement benefits including 401k plan and company matchShort and long-term disability coverageBasic life insuranceWell-being benefitsReimbursement for certain tuition expensesParental leaveSick time of 1 hour per 30 hours workedVacation time up to 120 hours in first year and 160 hours thereafterAround 13 paid holidays per yearEmployee Stock Purchase Plan with discounted stock purchaseVariable compensation-based incentives and commissions depending on role

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