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The Trade Desk

Senior Programmatic Trading Specialist

DSPad techdigital marketingExcelTableauPower BIVerticacampaign optimizationclient managementdata analysisconnected TVonline videodisplay advertising

Key details

Salary

$79K – $146K

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Mid-level

Years experience

3-5

Location

San Francisco, United States

Full job description

The Trade Desk is seeking a mid-level Trading Specialist to collaborate with Account Management and Business Development teams to provide strategic recommendations for client retention and growth. Responsibilities include troubleshooting campaign setup and performance across Display, Online Video, and Connected TV channels; providing feedback to Product Managers; analyzing large datasets using Excel, Tableau, or Power BI; presenting insights to clients; building relationships with agency and brand stakeholders; optimizing campaigns to meet KPIs; educating clients on platform updates and best practices; and traveling nationally 1-2 times per quarter. Candidates should have 4+ years of consultative, client-facing experience preferably in ad tech or related data-heavy industries, strong technical and strategic skills, client management and presentation experience, quantitative skills with tools like Excel, Vertica, and Power BI, and the ability to collaborate across teams and work independently. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, retirement plans with company match, disability coverage, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, sick and vacation time, paid holidays, stock-based compensation eligibility, variable incentives, and an employee stock purchase plan. The base salary range is $79,400 to $145,500 USD. Location: San Francisco, CA.

What you'll do

  • Collaborate with Account Managers and Business Development colleagues while mentoring other Traders to drive advertiser performance and account growth
  • Troubleshoot campaign setup and performance issues across multiple channels including Display, Online Video, and Connected TV
  • Provide feedback to Product Managers to ideate on platform and product improvements
  • Utilize Excel and other advanced analytics tools such as Tableau or Power BI to analyze large data sets and create actionable insights
  • Present data and insights to client stakeholders
  • Build strong relationships with agency and brand direct stakeholders to drive business and meet client needs
  • Work with agency traders and planners to setup campaigns and provide optimization recommendations to ensure budgets deliver in full and meet client KPIs
  • Become a platform expert who can consult and educate clients on new product updates, platform best practices, and industry news
  • Travel 1-2 times a quarter nationally

Requirements

  • 4+ years of consultative, client-facing work, ideally within ad tech, digital marketing, finance or other data-heavy industries
  • Hands-on keyboard DSP experience a plus
  • Strong technical experience with ability to perform at a high strategic level and think long term
  • Comfortable with client management, day to day communication, and presenting in front of clients
  • Strong ability to communicate complex topics to agency and brand direct stakeholders
  • Effective time management skills with ability to prioritize client asks and long term projects
  • Fluency in understanding the DSP/Ad Tech landscape a plus
  • Strong quantitative skills using tools such as MS Excel, Vertica and Power BI
  • Ability to collaborate across multiple teams and internal stakeholders as well as work independently

Tech stack

DSPExcelTableauPower BIVertica

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependentsRetirement benefits such as a 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 for full-time employees up to 120 hours through the first year and 160 hours thereafterAround 13 paid holidays per yearEligibility for stock-based compensation grantsVariable compensation-based incentives and commissions depending on roleEmployee Stock Purchase Plan with discounted stock purchase

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