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The Trade Desk

Senior Trading Specialist

DSPad techdigital marketingclient managementExcelTableauPower BIVerticacampaign optimizationConnected TVonline videodisplay advertisingdata analysisconsulting

Key details

Salary

$79K – $146K

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Senior

Years experience

3-5

Location

Chicago, United States

Full job description

The Trade Desk is seeking a Senior Trading Specialist to collaborate with Account Management and Business Development teams to provide strategic recommendations for client retention and growth. Responsibilities include troubleshooting campaign setups across Display, Online Video, and Connected TV, providing platform expertise and client education, analyzing data using Excel, Tableau, and Power BI, and mentoring other traders. The role requires 4+ years of client-facing experience in ad tech or related industries, strong technical and quantitative skills, and fluency in DSP/Ad Tech landscape. The position is full-time based in Chicago, Illinois, with occasional national travel. Salary range is $79,400 to $145,500 USD. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, retirement plans, disability coverage, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid sick and vacation time, paid holidays, stock-based compensation, and an employee stock purchase plan.

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 based on client needs

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
  • Understanding the CPG landscape is 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 thru the first year and 160 hours thereafterAround 13 paid holidays per yearEligibility for stock-based compensation grants based on company and individual performanceVariable compensation-based incentives and commissions depending on roleEmployee Stock Purchase Plan with discounted stock purchase

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