Senior Trading Specialist

The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. How? With a media buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers –– and sets a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency. We are proud of the culture we have built. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.

So, if you are talented, driven, creative, and eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team, then we want to talk!

Who you are: 

A client services all-star. You’re a problem-solver who enjoys teaching clients how to launch successful campaigns using data-driven decisioning. You’re great at troubleshooting campaigns and an expert when it comes to handling large data sets and presenting your insights to clients. You will play an important role in building our presence, business, and culture in The Trade Desk’s Sydney office. You embody The Trade Desk’s core values of grit, agility, openness and full-heartedness.  

What you’ll do: 

• Spearhead strategy development to ensure clients stay competitive in key areas including first-party data management and activation, CTV consolidation and retail measurement. 

• Lead data-driven conversations utilizing TTD platform and custom reporting to provide insights and tell client relevant stories to provide a full picture of advertising’s impact on business results. 

• Consult with clients on their campaign goals and strategies to ensure they are maximizing the value TTD’s platform provides 

• Operate as a power user of TTD’s UI and empower clients to also become power users to most effectively plan, execute, optimize and build on successful advertising campaigns. 

• Collaborate with Account Management and Sales Executives to educate your clients, grow your portfolio of business and ensure buyers are up-to-date on TTD’s constantly evolving suite of products and solutions 

• Build and own key relationships with client planning, trading and analytical teams. We empower our clients to be self-service and so you will have an opportunity to drive that within our clients. 

• Troubleshoot advanced technical problems including performance issues, measurement discrepancies and constrained targeting. 

• Develop standard methodologies within Client Services, collaborate with Product Marketing to develop effective training collateral and customer facing guides, and train and onboard new teammates.  

• Looking ahead: There are mentorship opportunities available to help determine fit for future management roles. 

Who you are: 

• 5 + years of consultative, client-facing work in ad tech (DSP experience is a plus!), digital marketing, finance or other data-heavy industries. 

• Eager to constantly learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment that requires self-driven education and improvement. 

• Outstanding problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to distill complex, data-heavy information into simple but powerful stories and insights. 

• Strong interest in learning the underlying mechanics of a platform and the ability to act as a conduit between clients and product teams to consistently improve TTD’s platform over time. 

• Being confident presenting in front of clients and peers. 

• Experience working  

• Comfortable with cross-functional collaboration with the ability to navigate ambiguous and complex problems and situations. 

• Effective time management skills, especially the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines. 

• Advanced MS Excel skills and the ability to efficiently wrangle extremely large data sets