The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet — from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more.
Advertising powers the content people love. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The world’s brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly.
The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges — from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another. If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to meet you.
Who we are:
Data Partnerships is the team that identifies, negotiates with, and manages the providers of data that power many of the Trade Desk’s products (think audiences, measurement, identity and more). We pride ourselves on maintaining a robust and vibrant data marketplace to give our clients a breadth of choice in how they operate on the platform. But we do so much more than partner identification and management; Data Partnerships are also strategic thought leaders and partners with Product, Data Science & Engineering teams to design the future of the platform, through the application of our partners’ data.
What you'll do:
The Measurement Data Partnerships Director is responsible for collaborating with Product, Data Science & Engineering to design the future of measurement on the platform. The team has direct ownership of identifying, maintaining and growing the third-party partnerships essential to bringing the strategic design to life. Considered an integral part of the Data Partnerships team, you will drive results, frequently turning distinct solutions into best practices that can be implemented across the globe.
- Identify, negotiate, contract, integrate, manage, optimize, and rationalize data partners to support advertiser’s needs and strategic imperatives.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to develop a strategic roadmap to surface measurement results that validate the effectiveness of the platform, leading to enhanced investment.
- Maintain regular communications and checkpoints with partners to report on performance, innovation and future opportunities that leverage their data to influence advertisers’ campaigns.
- Work with commercial teams to evangelize, educate and grow the use of partner and platform solutions.
- Facilitate communication internally and externally related to partnerships (demands, strategies, roadmaps, operational requirements, etc.).
Who you are:
- 7+ years of experience in partnership development and management with an emphasis on measurement.
- Adept at both developing strategies and operating day-to-day within cross-functional teams.
- Manage initiatives in complex matrixed environments and make actionable decisions in the absence of perfect information.
- Proven ability to operate in a fast-paced environment that requires context switching several times a day as you cover multiple dimensions within the measurement business.
- Experience with strategic partner management inclusive of vendor negotiation.
- Exhibit high emotional intelligence and integrity and build deep consultative partnerships with your business stakeholders.
- Influence individuals at the executive level and drive strategic business transformations.
- Track record of helping direct reports grow their capabilities, responsibilities and careers.
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In accordance with various US state laws, the range provided is the Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, and location. All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance. The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as variable compensation-based incentives and commissions. Plus, expected benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents, retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, well-being benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, parental leave, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter, and around 13 paid holidays per year. Employees can also purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The Trade Desk also offers a competitive benefits package. Click here to learn more.
Note: Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock-based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leave
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Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in partnership development and management, with an emphasis on measurement
- Ability to develop strategies while operating day-to-day within cross-functional teams
- Experience managing initiatives in complex matrixed environments
- Ability to make actionable decisions with incomplete information
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with frequent context switching
- Experience with strategic partner management, including vendor negotiation
- High emotional intelligence and integrity, with the ability to build consultative stakeholder partnerships
- Ability to influence executives and drive strategic business transformations
- Track record of developing direct reports' capabilities, responsibilities, and careers
The Trade Desk Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Trade Desk and has not been reviewed or approved by The Trade Desk.
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Affordable Benefits — Healthcare premiums are often paid in full for employees and dependents, reducing out-of-pocket costs. Coverage includes medical, dental, and vision alongside mental health and wellness support.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Packages commonly include new-hire stock grants, a generous Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and equity refreshers tied to performance. Feedback suggests equity meaningfully boosts total compensation alongside base pay and bonuses.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, paid sick time, and sabbaticals are available. Paid parental leave and extensive family-planning support broaden time-off and caregiving coverage.
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What We Do
The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. Our mission is to transform media for the benefit of humankind. Our media-buying platform helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers — and sets a new standard for reach, accuracy, and transparency.
Why Work With Us
With up to 11 million queries per second and SLAs in the milliseconds, we’re tackling data and software challenges at massive scale. While we’re growing fast, investing in our value based company culture remains one of our top priorities. If you’re talented, driven, and hungry to bring something entirely new and wildly ambitious, let's talk.
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