Associate Trading Director

The Trade Desk · Los Angeles

  • Junior
  • Full-time
  • $92,500 – $169,600
  • Posted 2026-09-14
  • Confirmed live on 25 September 2026

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Job description

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with over 3,000 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.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Oversee the health of key client accounts as a strategic advisor, guiding problem-solving discussions and providing best-in-class client services.

• Demonstrate the value of The Trade Desk to clients by providing innovative solutions that meet the clients’ needs and our business goals.

• Lead key agency client meetings in collaboration with business development and trading counterparts.

• Develop trusting and productive relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally.

• Lead the development of portfolio-specific goals based on the company’s vision and values and responsible for tracking progress of portfolio goals on a regular basis.

• Develop custom analyses that solve client business questions

• Independently and proactively identify new uses for data sets and analyses that grow The Trade Desk’s relationships with clients

• Become heavily involved in product development by identifying how to build product that provides solutions for our clients’ business objectives and serving as a liaison between our clients and our product team.

• Communicate effectively with other functional leaders by solving business challenges together, identifying opportunities for growth, and collaborating to drive efficiency and effectiveness across the organization.

WHO YOU ARE:

You are an effective data-driven leader who is skilled in identifying trends and uncovering insights while also being able to contextualize the impact of data to business teams. We are looking for an individual possessing excellent analytical skills, deep curiosity and strong communication to level-up our relationships with key clients.

• 7+ years of relevant professional experience in media analytics

• Experience in developing, nurturing and managing client relationships

• Proven track record of using data to drive revenue growth with large customer accounts

• Strong proficiency in SQL is highly preferred

• Experience with Snowflake is preferred

• Strong collaboration and thought leadership skills

• Passion for using data to tell a story and communicating complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders

• Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, executive team and industry groups

• Execute (and coach others to execute) timely in fast-paced environment through effective time management and prioritization skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ambition to develop personally and nurture the development of others

• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills

• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail

The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

The Trade Desk will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652.
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 emplo

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