The Trade Desk

Associate Product Manager

The Trade Desk$77K — $142K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1-5 years in product management or related fields like solutions engineering, analytics, or consulting with a proven track record of real outcomes.
  • Strong familiarity with AI tools for rapid learning, drafting PRDs, and synthesizing user feedback.
  • Experience in prototyping using tools like Figma or AI-assisted designs for effective communication and alignment.
  • Ability to discern when AI is beneficial and when simpler solutions are more effective.
  • Demonstrated comfort in transforming ambiguous problems into clear, actionable plans.
  • Deep understanding of user needs, informed by direct engagement with sales and service teams.
  • Accountable for outcomes, with a focus on defining success metrics, shipping results with engineering, and iteratively improving based on data.

Responsibilities

  • Shape the roadmap for global GTM products that enhance operational efficiency.
  • Collaborate across teams, including Engineering and Data, to convert ideas into practical products.
  • Prototype solutions quickly to validate concepts and gather feedback effectively.
  • Translate fuzzy problems into concrete solutions with defined arguments.
  • Engage with users to understand their real-world challenges and gather insights for product development.
  • Connect platform capabilities with GTM workflows to inform product decisions.
  • Track and measure performance of delivered products and iterate based on learnings.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, vision) with premiums covered for employees and dependents.
  • 401k retirement plan with company matching benefits.
  • Short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
  • Tuition reimbursement for eligible educational expenses.
  • Generous vacation time (up to 160 hours after the first year) and sick time policy.
  • Around 13 paid holidays each year and parental leave provisions.
  • Opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Full Job Description
The Team

The GTM Product Team develops intelligent systems and platform capabilities that power The Trade Desk's global operations at scale. We collaborate with Sales, Business Development, Client Services, Revenue Operations, Legal, Finance, and HR to resolve complex operational challenges using data-driven design and scalable architecture.

As these workflows evolve, we are rethinking enterprise software to be more intelligent, context-aware, and proactive. We believe the next generation of products will work alongside people, helping teams reason across complex processes, surface insights in real time, and make faster, more confident decisions.

The Role

Product Managers at The Trade Desk are strategic builders, product thinkers, and operators who thrive in ambiguity and move quickly from concept to execution. In this role, you'll help shape the roadmap for GTM products that power our global go-to-market organization and own the execution that turns those plans into shipped work. You'll start with a defined area and grow your scope as you prove yourself. It's a chance to sit at the intersection of platforms, product, and go-to-market innovation and to influence how GTM teams operate. You'll partner closely with Engineering, Data, and business teams to turn ideas into intelligent products and platform capabilities that help the business scale and execute.

What You'll Do (And Who You Probably Are)

1 to 5 years in product - or an adjacent role like solutions engineering, analytics, or consulting where you owned real outcomes.
  • Reach for AI the way most people reach for a search bar, to learn a new domain fast, draft PRD's, synthesize user feedback, or query data without waiting on anyone.
  • Prototype fast. A rough working mockup (Figma, Magic Patterns, or an AI-built prototype) is usually the fastest way to align people and pressure-test an idea. You'd rather show than tell.
  • Build judgment about when AI helps and when it doesn't. Using it by default doesn't mean using it for everything, sometimes the simpler path wins, and you can tell the difference.
  • Take a fuzzy problem and make it concrete. You're comfortable in ambiguity, you can make a clear argument, and you'll push back when something doesn't add up.
  • Solve real problems for real users. Spend time with the Sales, Revenue Operations, and Client Services teams who use what you build, so your decisions come from their actual problems, not assumptions.
  • Connect the platform to the work. Get to know how the TTD platform; spend, pacing, optimization drives the GTM workflows you support and let that shape what you build.
  • Own outcomes, not just output. Define what success looks like, ship it with Engineering, then track the numbers and course-correct on what you learn.
  • Bonus, not required: exposure to CRM, revenue, or GTM systems, or to APIs and how data flows between enterprise tools.

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

At the Trade Desk, Base Salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is

$77,600-$142,200 USD

About The Trade Desk

The Trade Desk is a global advertising technology company that provides a self-service platform for buyers of digital advertising. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Ventura, California. The Trade Desk's mission is to empower buyers of advertising with the tools they need to reach their target audiences in a more efficient and effective way. The company's platform allows buyers to manage their advertising campaigns across multiple channels, including display, video, mobile, and social. The Trade Desk's technology uses advanced algorithms and machine learning to optimize ad campaigns in real-time, ensuring that buyers get the best possible return on their investment.
Learn more about The Trade Desk
Size
1,967 employees
Market Cap
$21.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$242.3 million
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+42.6%
Revenue
$836 million
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