The Trade Desk

Senior Technical Account Manager

The Trade Desk$93K — $172K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in a technical client-facing role (e.g., solutions engineering, technical account management)
  • Proven ability to influence integration plans and solutions without formal authority
  • Experience collaborating with clients and internal teams, simplifying complex concepts for nontechnical audiences
  • Strong written communication and innovative problem-solving skills
  • Ability to handle multiple projects in a dynamic environment
  • Solid understanding of data functionality
  • Basic familiarity with SQL, APIs, and ETL processes

Responsibilities

  • Manage technical integration planning for key advertiser accounts from start to finish
  • Consult on technology stacks to discover integration opportunities and enhance platform use
  • Identify and prioritize a pipeline of integration projects based on business needs
  • Support automation and data integration efforts within the platform
  • Guide clients on media data strategy and quality decisions impacting integrations
  • Serve as a subject matter expert to identify business solutions and revenue opportunities
  • Represent client needs in discussions regarding platform and API development
  • Collaborate with leaders across organizations to address challenges and improve efficiency

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision) at no cost for employees and dependents
  • 401k retirement plan with company matching
  • Short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement for qualifying expenses
  • Generous paid time off policies including parental leave and vacation time
  • Stock purchase plan with employee discounts
  • Up to 13 paid holidays annually
Full Job Description
  • WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

    The Senior Technical Account Manager owns strategic, anchor advertiser accounts directly, with minimal oversight, deepening our integrations with partners across a dedicated vertical. This individual plays a critical role in translating company initiatives through streamlined technical consulting and operations - someone who understands web technology, learns fast, and is not afraid of complexity.

    You are comfortable navigating ambiguity across both client and internal organizations (Client Services, Business Development, Product, and Engineering), and you are an executive-ready communicator who can represent technical tradeoffs to nontechnical senior stakeholders on both sides. You are comfortable leading high-visibility projects and ensuring follow through on client solutions.

    WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
    • Own technical integration planning for a portfolio of strategic advertiser accounts within your vertical, from discovery through delivery
    • Consult on clients' technology stacks - including data clean rooms, CDPs, and identity solutions - to identify integration opportunities and drive platform adoption
    • Define and build a pipeline of integration projects by distilling business needs and challenges into actionable solutions
    • Support platform extensibility work - workflow automation, first-party data integrations, and custom bidding builds
    • Advise clients on media data strategy, including upstream data quality decisions that affect integration outcomes
    • Act as a subject matter expert on our capabilities and differentiators help the team identify opportunities to solve business needs and drive revenue growth
    • Represent the voice of your vertical's clients in TTD's platform and API roadmap discussions
    • Communicate and collaborate with functional leaders across Commercial and Technical organizations - solving business challenges together, identifying opportunities for growth, and driving efficiency across the org

    SKILLS SUMMARY
    • Demonstrated ability to influence others without formal authority; strong acumen for technical consulting and influencing client technical investments that drive positive business outcomes
    • Executive-ready communicator with a passion for consulting, training, and bringing creativity to problem solving
    • Expert project/program manager: sets timelines, manages stakeholders, and independently drives initiatives forward. Superb attention to detail is an absolute must
    • Comfortable as a generalist across workstreams, coachable, and action-oriented
    • Superior relationship management skills, including the ability to influence and advocate across Commercial and Technical organizations
    • Effective decision-making: clearly defines context, stays solution-oriented, and builds advocacy with your leadership team when necessary
    • Quickly grasps new technical subjects and explains them to nontechnical stakeholders, with real appetite to go deeper

    WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE

    Must-Have
    • 5+ years of work experience in a technical, client-facing role (solutions engineering, technical account management, or similar)
    • Demonstrated ability to influence others to drive forward integration plans and client-built solutions
    • Experience working with clients, product, and engineering teams, with the ability to break down complex concepts for nontechnical stakeholders
    • Strong written communication and demonstrable creative thinking and problem-solving abilities
    • Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform in a fluid, fast-paced work environment
    • Solid understanding of how data works
    • Light familiarity with SQL, APIs, and/or ETL

    Strong Plus
    • Ad tech or digital advertising technology experience
    • Cloud data tools (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift)
    • Data modeling experience
    • Python and command line comfort
    • Deeper API knowledge and exposure to real-time systems
    • Project/portfolio management experience


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

$93,800-$172,000 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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