The Trade Desk

The Trade Desk

Sr Director, Chief of Staff

Bellevue; New York · Exec

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
BudgetingVendor ManagementProcurementLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • 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.

Responsibilities

  • Partner closely with the CMO to clarify priorities, frame tradeoffs, surface risks, and translate strategic direction into clear operating plans.
  • Build lightweight systems for prioritization and decision-making, so the Marketing leadership team has clear context, crisp inputs, named owners, and visible accountability.
  • Manage information flow across Marketing and key cross-functional partners, ensuring the right stakeholders have the right context at the right time.
  • Lead a focused set of high-priority Marketing initiatives that require cross-functional alignment, senior judgment, and strong execution discipline.
  • Drive coordination across Marketing, Finance, People, Product, Commercial, Legal, Procurement, and other partner teams to remove friction and accelerate progress.
  • Partner with Finance and Marketing leaders to support budget planning, vendor management, investment governance, and resource allocation decisions.
  • Support the CMO in preparing high-stakes internal and external moments by creating clear narratives, decision-ready materials, briefing documents, and communication plans.
  • Partner with Marketing leadership and People teams on organizational design, talent planning, team effectiveness, change management, and business transformation.
  • Lead Marketing's digital transformation agenda, including practical AI adoption, workflow modernization, and scalable operating improvements that help the team work faster and smarter.
  • Create mechanisms that make progress, blockers, ownership, and outcomes visible across the Marketing leadership team.

Requirements

  • A senior operator with experience in marketing operations, business operations, strategy, consulting, program management, or a similar function within a complex, fast-growing technology company.
  • Strategic and execution-oriented, with the ability to see the big picture, identify the "why," prioritize what matters, and pivot quickly into tactical execution.
  • When you work here, your impact is worldwide.

Compensation

  • Own and continuously improve the Marketing operating rhythm, including annual planning, quarterly priorities, leadership meetings, business reviews, budget planning, and progress tracking.

Company info

  • 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.
  • The world's brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly.
  • We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another.
  • We are hiring a Senior Director, Chief of Staff to the Chief Marketing Officer - This is a high-impact leadership role for a strategic operator who can help the global Marketing organization focus on the work that matters most.

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