The Trade Desk
Business Development Director (Tech/Telco)
New York · Director · Full-time
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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.
- When you work here, your impact is worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Own relationships with commercial and contract leads at major Advertising clients
- Drive measurement led conversations to ensure longer-term partnerships
- Participate in product road map build out discussions based on client needs with senior leadership, product, & engineering
- Take lead in building proactive recommendations, expanding relationships within our clients beyond media, own our client side relationships top down
- Work closely with product, marketing and revenue teams to constantly optimize efforts relating to company-wide goals
- Build deep and lasting connections internally across The Trade Desk departments and specialty functions
- You'll need a proven track record of delivering results, building relationships, and collaborating with other teams as you'll be working with some of our most strategic global clients
- By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide.
- 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.
- Strong quantitative skills and negotiations ability, able to lead commercial negotiations for large global accounts
Requirements
- A proven track record in online advertising outbound sales
- Experience in the Telco industry, and/or existing relationships with decision makers at major agencies and advertisers within the Telco space
- 10+ years of relevant sales experience
- Experience at an online publisher, ad network, ad exchange, ad server, SEM platform, DSP, or other online advertising role
- Experience establishing longstanding, consultative client relationships
- Strong communication skills with an ability to speak with C-level clients
- Ability to travel 1-2 times a month, depending on client needs
- Proven track record of exceeding revenue expectations in a highly collaborative nature
Compensation
- In accordance with various US state laws, the range provided is the Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role.
Company info
- The world's brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly.
- We are looking for a commercially savvy, senior sales individual to identify, grow, and nurture key clients.
- 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.
- We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another.
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