The Trade Desk
Principal Technical Account Manager, Inventory
New York · Principal · 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.
- When you work here, your impact is worldwide.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year university
- Experience with SQL, web technologies/web programming languages, and APIs
- Experience working with clients, product, and engineering teams, with the ability to break down complex concepts for non-technical stakeholders
- Proficient working knowledge of Excel, Office, and Outlook
Nice to have
- Experience with digital advertising technology such as programmatic strongly preferred
- CTV integration experience a plus
Skills
- Advertising powers the content people love.
- The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world.
- Strong acumen for technical account problem solving - including analytic, troubleshooting, and general problem solving abilities.
- 8+ years of work experience in a technical client-facing role
- 3+ years of adtech or adjacent industry experience
- Experience partnering with publishers, SSP's, or DSP's
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
- Principal Technical Account Managers oversee integrations with inventory/publisher partners.
- The Principal TAM is responsible for the success of technical engagements across assigned partner integrations (both new and ongoing) by providing thought leadership on best practice implementations and technical guidance.
- They serve as senior liaisons between our partners and Engineering teams.
- This candidate isn't expected to build software but will leverage multiple technologies and tools to manage complex, custom integration projects.
- The Principal TAM is a solution oriented advisor who can understand and communicate advanced engineering concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and who evangelizes The Trade Desk's value proposition and technology to partners.
- Beyond serving as a technical advisor, this person identifies new opportunities where our products can better serve partners' businesses and helps set the technical direction for the team's approach to inventory partnerships.
- Coach - enjoys developing technical talent. Should have a passion for educating, training, and building the confidence of TAM team members to think critically about inventory integrations.
- Great written and verbal communication skills - this candidate will interact with some of our company's largest inventory partners, providing timely, professional service while keeping projects on track, documenting client projects, and keeping the team updated on status.
- Fast learner - candidate must be able to quickly grasp and explain new technical subjects. Must be curious, creative, and thorough.
- Ability to influence people - superior partner relationship and account management skills, including the ability to influence and advocate for TTD's product and technology initiatives, even when it differs from what a partner initially proposed. Acts as a technical expert to consult partners toward the best solution.
- Project management abilities - responsible for understanding department initiatives and executing them into actionable items across the team, managing long term (multi month) integrations, setting timelines, keeping stakeholders updated, and independently driving the process forward. Superb attention to detail required. Experience with a formal project management method is a plus.
- Selfless team player - who works with deal makers and teams such Product, and Engineering to manage key technical relationships with inventory partners and derive maximum value from those partnerships. Must navigate and communicate across many different stakeholders and personalities.
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