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Senior Programmatic Trading Specialist

The Trade Desk

Chicago, IL
Full Time
Senior
79k-144k
2 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

The Trading Team works with Account Management and Business Development to provide strategic recommendations to retain clients and grow their business. The main responsibilities of a Trading Specialist are to provide detailed performance and pacing recommendations and be a platform expert who can not only teach the nuances to clients but can actively navigate and utilize the platform themselves. Trading Specialists should eventually be viewed as a consultants to clients who are aiming to drive the strongest performance possible.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with both Account Managers and Business Development colleagues while mentoring other Traders to help drive advertiser performance and account growth
  • Troubleshoot campaign setup and performance issues across multiple channels including Display, Online Video, and Connected TV
  • Provide feedback to Product Managers to ideate on platform and product improvements
  • Utilize excel and other advanced analytics tools, such as Tableau or Power BI, to analyze large sets of data and create actionable insights
  • Be comfortable presenting data and insights to client stakeholders
  • Start to build strong relationships with agency and brand direct stakeholders to drive forward business and meet client needs
  • Work with agency traders and planners to setup campaigns and provide optimization recommendations to ensure budgets deliver in full as well as hitting client KPIs
  • Become a platform expert who can consult and educate clients on new product updates, platform best practices, and industry news

Requirements

  • 4+ years of consultative, client-facing work within ad tech, digital marketing, finance or other data-heavy industries with hands-on keyboard DSP experience
  • Comfortable with client management and day to day communication
  • Strong ability to communicate complex topics to agency and brand direct stakeholders
  • Effective time management skills with the ability to prioritize client asks as well as long term projects
  • Strong quantitative skills using tools such as MS Excel, Vertica and Power BI
  • Ability to collaborate across multiple teams and internal stakeholders as well as work independently on daily tasks

Nice to Have

  • Experience with campaign optimization and performance analysis
  • Knowledge of industry news and platform updates
  • Experience working with agency traders and planners

Qualifications

  • Educational background not explicitly specified, but 4+ years of relevant experience is required

Benefits & Perks

  • 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
  • Around 13 paid holidays per year
  • Stock purchase plan at a discount

Working at The Trade Desk

The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer committed to making the application process accessible to everyone and providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. The company emphasizes merit, competence, performance, and business needs in employment decisions and values diversity and inclusion.

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Job Details

Posted AtSep 19, 2025
Salary79k-144k
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceSenior

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About The Trade Desk

Website

thetradedesk.com

Company Size

1001-5000 employees

Location

Chicago, IL

Industry

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

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