Marketplace Quality Manager

The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. How? With a media buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers –– and sets a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency. We are proud of the culture we have built. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.

So, if you are talented, driven, creative, and eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team, then we want to talk!

Our Marketplace Quality team is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of ad quality and transparency. We play a crucial role in fostering trust by ensuring a secure and transparent marketplace, free from fraud and substandard inventory. By rigorously enforcing these standards, we protect advertisers' interests and maintain the integrity of our advertising ecosystem.

• Represent The Trade Desk Marketplace Quality team in discussions with various internal teams, clients, partners and industry organizations on topics related to inventory quality
• Work closely with Marketplace Quality Engineering, Product, Partnerships, Legal, Business Intelligence and Client Services teams to drive forward our marketplace quality priorities
• Investigate client and vendor inquiries related to inventory policies
• Evaluate inventory partners to determine compliance to posted inventory policies
• Regular ongoing technical analysis of platform-wide data related to supply quality
• Find technical, operational, policy or business solutions to complex inventory quality problems
• Crafting strategic external messaging about sensitive industry topics related to inventory quality and transparency
• Handle complex, sensitive discussions with clients, partners and vendors to reach favorable outcomes

• 5+ years of experience in operational and/or technical roles at a DSP, SSP, Connected
  
  TV vendor, agency, publisher, or ad verification vendor
• Proficiency in writing complex SQL queries from scratch
• Working knowledge of the programmatic advertising ecosystem, trends and IAB initiatives related to supply quality and transparency
• Knowledge of the anti-fraud and brand safety offerings of major advertising technology vendors is a plus
• Outstanding ability to think critically and solve complex problems, “detective” level perseverence
• Ability to continually make progress on long-term projects while also managing the day-to-day needs of a dynamic, rapidly growing business
• Experience communicating to a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Intensely curious self-starter able to work independently
• Experience with JIRA, Excel, OpenRTB protocol and working with APIs to create, update and retrieve data

The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

[LA JOBS ONLY]The Trade Desk will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652.

[SF JOBS ONLY]Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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