Senior Manager, Inventory Management

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. 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. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide.

The world’s brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly. 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. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another.

If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to meet you.

The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. 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 unique experiences and perspectives and 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!

The Trade Desk’s Inventory Management team works with leading publishers and supply‑side platforms across TV, audio, news, out-of-home, and many more, to transform and grow the premium open internet and build a better marketplace in which brands, publishers, and users benefit from increased transparency, efficiency, privacy, and relevancy in digital advertising.

• Manage and grow TTD’s partnerships with digital publishers and SSPs in North America by providing day‑to‑day partner support, managing key relationships, and coordinating work streams internally
• Support partner implementation of major TTD initiatives like Unified .0, EUID, Open Path, Open Ads, and Open Pass in collaboration with internal TTD stakeholders
• Monitor performance and health of partnerships; oversee escalations to technical and operational teams
• Optimize and scale partnerships by providing data‑driven solutions for commercial, product, and operational improvements
• Partner with the Inventory Development team to better understand the long‑term roadmap for Inventory initiatives
• Liaise with the Technical Account Management team (TAM) to strategize and prioritize technical adoptions with partners, evaluate integration health, and identify areas for operational efficiencies
• Coordinate with cross‑functional teams on both internal and external projects
• Understand and effectively communicate TTD’s value proposition and technology

• 6‑8 years of programmatic experience at either a DSP, SSP, ad server, TV network, data company, or other related organization
• Proven track record of building partnerships by forging a strong relationship with vendors and clients, understanding their objectives and recommending best strategies
• Deep understanding of programmatic advertising with the ability to rapidly grasp new technology, product changes, and complex concepts
• Ability to collaborate cross‑functionally with many teams and influence stakeholders in a fast‑paced environment
• Outstanding troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving abilities with attention to detail
• Effective time management skills – ability to prioritize and meet deadlines with top‑notch organizational skills
• Self‑starter able to seek initiatives, and lead a project from start to finish

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