Director, Retail & Distribution Partnerships – VenturaOS

Who We Are

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.

Now we’re bringing that same philosophy to television. VenturaOS is The Trade Desk’s next‑generation Connected TV operating system, built to create a more open, transparent, and consumer‑first TV ecosystem. Unlike companies building applications on top of someone else’s platform, we’re building the platform itself. Success depends on building a world‑class ecosystem spanning television manufacturers, hardware partners, retailers, and strategic technology partners who collectively bring Ventura‑powered devices to market.

We’re looking for an experienced partnerships leader to help build and scale that ecosystem. This is a rare opportunity to shape the commercial foundation of a new operating system and influence how millions of consumers experience television for years to come.

As Director, Retail & Distribution Partnerships – VenturaOS, you will own the strategy, development, and execution of Ventura’s retail‑led growth ecosystem. You’ll build and scale strategic relationships across consumer electronics retailers, big‑box retailers, e‑commerce marketplaces, regional retail chains, specialty electronics channels, retail media networks, OEMs, and hardware partners that help bring Ventura‑powered devices to market.

This role sits at the intersection of retail distribution, device go‑to‑market, platform partnerships, retail media, and Connected TV monetization. Working closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Business Development, Sales, Operations, and Executive Leadership, you’ll help define how Ventura shows up in retail, how retail partners participate in platform economics, and how Ventura grows across the global television landscape.

This is a highly strategic leadership role where you’ll influence not only partnerships, but also launch strategy, channel activation, merchandising, retail media integration, and the long‑term commercial success of the VenturaOS platform.

• Develop and execute Ventura’s long‑term retail partnership strategy across national retailers, e‑commerce marketplaces, regional retailers, specialty electronics channels, retail media networks, OEMs, and hardware partners.
• Identify where retail distribution, merchandising, platform licensing, device activation, and retail media integration create differentiated growth opportunities.
• Build partner frameworks that help retailers participate in recurring CTV platform value, including home screen advertising, retail media extensions, data‑enabled activation, and device‑level monetization.
• Serve as Ventura’s internal subject‑matter expert on retail dynamics, retail media networks, shopper data, channel incentives, device merchandising, and retail‑led consumer…