Job Details

Overview

The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. We offer a media buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers, while setting a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency. We value diverse perspectives and are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.

If you are talented, driven, creative, and eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team, we want to talk.

What we do

The Corporate Development team at the Trade Desk helps develop medium- and long-term strategies and execute transactions that keep us at the leading edge of the advertising technology market. The team collaborates with senior management and product leaders to understand strategic priorities and solve them through internal or external allocation of capital and resources, business partnerships, joint ventures, and investments. You will work on high-impact projects related to long-term strategy, optimal capital allocation, transactions, partnerships, and investments.

We are looking for a high-performing Senior Manager to support the team with diligence, evaluating businesses, financial modeling, reading and negotiating legal documents, project management, and presenting critical data needed to evaluate and consummate transactions. The ideal candidate has proven experience in corporate development within a high-growth technology environment, is a self-starter with exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, highly collaborative, and able to communicate findings confidently to a wide range of stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with product and business leaders to identify corporate development opportunities in a systematic, ongoing fashion aligned with the Company's objectives and values
• Support annual business planning processes and ensure long-term strategies are woven into actionable annual and long-range plans
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to analyze products, people, and technologies that fit the Trade Desk long-term strategy
• Develop acquisition business case analyses, interfacing with finance, accounting, legal, tax, HR, and other departments to ensure seamless deal execution
• Manage operational and financial integration workstreams for acquired businesses, including leading cross-departmental teams and measuring ongoing success
• Critically analyze opportunities for fit within TTD and impact on the broader advertising technology ecosystem
• Develop deep, trusted relationships with internal stakeholders, external companies, VCs, sponsors, and investment banks active in the space

Who you are

• BA/BS degree in finance, accounting, economics, or an applicable field; JD / MBA from a top-tier institution or equivalent experience preferred
• 8+ years of experience in corporate development and strategy, investment banking, private equity, and/or venture capital
• Critical thinking with the ability to understand underlying technologies and market positions, highlight risks and benefits, and communicate them to TTD and the wider ecosystem
• Deep understanding of advertising technology and/or software markets, trends, and dynamics
• Proven expertise in all aspects of the M&A process including diligence coordination, valuation, deal structuring, negotiation, execution, and integration planning
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority projects and lead cross-functional teams
• Strong understanding of corporate finance and accounting concepts
• Proven track record of building financial models and ad hoc analyses to distill complex problems into insights
• Excellent written and verbal communication with experience presenting to senior management and business leaders
• Tenacity to develop ideas independently with strong business sense and adaptability to changing industry forces
• Ability to thrive in a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment with strong project management and prioritization skills
• High personal and professional integrity with a can-do attitude

The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid if 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. We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

[LA JOBS ONLY] The Trade Desk will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with 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 qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC residents only: The compensation range provided is The Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of base compensation for this role. Actual amounts may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location. All employees may be eligible for stock-based compensation and other benefits, including a comprehensive benefits package.

The Trade Desk also offers additional benefits. Click here to learn more.

Note: Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards or certain benefits.

Salary: The base salary range is $124,900 — $228,900 USD, subject to applicable laws and company policies.

Note: This description is provided for illustrative purposes and may be adjusted. If you require accommodations during the application process, please contact ...@thetradedesk.com.