Lead Associate Account Director

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.&nbsp; <br><br>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. <br><br>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.</p></div><p><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Oversee the growth of agency holding group relationships as a strategic advisor, guiding problem-solving discussions and providing best-in-class client services.</li> <li>Demonstrate the value of The Trade Desk to clients by providing innovative solutions that meet the clients’ needs and our business goals.</li> <li>Lead key agency client meetings in collaboration with business development and trading counterparts.</li> <li>Develop trusting and productive relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally.</li> <li>Lead the development of portfolio-specific goals based on the company’s vision and values and responsible for tracking progress of portfolio goals on a regular basis.</li> <li>Become heavily involved in product development by identifying how to build product that provides solutions for our clients’ business objectives and serving as a liaison between our clients and our product team.</li> <li>Coach a small and nimble team of Account Managers; overseeing their day-to-day management, motivating the team by setting clear expectations, developing career path plans, providing constructive feedback, and maintaining a high level of performance from the team to develop the next generation of leaders.</li> <li>Manage for team bandwidth, delivering a high-level of account support and reporting progress against goals to management.</li> <li>Communicate effectively with other functional leaders by solving business challenges together, identifying opportunities for growth, and collaborating to drive efficiency and effectiveness across the organization.</li> </ul> <p><strong>WHO YOU ARE:</strong></p> <p>You