Senior Account Executive (Independent Agencies)

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. What you’ll do Acquire, build, and cultivate relationships with senior leadership at independent advertising agencies across one of TTD's largest global business units. Partner with Sales, Client Services, and Trading teams to grow and expand agency accounts. Own relationships with commercial and contract leads at key independent agencies. Communicate the value of our media buying platform by aligning TTD's media buying philosophy with our clients' objectives. Lead measurement-driven conversations to foster long-term partnerships. Participate in product roadmap discussions with senior leadership, Product, and Engineering to advocate for agency needs. Lead the development of proactive recommendations and RFP responses, expand engagement beyond media teams, and own agency partnerships from the top down. Collaborate with Product, Marketing, and Revenue teams to continuously optimize efforts in support of company-wide goals. Leverage market and competitive insights to articulate TTD's unique value proposition and differentiators. Contribute to TTD's culture with a strong growth mindset. Identify and close strategic upsell opportunities by understanding clients' core business needs. B uild deep cross-functional partnerships across TTD's departments and specialty functions. Who you are 5+ years of experience in digital advertising sales; experience working with independent agencies is highly preferred. Experience at an online publisher, ad network, ad exchange, ad server, DSP, or in another online advertising role; programmatic platform sales experience is highly preferred. Existing relationships with key decision makers at major agencies and advertisers.