Principal Technical Account Manager

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. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR: The Principal Technical Account Manager will lead several of our most strategic agency engagements. This individual plays a critical role in translating company initiatives through streamlined technical operations. We are looking to hire someone who understands web technology, measurement frameworks, and emerging AI and agentic technologies, learns fast and is not afraid of complexity. You are comfortable leading high visibility projects and sharing best practices with a dynamic group of TAMs and agency partners. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING: Manage the post-sale technical relationship for a portfolio of top-tier agency accounts and their brand clients, participating in strategic meetings that require technical consultation Know our capabilities and differentiators to identify opportunities that solve client business needs and support revenue growth Serve as a subject matter expert on measurement strategy, advising agency partners on attribution frameworks, incrementality testing, and cross-channel reporting methodologies Consult on clients' technology stacks — including data clean rooms, CDPs, and identity solutions — to identify integration opportunities and drive platform adoption Lead the development of project tracking and portfolio-specific goals based on the company's vision and define a framework for reporting progress with leadership Manage product prioritization, reflecting business needs over time for TAM leadership Ideate, scope, and program manage engineering work to facilitate custom solutions — including AI and agentic workflow solutions — scaled across a dedicated advertiser portfolio Collaborate effectively with functional leaders to solve business challenges, identify growth opportunities, and...