The Trade Desk
Technology
SeniorAccountExecutive
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“Senior Account Executive at The Trade Desk. Skills: Advertising sales, Client acquisition, Revenue generation. Develop and execute sales strategies. Identify and pursue new business opportunities”
What You'll Achieve.
Exceed sales quotas; Grow revenue; Expand client base
Industry & Context.
Sales challenges
Travel as needed
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree, 5+ years of experience in sales, Experience in media or advertising sales, Proven track record of exceeding quotas
Nice to Have
Experience with CRM software, Master's degree
What You'll Do.
Develop and execute sales strategies
Identify and pursue new business opportunities
Build and maintain strong client relationships
Achieve and exceed sales targets
Manage the full sales cycle
Prepare sales proposals and presentations
Collaborate with marketing and product teams
Provide market feedback to internal teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Sales and marketing teams
Communication Scope
Client presentations; Sales proposals
Full Job Description
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. The Senior Account Executive (Acquire) is a high-impact sales role focused exclusively on acquiring net new advertisers to The Trade Desk platform. You will be responsible for identifying, engaging, and closing new brand relationships, owning the full sales cycle from initial outreach through first scaled investment. This is an opportunity for a driven, strategic seller who thrives on building pipeline, winning new logos, and establishing long-term partnerships with leading brands and agencies. What you'll do: Drive net new business acquisition, generating and closing opportunities with brands not currently working with The Trade Desk Own the full sales cycle, from prospecting and discovery through pitch, negotiation, and execution of commercial agreements Proactively prospect and build pipeline through targeted outreach, industry engagement, and strategic account planning Lead value-driven discovery conversations to understand client objectives and align solutions to business outcom
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