Senior Corporate Development Manager

The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. How? With a media buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers –– and sets a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency. We are proud of the culture we have built. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.

So, if you are talented, driven, creative, and eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team, then we want to talk!

The Corporate Development team at the Trade Desk plays a pivotal role in helping TTD develop medium and long-term strategies and execute transactions that help us stay on the leading edge of the advertising technology market. The team works with senior management and product leaders to understand strategic priorities and works towards solving them through internal or external allocation of capital and resources, business partnerships, joint ventures and investments.

This is a unique opportunity to work on a high impact team situated at the nexus of product, engineering, people, and broader strategic efforts  opportunity will see you working on a variety of projects related to long term strategy and planning, optimal capital allocation, transactions, partnerships and investments.

We are looking for a high performing Senior Manager to support the team with diligence, evaluating businesses from a critical eye, financial modeling, legal document reading and negotiations, project management and presentation of critical data necessary for evaluating and consummating transactions. The ideal candidate has proven experience working in corporate development in a high growth technology environment, is a self-starter who possesses exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, is highly collaborative, and communicates findings confidently and articulately to a wide range of stakeholders.

• Collaborate with product and business leaders to think about corporate development opportunities in a systematic and routine fashion; keep an ongoing flow of ideas that is aligned with the Company’s objectives and values
• Collaborate across functions to support the annual business planning processes and ensure that long-term strategies are woven into actionable annual and long range plans
• Coordinate cross functional exploratory and execution teams to analyze products, people and technologies that fit within 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 work streams for acquired businesses, including leading cross-departmental teams and measuring ongoing success
• Critically analyze all opportunities for fit within TTD and impact on the broader advertising technology ecosystem
• Develop deep and trusted relationships with internal stakeholders, external companies, VCs, sponsors and investment banks active in the space

• BA/BS degree in finance, accounting, economics or an applicable field; JD / MBA from a top-tier institution or equivalent experience preferred
• 10+ years of experience in corporate development and strategy, investment banking, private equity, and/or venture capital
• Critical thinking – ability to look through investment highlights to deeply understand and communicate underlying technologies and market positions, and to highlight risks and benefits to TTD and the wider ecosystem
• Deep understanding of advertising technology and/or software markets, trends, and dynamics
• Proven subject matter expertise in all aspects of the M&A process including diligence, diligence coordination internally and externally, valuation, deal structuring, negotiation, execution of deals, and integration planning
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous high-priority projects (often including project management of cross-functional teams)
• Strong understanding of corporate…