Senior Corporate Development Manager

What we do

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 keep us on the leading edge of the advertising technology market.

• 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, coordination, valuation, deal structuring, negotiation, execution and integration planning.
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous high‑priority projects (often including project management of cross‑functional teams).
• Strong understanding of corporate finance and accounting concepts.
• Proven track record of building financial models and ad‑hoc analyses to distill complex problems into digestible insights.
• Excellent communicator (both written and verbal) with experience in building relationships across teams, presenting insights and recommendations to senior management and business leaders.
• Tenacity to develop ideas independently and strong business sense, with the ability to understand changing industry forces and focus on relevant KPIs.
• Ability to thrive in a high growth and entrepreneurial environment where strong project management skills and ability to juggle multiple priorities are a must.
• High personal and professional integrity with can‑do attitude to dig into anything and everything to support the business.

The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk.

[LA JOBS ONLY] The Trade Desk will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652.

[SF JOBS ONLY] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC residents only:
In accordance with CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC law, the range provided is The Trade Desk’s reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non‑discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location. All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock‑based compensation grants, which are…