Associate Account Director

POSTED: December 12, 2024

What you’ll do

  • Lead the development of a mix of brand direct and media agency portfolio as a senior strategic advisor, providing technical and client service excellence based on TTD's vision and values.
  • Demonstrate the value of The Trade Desk by crafting innovative technical solutions that meet the clients’ needs and business goals with a thorough understanding of their technology stack’s dependencies.
  • Provide thought leadership to your client and their partner ecosystem on how to best leverage The Trade Desk’s platform and integration capabilities
  • Work closely with Business Development team to cultivate your accounts and become an extension of your client’s organization to solve their unique challenges through technology and automation.
  • Responsible for growing your book of business through strategic cross selling and upselling opportunities by understanding the core client business needs.
  • Develop trusting and productive relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally.
  • Inspire junior teammates with strategic and growth mindset, serve a player-coach of the team.
  • Participate in product road map build out discussions based on client needs with international senior leadership, product & engineering 
  • Communicate effectively with other functional leaders (product, marketing, inventory & partnership team) by solving business challenges together, identifying opportunities for growth, and collaborating to drive efficiency and effectiveness across the organisation. 
  • Maintain strong cross-pod relationships to support horizonal centre of excellence across account management and traders.

Who you are

  • An experienced client leader who has a solid technical background and is skilled in building and nurturing client relationships.
  • A proficient Korean and English speaker.
  • We are looking for an individual possessing excellent communication, strategic thinking and leadership skills to serve as a player-coach across a portfolio of key accounts. Your duties will involve both managing relationships with clients and leading junior teammates.
  • Extensive experience within the digital and programmatic industry in a client focused role.
  • Experience establishing longstanding, consultative client relationships.
  • Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, executive team and industry groups.
  • Experience at an online publisher, agency, Mar Tech, SSP, DSP, or other online advertising role.
  • Strong management and leadership skills through a collaborative team approach.
  • A sense of maturity and ability to see the larger picture when making internal and external decisions and coaching your team to do the same.
  • Repeatedly and consistently demonstrates confidence and good judgment in ambiguous situations, is experienced in diffusing difficult situations, and has a proven track record of resolving conflict.
  • Execute, and coach others to execute, timely in fast-paced environment through effective time management and prioritisation skills.
  • Ambition to develop personally and nurture the development of others.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
  • Highly organized with a strong attention to detail.
  • Exemplars of TTD culture and values, teaching others how to act with grit, humility, generosity and poise.

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