Lead Product Management Director, Trust and Safety

POSTED: December 12, 2024

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!

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

We are looking for a Lead Product Management Director who can come help us drive our thriving ad-tech business to the next level. We highly value people who learn fast, who are humble, and drive results through incredible teamwork. If you deeply believe you can make our customers' world a much better place, then this may be the opportunity for you. The ideal candidate will be technical, data-driven, have a background in security, and be deeply passionate about protecting privacy for everyone in the open internet. They will be growth-oriented and able to influence across teams and functions. The kind of person joining The Trade Desk Product Management Team is fearless, courageous, passionate, and willing to dream big and execute on it. We are committed to helping you grow, challenging you with hard, meaningful work, and celebrating our successes and failures together. Yes, we do fail at times because we believe the risk is part of making big bets. So, we take the risks and learn from them. We also value strong leadership, asking our PMs to take on large, ambitious, and often ambiguous projects that can help extend our lead in the industry. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING: You will be leading a team that shapes our critical investments around platform security, regulatory and compliance, privacy, and our ad policy. We’re looking for someone who can both up-level our competency here while also working with the business and other product teams to help The Trade Desk continue to grow. This is a central position and you’ll be expected to work with cross-functional teams, including engineering, legal, ad policy, and data privacy, to ensure that all products and services meet security, compliance, and privacy requirements. You’ll need to up-to-date with industry standards and regulations, such as GDPR, CPRA, NIST, and SOC 2, and advise the organization on best practices and regulatory requirements. You will need to act as the subject matter expert on security, compliance, data governance, privacy, and educate internal and external stakeholders on these topics. The growth in our team is going to accelerate with your execution skills and ability to work with several team members across disciplines. We value relationship and trust-building on our team. So, your technical and business skills should complement refined soft skills and a passion to build and be a part of a highly effective team. You will need to partner with key groups like our legal and ad policy teams. You will need to be opinionated on product positioning which will result in debate and achieving consensus with these groups. Your

work will help us drive business worldwide, so the scale is huge. WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE: 10+ years of Product Management experience with at least 2+ years at Principal or Director levels.

· You should be able to lead, communicate and drive effectively with executive leadership across the company

· Strong knowledge of security and privacy regulations and best practices including GDPR, HIPAA,CPRA, NIST, and SOC 2.

· You will challenge our thinking. Are we thinking big enough? Are we building an iteration of the last decade or a transformation of the next?

· A track record of leading highly effective teams.

· Proven skill in translating ideas into opportunities for product and business growth

· A profound care and concern for others; teammates, coworkers, direct reports, and most of all our customers.

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. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

[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.

NY, CO, CA, and WA residents only: In accordance with NY, CO, CA, and WA 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 awarded to employees based on company and individual performance. The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as sales-based incentives and commissions. Plus, expected benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents, retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, well-being benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, parental leave, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter, and around 13 paid holidays per year. Employees can also purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

The Trade Desk also offers a competitive benefits package. Click here to learn more.

Note: Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock-based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leave

At the Trade Desk, Base Salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $181,400—$332,600 USD

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