Head of Product Management

The Trade Desk
$208,800-$382,700 USD
life insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, sick time, tuition reimbursement, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, California, Ventura
Mar 28, 2025
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! What you'll do: Reporting to the VP, Product, you will work collaboratively with and as a member of our senior leadership team across the company to lead product strategy and execution as it relates to our inventory products - Deal Desk, Price Discovery & Provisioning API, Open Path, the Open Market, Sellers & Publishers 500, and Blue List. Help design measurable tactical and strategic indicators of success that include data-driven inputs and outputs that will help serve expected growth. Scaling a high-performing and mission-driven Product Management team. Building, hiring, coaching, developing and retaining the PM leadership of today and the future. Set the roadmap for TTD's inventory products that take the business' current and future needs into account. Partner with UX/UI, Engineering, Inventory Development, and Inventory Operations to develop and execute the product roadmap with the ultimate goal of increasing adoption and revenue as a result. Partner with engineering & design to build a culture of empowered product team where all roles excel together and deliver as a single team. Be a great partner to sales and operations - support, listen, guide and enable. Define and deliver the product vision in collaboration with all stakeholders and ensure alignment across the entire organization. Establish and maintain product lifecycle: discovery, shaping, execution, and sunset, ensuring stakeholders have commensurate visibility and involvement, with adequate tooling to measure performance. Who you are: Experience in product leadership at a high-tech or SaaS software company Ability to think and operate at a "strategic level," but maniacally driven towards execution with the willingness to roll-up your sleeves History of building and coaching high-performing teams who are motivated to do better and think bigger Data-driven mindset and highly analytical with the desire and ability to dig into metrics to derive insights Effectively influence, partner, and communicate cross-functionally with design, engineering, and financial business teams across a company to set and deliver on product vision Strong awareness of technology trends and potential influence on the current and future business Ideally have experience working with inventory teams and publishers, couple with experience developing, managing, and communicating AdTech products A problem solver, with a proven record of accomplishment of solving complex technical problems as part of a comprehensive forward looking product roadmap A deep appreciation and understanding of the intersection of Authentication, Identity, Security, Trust, and Marketplace Quality. 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 $208,800 — $382,700 USD As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to making our job application process accessible to everyone and toproviding reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you have a disability or medical condition and requirean accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process,please contact us ataccommodations@thetradedesk.com You can also contact us using the same email address if you have a disability and need assistance to access our Company website. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and specify the nature of your accessibility issue.