The Trade Desk · 4 days ago
Principal Product Manager, Inventory & Real Time Bidding
Denver, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$166K/yr - $305K/yr
8+ years expThe Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. They are seeking a driven Principal Product Manager to run their real time bidding connections and capabilities, owning the vision, roadmap, and execution for products within their inventory supply team.
AdvertisingDigital MediaInformation TechnologyInternetMobileNative AdvertisingSocialSoftwareVideo Advertising
Responsibilities
Drive products within our inventory supply team at The Trade Desk
Own the vision, roadmap and execution for these products
Work across a breadth of products within our inventory and bidding stack that have API experiences, data science models, data engineering pipelines, and high throughput decisioning capabilities
Understand how data flows through a Demand Side Platform from the time a device has an impression opportunity on a publisher, the supply systems send a bid request, a DSP responds, an advertisement is purchased, and subsequently measured
Collaborate with cross-functional partners in other organizations, while also displaying the ability to “show up senior” in frequent executive forums
Work with agencies, advertisers, publishers, supply side platforms and be able to navigate between them fluently
Value relationships and trust building in our team
Look for win-wins when working with publishers and partners
Qualification
Required
8+ years of advertising technology Product Management experience where you demonstrated a sustained track record of driving contributions to impactful projects
A deep understanding of RTB advertising protocols and standards, such as OpenRTB and Prebid.js. You have a drive to make these technologies better
An understanding of the internet and how advertising operates on top of it at the most atomic elements
You have hands-on experience at a technical level within one or more key channels like Display, Video, Connected TV
A nuanced technical and business understanding of open internet inventory quality measurement techniques and technologies
A strong understanding of how ad servers are configured and how various supply-side yield optimization strategies work
Understand how decisions on inventory impact the customer experience within a DSP, campaign delivery and performance
Analytical mindset and skills to dive into the data using SQL-based tools to find insights
A passion for protecting and growing the Open Internet
A proven track record of partnering with engineering teams to solve complex technical problems and delivering large and impactful software projects
Excellent communication skills, including the confidence to participate in very technical conversations, the ability to drive consensus and commitment, and the ability to crisply communicate delivery timelines, trade-offs, and risks to senior management
Durability and grit -- sometimes solutions take creative thinking, multiple iterations, and staging while dependencies solidify
Preferred
Experience in Audio and Digital Out of Home is a plus
Benefits
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
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
Company
The Trade Desk
The Trade Desk is an online demand-side platform that provides buying tools for digital media buyers.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
The Trade Desk has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (57)
2024 (49)
2023 (38)
2022 (39)
2021 (31)
2020 (15)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$257.5MKey Investors
Wellington ManagementBridge BankHermes Growth Partners
2021-07-08Post Ipo Equity
2016-09-21IPO
2016-05-09Debt Financing· $125M
Leadership Team
Jeff Green
CEO
Mitch Waters
Senior Vice President of Client Service APAC
Recent News
2026-01-06
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