The Trade Desk is a global technology company with a mission to create a better, more open internet for everyone through principled, intelligent advertising. Handling over 1 trillion queries per day, our platform operates at an unprecedented scale. We have also built something even stronger and more valuable: an award-winning culture based on trust, ownership, empathy, and collaboration. 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.Do you have a passion for solving hard problems at scale? Are you eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team where your contributions will make a meaningful difference in building a better media ecosystem? Come and see why Fortune magazine consistently ranks The Trade Desk among the best small-medium-sized workplaces globally.WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:The Infrastructure product team’s mission is to provide solutions at scale for the infrastructure required to run a globally distributed system handling over 13 million requests per second. In close collaboration with our world class infrastructure engineering team, we ensure that our infrastructure can scale to the needs the partner engineering teams including making key functionality and capabilities available, can seamlessly grow to handle projected load, and is highly reliable. We are long term focused as well as agile to meet the evolving landscape in-real time. We are looking for a leader who can help our team of passionate infrastructure PMs define the vision for that infrastructure and strategy to drive execution towards that vision. The Trade Desk Product Team hires courageous, collaborative PMs who set big goals and execute on them. We help you grow and challenge you with hard, meaningful work. We celebrate our successes and learn from our failures together. We value and develop strong leadership, asking our PMs to take on ambitious and often ambiguous projects that promise to extend our lead in the industry. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING: You will be responsible for building and lead a team of Infra Product Managers capable of scaling with the Trade Desk systems and platforms through a period of continued high-growth. You’ll be hands-on with your team, leading from the front by example. This includes defining key metrics, investment prioritization, filling gaps including attracting and hiring top-tier talent and drive the bigger mission forward by translating vision into results. As a manager/leader you’ll be mentoring PM’s inside and outside your team. You will work closely with stakeholders across our business, product and engineering teams to understand their requirements and product plans, and the technical governance standards we must meet. You will be familiar with industry trends and best practices; you will use your knowledge and experience to take all of that information and use it, in collaboration with your PM team and the infrastructure engineering teams, to define our infrastructure strategy and the roadmap to get there; you will be responsible for ensuring that the PM team is setup to successfully drive execution against that roadmap; you will provide leadership of deeply technical projects in a complex, fast-paced environment. WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE: A track record for leading an infrastructure team while building efficient infrastructure tooling and processes. 10+ years of experience as a Technical or Platform Product Manager working in a technology-heavy role, including defining the strategy and roadmap for the platforms you built. 7+ years of people management experience leading teams to deliver technical programs or products from inception to delivery. 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. A deep understanding of modern infrastructure environments – both on prem and in cloud, DevOps, and an ability and desire to keep on top of industry trends. #LI-CP1 Our Compensation and Benefits (for NY, CO, CA, and WA residents only)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 $177,900 -$326,200In 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 leaveThe 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.
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