Marketplace Quality Director

Responsibilities

• Represent the Marketplace Quality team in discussions with internal teams, clients, partners, and industry organizations regarding inventory quality.
• Craft strategic external messaging concerning sensitive industry topics related to transparency and inventory quality.
• Evaluate inventory partners to ensure compliance with established inventory policies.
• Investigate inquiries from clients and vendors related to inventory policy enforcement.
• Conduct regular technical analysis of platform-wide data to monitor supply quality.
• Develop technical, operational, and policy-based solutions for complex inventory quality challenges.
• Manage sensitive discussions with stakeholders to reach favorable outcomes.

Requirements

• 8+ years of expertise in supply quality or brand safety within the programmatic advertising ecosystem (DSP, SSP, agency, or ad verification).
• Strong proficiency in writing complex SQL queries for technical data analysis.
• Proven experience managing and evaluating third-party vendor partnerships (e.g., IAS, DoubleVerify, HUMAN).
• Deep understanding of the programmatic advertising ecosystem, including IAB initiatives and current industry trends.
• Experience working with OpenRTB protocols and using APIs to manage data.
• Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across product, legal, and commercial teams.
• Proficiency with JIRA and Excel.

About the Company

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet—from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps and news. We are dedicated to making digital advertising more transparent, effective, and responsible.