Associate Account Director

About this role

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet — from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more.

Advertising powers the content people love. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The world’s brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly.

The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges — from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another. If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to meet you.

The Associate Account Director in Japan is a strategic account leader and commercial owner responsible for driving sustainable revenue growth, deep client partnerships, and long-term business planning across a defined portfolio of priority agency and advertiser relationships. This role supports the Global Pod model by ensuring clear ownership, focused prioritization, and strong alignment across stakeholders.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

A client services pro, you’re comfortable managing and growing lots of agency accounts, and able to prioritise between a hundred different things at once. You love learning new technology and teaching it to others. You’re as comfortable diving into Excel to improve a campaign as you are with taking an agency out for dinner. You’re a self-starter and can set your own priorities.

Commercial Ownership & Growth

• Own and drive revenue growth across a defined portfolio of priority accounts

• Identify and convert upsell and cross-sell opportunities across channels, data, and measurement

• Track and manage quarterly and annual revenue performance

• Build structured account plans including growth drivers and risk areas