Product Marketing Manager

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$103K/yr – $189K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

The role leads go-to-market efforts for The Trade Desk’s Measurement and Commerce Data portfolio, coordinating across product, partnerships, and marketing to translate complex capabilities into clear customer value. Responsibilities include defining vision, messaging, launches, market intelligence, and enablement for global audiences. The position requires 3–5 years in product marketing, familiarity with measurement and data, and strong cross-functional collaboration, supported by a comprehensive benefits package.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead go-to-market strategy for The Trade Desk’s Measurement and Commerce Data portfolio—one of the company’s top priorities and a key driver of our 2026 strategy
  • Span a growing set of proprietary solutions across upper- and lower-funnel measurement, commerce data partnerships, reporting and insights, and more
  • As a subject matter expert, work cross-functionally with Product, Partnerships, Commercial, and Marketing teams to translate complex technical capabilities into clear, compelling narratives that drive customer understanding, adoption, and value
  • Crystallize Product Vision & Strategy: Partner with product, commercial, and marketing teams to define and articulate the vision for our data, measurement, and related capabilities—ensuring alignment with company strategy and market needs
  • Develop Messaging & Positioning: Create compelling narratives that clearly communicate the “why” and “how” of our offerings for non-technical audiences, grounded in customer insights and competitive analysis
  • Drive Launch Excellence: Lead go-to-market planning and execution for new features and partnerships, from beta through global availability, including sales enablement, collateral, and analyst briefings
  • Champion Market Intelligence: Gather and synthesize customer feedback, industry trends, and performance data to inform product enhancements and strategic priorities
  • Enable Sales & Client Success: Deliver impactful resources that empower sales enablement teams to articulate value and drive adoption with distributed, global business development and client services organizations
  • Lead Product Content Strategy & Development: Own the strategy and creation of external-facing content—including Resource Desk articles, webinars, events, and thought leadership—that drives product adoption and evangelism among clients and partners
  • Collaborate Across Functions: Work closely with global marketing teams on integrated campaigns and major launches that showcase our leadership in data and measurement

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of product marketing experience, ideally in advertising technology or programmatic media
  • Familiarity with measurement, third-party data, and retail data solutions
  • Exceptional communicator and storyteller with experience creating content across diverse formats
  • Intellectually curious, comfortable with technical concepts, and skilled at simplifying complexity
  • High EQ and proven ability to build relationships across global, cross-functional teams
  • Organized, proactive, and hands-on, with a track record of delivering high-quality output
  • Ability to travel as needed

Preferred

  • Strong plus: experience with measurement, third-party data, and retail media solutions

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
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Founded in 2009
Ventura, California, USA
4.6K employees (289 in marketing)
75% recommend to a friend
90% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
643.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$191.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.5%
Direct
56.8%
Referral
5.9%
Social
1.6%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
222 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
4.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$257.5M
Last Raise
$125M
Post IPO Equity, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2021
    Post IPO Equity
  • May 2016
    Debt Financing • $125M
  • Mar 2016
    Series C • $60M

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