Hiring: Director of Growth Solutions Company: The Trade Desk Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:16:51 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Agile About the job Experience: •6+ years in solutions engineering, solutions consulting, or technical pre-sales in enterprise B2B •3+ years leading Sales Engineering, technical pre-sales teams, or Growth Solutions Managers; demonstrated success developing individual contributors Required Skills: •Build and lead an agile team of 2+ Growth Strategists across Enterprise and Mid-Market coverage •Define what “great” looks like for technical pre-sales at TTD: discovery quality, measurement framing, handoff standards, RFP rigor •Set deal-qualification standards so the team spends time on opportunities with real Technical Account Management and real intent — not every inbound that asks •Coach on technical narrative, executive presence, and stakeholder orchestration; develop Growth Solutions talent into the next generation of TTD leaders •Curate the team’s knowledge base: reusable measurement plans, integration patterns, objection responses, narrative assets, proof points •Run the biggest deals (player) •Partner with BD on the highest-leverage opportunities — discovery, technical validation, proposal shaping, and executive conversations, building the scaffolding of success for TTD’s largest and most strategic new partnerships. •Own the technical and measurement narrative that turns interest into signed agreements Qualifications: •Track record landing complex new logos with seven- and eight-figure annual potential •Deep adtech/martech fluency — DSP, CDP, identity, measurement, clean rooms — and the ability to translate it for non-technical executives •Strong opinions on measurement: attribution, incrementally, MMM, and how to make outcomes credible to a CMO •Player-coach instincts — equally comfortable closing the biggest deal of the quarter and giving direct feedback to a Growth Strategist in real time •Excellent written communication; you produce documentation that moves deals forward, not just records them •Comfort building from zero: this role doesn’t inherit a playbook, it writes one •The 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 Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!