The Trade Desk · 20 hours ago
Staff Product Manager, Regulatory Compliance & Data Governance
New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$137K/yr - $252K/yr
8+ years expThe Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. They are seeking an experienced Staff Product Manager to lead Regulatory Compliance and Data Governance efforts across their platform, ensuring privacy, compliance, and trust while empowering stakeholders across various teams.
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Responsibilities
Define and execute the vision and roadmap for regulatory compliance and data governance across globally distributed platforms
Build tooling and processes to operationalize consent management, data lineage tracking, auditability, and regulatory reporting
Partner with cross-functional teams including legal, privacy, security, product, engineering, and data science to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, scalable product features and governance frameworks
Design and oversee governance processes for data collection, handling, storage, access, and deletion, ensuring compliance with global regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, and emerging privacy standards
Collaborate with engineering teams to design back-end systems, APIs, and data architectures that embed compliance into the platform’s core data flows from ingestion pipelines to data warehousing, identity resolution, and reporting layers
Define requirements for compliance automation tooling, data access frameworks, and service-level controls that enforce privacy-by-design principles
Anticipate emerging regulations and privacy trends, advising on product strategy, risk mitigation, and compliance readiness
Communicate program goals, trade-offs, and timelines clearly to senior leadership and external stakeholders
Qualification
Required
8+ years of Product Management experience with a focus on compliance, data governance, privacy, enterprise data platforms, or closely related domains
Demonstrated success in building governance frameworks or compliance tooling in a complex software or ad tech environment working with large data sets
Strong technical fluency in back-end systems and data architecture including event-driven systems, distributed data pipelines, and data modeling concepts
Hands-on experience working with engineering teams on API design, data schema evolution, and access control models across services and databases
Excellent strategic thinking, adept at envisioning long-term, scalable solutions and executing them iteratively while working backwards from customer and business needs
Proven record of driving cross-functional alignment and delivery in ambiguous, fast-paced settings
Exceptional communication skills, able to navigate discussions involving legal, technical, and business stakeholders, and build consensus across them
Resilience and grit, comfortable iterating through evolving regulations and ambiguous product decisions
Preferred
CIPP, CIPM, or CIPT certification and hands-on experience with AdTech platforms such as DSPs, DMPs, APIs, or programmatic workflows
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
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.
Company
The Trade Desk
The Trade Desk is an online demand-side platform that provides buying tools for digital media buyers.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$257.5MKey Investors
Wellington ManagementBridge BankHermes Growth Partners
2021-07-08Post Ipo Equity
2016-09-21IPO
2016-05-09Debt Financing· $125M
Leadership Team
Jeff Green
CEO
Mitch Waters
SVP - Southeast Asia, India, Australia & New Zealand
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