Trade Manager

Powering Performance Marketplaces in Digital Media

QuinStreet is a pioneer in powering decentralized online marketplaces that match searchers and “research and compare” consumers with brands. We run these virtual- and private-label marketplaces in one of the nation’s largest media networks.

Our industry leading segmentation and AI-driven matching technologies help consumers find better solutions and brands faster. They allow brands to target and reach in-market customer prospects with pinpoint segment-by-segment accuracy, and to pay only for performance results.

Our campaign-results-driven matching decision engines and optimization algorithms are built from over 20 years and billions of dollars of online media experience.

We believe in:

• The direct measurability of digital media.
• Performance marketing. (We pioneered it.)
• The advantages of technology.

We bring all this together to deliver truly great results for consumers and brands in the world’s biggest channel.

• Lead trade-level strategy across the marketplace, managing performance, processes, or both as organizational needs require 
• Analyze trade, source, pricing, and supply performance to identify volume, margin, and efficiency opportunities 
• Convert data and analysis into clear, actionable recommendations for Operations leadership 
• Propose and drive optimization actions across bids, pricing, supply, and lead mix to improve marketplace outcomes 
• Partner with clients and internal stakeholders to find solutions balancing volume, margin, and lead quality 
• Follow up on implemented actions, tracking impact and iterating to sustain results 
• Define and monitor KPIs measuring trade health, throughput, and profitability 
• Build business cases supporting prioritization and investment decisions 
• Champion cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Pricing, and Data teams to execute initiatives 
• Surface operational risks early and recommend mitigations that protect marketplace performance 
• Foster scalable, repeatable processes that make trade management reliable 

• Background in supply and demand dynamics, category management, vertical management or account management 
• Experience in project management with a proven ability to bring disparate groups together to align on and execute shared goals 
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships across diverse teams 
• Solid technical foundations, allowing to successfully interpret and translate requests into actionable technical deliverables 
• Analytical mindset and hands-on experience with Excel and data visualization platforms (such as Tableau or ThoughtSpot), SQL preferred 
• Advanced level of English. 

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