The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. How? With a media-buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers — and sets a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency.

So if you’re talented, driven, creative, and hungry to bring something entirely new and wildly ambitious into the world (and have some fun doing it), then we want to talk.

As a Talent Acquisition Leader, you will work closely with our management & hiring teams to support the Talent Acquisition strategy of the organization. The ideal candidate has a keen understanding of prioritizing and evaluating cultural fit as a primary objective in the selection process. This individual will have a demonstrated track record of using innovative means to create a sustainable and scalable pipeline of talent for a global organization, with an emphasis on protecting cultural integrity for the future. This role will be responsible for managing and supporting Talent Acquisition across our Engineering organization, and have a strong track record of hiring, training and developing a high performing team. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Own full lifecycle TA for Engineering organization
• Build relationships with key internal stakeholders
• Execute on the defined global talent acquisition strategy
• Contribute to meaningful culture interviewing
• Lead and develop a team of recruiters
• Proactively create and leverage numerous channels to drive quality applicant pools
• Promote organizational development & effectiveness
• Analyze recruitment & attrition metrics to identify trends, and strategies for improvement
• Manage external recruiting agencies and partner with legal as needed
• Ensure a best-in-class experience for both candidates and hiring teams

WHO YOU ARE:

• BS degree in Business preferred; MBA or Advanced Degree a plus.
• 12+ years of full cycle talent acquisition experience, to include: recruiting, strategic planning, sourcing, networking, assessment, interviewing with key competency emphasis, legal & compliance, offer negotiations, and managing the candidate and hiring manager experience
• 5+ years of previous experience managing, mentoring, and growing a team, preferably in a global high growth environment
• Ability to communicate complex ideas and technical concepts
• Motivated by the opportunity to change and evolve an industry
• Strong behavioral interviewing, and competency-based evaluation skills; extracting depth and conclusions based on these evaluations
• Proven track record of utilizing innovative & creative candidate engagement techniques
• Demonstrated success hiring in both volume environments as well as in niche searches
• Desire to solve problems, think creatively, and adapt to a dynamic market
• Ability to lead meetings, influence decisions, and interact with all levels of the company
• Ability to manage large workload effectively & competing priorities
• Experience leveraging data for insights
• Superb verbal & written communications skills
• An impulsive instinct to help others, go above & beyond, and think ahead
• 2+ years of successful agency experience

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 is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.