Senior Director, TA Operations

The Trade Desk • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Senior Director, Talent Acquisition Operations will define and lead the global TA Operations strategy, ensuring recruiting processes, systems, and insights scale with business growth. This role sets the long-term vision for TA Operations, drives cross-functional alignment, and enables a best-in-class, data-driven candidate and hiring manager experience across the full recruitment lifecycle.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition or Recruiting Operations, or a proven track record building and scaling enterprise operations.
• 6+ years leading and developing talent within, TA or People-related function.
• Recognized strategic advisor to TA leadership and executive stakeholders across People, IT, Finance, Marketing, and the Business.
• Proven ability to build, scale, and lead high-performing global teams with clear operating rhythms and accountability.
• Demonstrated experience operating in complex, global TA environments with sensitivity to regional nuance and scale.
• Comfortable leading through ambiguity and enterprise-level change, including transformation efforts.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across functions.
• Consistently delivers outcomes while balancing long-term strategy with near-term execution.
• Adapts leadership style to context, stakeholder needs, and organizational maturity.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global TA Operations strategy, roadmap, and operating model aligned to business and workforce plans.
• Partner with TA, People, and Business leadership to define scalable, consistent recruiting experiences across all stages of the candidate lifecycle.
• Establish governance for recruiting tools, vendors, and budgets while driving ROI, optimization, and vendor accountability.
• Lead enterprise-wide standardization where appropriate, while enabling flexibility for regional and functional needs.
• Own the long-term evolution of referral programs, workforce planning inputs, and recruiting infrastructure.
• Serve as executive-level subject matter expert for recruiting systems, workflows, and operational best practices.
• Sponsor and oversee complex, cross-functional initiatives including system implementations, process transformations, and capability builds.
• Partner with Business Intelligence and Finance to define success metrics, interpret trends, and translate insights into executive decision-making.
• Lead change management strategy and executive communications to ensure adoption of tools, processes, and operating models.
• Build and develop talent within TA Operations, setting clear goals, success metrics, and accountability mechanisms.
• Identify, manage, and escalate enterprise risks related to recruiting operations, capacity, or delivery.
• Act as a thought partner to senior TA, People, and Business leaders on future-state talent acquisition capabilities and innovations.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees