The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet — from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more.
Advertising powers the content people love. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The world’s brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly.
The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges — from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another. If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to meet you.
Who We Are:
We’re looking for a Recruiting Analytics Lead to level up the data engine behind how we hire across our Industry, Executive, and University eco-system. You’ll build, maintain, and scale the systems and workflows that keep our recruiting data clean, connected, and actually useful. In this role, you’ll design the data flows that tie everything together and create the dashboards and insights that help our Recruiting, Finance, and People teams execute smart, confident decisions. This role sits at the intersection of talent acquisition and data analytics, requiring both recruitment knowledge and strong analytical capabilities to optimize the hiring process through data-driven insights.
What You’ll Do:
- Build and automate data pipelines so our hiring plan, funnel metrics, and performance data stay clean, synced, and reliable across every system.
- Dig into recruiting data to spot trends, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and uncover opportunities to hire faster and smarter.
- Own dashboards that track time‑to‑fill, funnel health, quality of hire, interviewer performance, and hiring plan progress and keep them fresh.
- Team up with Talent Ops, Finance, and People Ops to make sure headcount and variance reporting stays tight and accurate.
- Level up data hygiene with audits, validation rules, and smart automations that eliminate messy manual work.
- Report on key programs such interviewer training, referrals, tool governance and highlight what’s working (or not).
- Help lead AI and automation projects that cut repetitive tasks and boost data quality across the board.
- Turn complex datasets into clear, actionable recommendations for recruiting leaders.
- Serve as the go‑to technical partner for recruiting leads, helping them use dashboards, insights, and forecasts like pros.
Core Competencies:
Data & Analytics
- Analyze recruiting data using existing tooling in ATS, Tableau, and other HR Systems; translate findings into clear insights.
- Support design, testing, and implementation of dashboards in Tableau or similar BI tools partnering with BI teams.
- Understand recruiting data structures and system dependencies.
- Use data to evaluate performance and drive decisions.
Systems & Technology
- Manage and optimize our current ATS (Greenhouse) through data analysis and decision making.
- Apply a systems‑oriented mindset to improve tools and workflows.
- Use AI and automation to streamline processes.
- (Bonus) Write and interpret SQL to support deeper analysis.
Recruiting Operations
- Apply 4–6 years of experience in recruiting operations, systems, analytics, or a related field.
- Strengthen candidate assessment methods and ensure consistent, fair evaluation.
- Design and improve end‑to‑end recruiting processes.
Candidate Experience
- Create a smooth, positive, and engaging experience for candidates at every stage.
Communication & Collaboration
- Communicate technical and analytical concepts in simple language for non‑technical partners.
- Collaborate effectively across teams and functions.
- Present insights and recommendations clearly to influence decisions.
Problem‑Solving & Strategic Thinking
- Break down complex problems and identify the best path forward.
- Develop and support execution of sourcing, assessment, and operational strategies informed by data.
- Continuously look for ways to improve processes and team effectiveness.
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In accordance with various US state laws, the range provided is the Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, and location. All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance. The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as variable compensation-based incentives and commissions. Plus, expected benefits for this role include 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, and 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. Click here to learn more.
Note: Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock-based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leave
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to creating an inclusive hiring experience where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
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