The Trade Desk

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. We are proud of the culture we have built. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.

So, if you are talented, driven, creative, and eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team, then we want to talk!

Who we are:

As a Senior Designer on the OpenPass team, you’ll help create a simple and streamlined single sign-on (SSO) solution that allows organizations to increase authenticated users on their sites. With OpenPass, users can access premium content across the open internet using just their email addresses. OpenPass exists to keep the internet open and free - a place where consumers can seamlessly enjoy and support great content from talented creators and independent journalists. If you are talented, driven, creative, and eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team, then we want to talk!

What we do:

TTD User Experience (UX) brings together skilled teams of UX Designers, Researchers, and Writers. Our role is pivotal in understanding user behaviors and shaping our products. We collaborate closely with engineering and product management to craft products that not only serve users but also contribute to TTD’s success.

As a UX Designer, you'll use user-centered design methods to create engaging user experiences from concept to execution. Working in close collaboration with your partners, you’ll play a pivotal role in building innovative products that empower our users and transform the digital advertising industry.

What you’ll do:

• Champion a user-centered design approach, passionately understanding and advocating for the needs and preferences of our users.
• Contribute to planning and vision on key company initiatives by collaborating with product managers, engineers and researchers.
• Develop and implement design concepts by creating user flows, and interactive prototypes, developing intuitive and efficient user interfaces aligned with industry best practices.
• Transform broad, conceptual ideas into valuable user experiences that seamlessly blend functionality with ease-of-use.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and fellow designers, to bring designs to life and ensure a cohesive experience.
• Own the entire design process, including interaction and visual design, for complex features.
• Support the planning and execution of usability testing sessions, gathering valuable feedback from users and iterating on designs based on user insights.
• Provide implementation guidance to engineers, ensuring features maintain high quality and alignment with the design vision.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a design system, ensuring consistency and scalability of design elements and patterns across the platform.
• Stay informed about industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure our designs remain innovative and competitive.

Who you are:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional UX Design experience.
• Proficiency in Figma.
• Experienced working across organizational boundaries and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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.

[LA JOBS ONLY] The Trade Desk will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652.

[SF JOBS ONLY] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

NY, CO, CA, and WA residents only: In accordance with NY, CO, CA, and WA law, 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, abilities, 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 sales-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

At the Trade Desk, Base Salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is

$123,900—$227,200 USD