The Trade Desk is a global technology company on a mission to create a better, more open internet through principled, intelligent advertising. Handling over 1 trillion queries per day, our platform operates at an unprecedented scale. Our award-winning culture, built on trust, ownership, empathy, and collaboration, values the unique experiences and perspectives each person brings, fostering inclusive spaces where authenticity thrives.
What we do
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior UX Designer to join our team, playing a pivotal role in shaping the user experience for our industry-leading digital advertising platform. As a Senior UX Designer, you will have the opportunity to influence and enhance the experience of our core products, ensuring our customers have a seamless and intuitive journey while achieving their goals.
What you'll do
- Champion a user-centered design approach, passionately understanding and advocating for the needs and preferences of our users.
- Support planning and vision on key company initiatives by collaborating with product managers, engineers, researchers, and content strategists.
- Execute design concepts by creating wireframes, 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 visual delight.
- 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 and platform areas.
- Support the Planning and execution of usability testing sessions, gathering valuable feedback from users and iterating on designs based on user insights.
- Contribute to high-level strategic decisions alongside the product and executive teams.
- Provide precise 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.
- Mentor and coach junior UX designers, providing valuable guidance and support on design projects.
Who you are
- 7+ years of professional UX design experience.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience.
- Strong design sensibility and attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Figma for design and prototyping.
- Experience in Agile or Scrum development environments.
- Complex problem-solving mindset.
- Experience in leading design teams or design projects.
- Strong experience in UX/Product Design.
- Ability to work with various stakeholders and uncovering/understanding their needs.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to make compelling and clear design presentations.
- Ability to lead collaborative co-creation and ideation sessions with multiple stakeholders.
- Mapping user journeys and interactive flows.
- Wireframing capabilities for features and content.
- Deep understanding of user research and testing.
- Ability to translate insights into tangible design.
- Enhancing the design system, building new elements and components.
- Advanced hands-on mentality and willingness to innovate.
- Data and insights analysis to determine experience success metrics & KPIs.
- Design strategy and execution.
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.