Sr. Director, Product Operations

The Trade Desk is looking for a Sr. Director, Product Operations to lead the operational backbone of their Product organization. The role requires equal parts operational excellence, executive facilitation, and strong stakeholder management.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years of experience in Product Operations, Business Operations, Consulting, or equivalent roles within high-growth technology environments.
• Demonstrated experience building and running structured roadmap processes at scale, including strategy facilitation, investment planning, and tradeoff management.
• Strong analytical capabilities, including opportunity sizing, business case modeling, and scenario planning.
• Experience facilitating executive-level alignment discussions across Product, Revenue, Engineering, and Finance.
• Proven ability to implement goal-setting frameworks (e.g., OKRs or equivalent) and establish measurable execution tracking systems.
• Experience designing structured feedback intake processes and translating qualitative input into prioritized action.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready presentations and clear documentation of decisions.
• High ownership mentality – comfortable operating in ambiguity and creating clarity where none exists.
• Strong judgment and intellectual rigor when navigating tradeoffs between strategic ambition, capacity constraints, and field demands.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority and build durable cross-functional alignment.

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
• 13 paid holidays per year
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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