Senior Recruiter - Sales (Contract)

thetradedesk

New York

Posted May 28, 2026

Full-time
Recruiting

Job description

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.

What We Do:

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Recruiter (Contract) to support our Business Development, Sales, and Client Services hiring across the East Coast during a period of elevated hiring demand.

This is a minimum 6-month contract role designed to provide immediate capacity and expertise to manage a surge in hiring volume. The recruiter in this role will be expected to own full-cycle recruitment end-to-end, while also building deep expertise in and helping drive internal mobility efforts across the organization.

This person should be passionate about making connections and energized by identifying entrepreneurial and ambitious commercial talent. In parallel, they will play a critical role in ensuring our internal hiring processes (internal applicants, referrals, and mobility pathways) are executed thoughtfully, fairly, and efficiently.

This position will be based in our New York office and report to the Sr. Director of Talent Acquisition for Go-to-Market hiring.

What You'll Do:

Full-Cycle Recruitment Execution

Own and drive the full-cycle recruitment process including sourcing, screening, interview management, feedback, and offers across a high volume of roles
Partner closely with Hiring Managers to deeply understand role requirements and deliver against aggressive hiring timelines
Build and execute creative sourcing strategies to identify top talent across Sales, Business Development, and Client Services
Deliver strong pipelines of qualified candidates using both active and passive sourcing approaches

Internal Mobility & Candidate Experience

Become a subject matter expert in internal mobility, ensuring consistent, fair, and well-communicated processes for internal applicants
Manage internal candidates, referrals, and offer processes with a high degree of care, transparency, and rigor
Partner closely with People Advisory Partners (HR) to align on internal moves, performance considerations, and hiring governance
Help strengthen and scale internal mobility processes during a period of increased hiring activity

Stakeholder Partnership & Influence

Influence and advise Hiring Managers on interview best practices, decision-making, and hiring strategy
Provide clear, consistent updates to stakeholders on pipeline health, progress, and risks
Maintain strong relationships with both candidates and internal partners throughout the hiring process

Operational Excellence

Maintain high data integrity within our ATS and ensure accurate pipeline tracking and reporting
Identify opportunities to improve recruiting workflows and candidate experience during this high-demand period

Who You Are:

Ideally 8+ years of recruiting experience, with strong in-house experience supporting Sales or GTM hiring (AdTech or Digital Media preferred)
Proven ability to operate in a high-volume, fast-paced recruiting environment, owning multiple searches end-to-end
Demonstrated success in full-cycle recruiting and proactive sourcing, including passive candidate engagement
Experience managing or supporting internal mobility processes is highly preferred
Strong track record of influencing senior stakeholders and building trust across cross-functional partners
Deep understanding of the US media landscape, ideally with exposure to Programmatic
Highly organized, data-driven, and comfortable navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities

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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

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

$65—$85 USD

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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