Senior Recruiter II - Engineering in London

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.

We're looking for a Senior Recruiter II to join our team to own and manage Engineering hiring across the EMEA region. You will execute hiring strategies and operate as a strategic partner to our Engineering teams to help define hiring priorities, shape searches, influence candidate evaluation, and guide hiring decisions that directly impact the direction of the company. You should be passionate about making connections and excited by the quest to find highly technical, ambitious talent both in the UK and across Europe. You will be expected to get involved in operational projects, help improve our recruitment processes, and ensure a best-in‐class candidate experience is at the forefront of everything we do.

What You'll Do

• Partner closely with Hiring Managers to deeply understand the function, team, and the requirements of open roles.
• Use market insights and candidate signals to influence hiring decisions, leveling, and compensation strategy for highly specialized Engineering roles.
• Collaborate with leadership and cross‐functional partners to understand organizational needs and map out long‐term talent acquisition strategies that balance priorities across all technical teams.
• Manage and drive full‐cycle recruitment process including sourcing, screening, interview, feedback, and offers for all levels of candidates.
• Find the best, brightest, and most passionate people for us using new and creative ways to find and engage.
• Provide regular status reports to business partners and keep candidate tracking up to date within our ATS.
• Maintain strong relationships with candidates and manage each step in the hiring process to foster long‐term relationships.
• Serve as a trusted advisor throughout candidate evaluation and closing — helping leaders calibrate for technical excellence, long‐term potential, and organizational fit.
• Partner collaboratively with our People Advisory Partners (PAP/HR) to ensure alignment on hiring needs, internal mobility processes, performance considerations, and uphold consistent hiring practices across the organization.
• Lead internal mobility thoughtfully and equitably, including internal applicants, referrals, and internal offer processes — ensuring fairness, excellent communication, and a solid reputation for the TA team with internal talent.
• Implement and drive recruiting programs to attract top talent.
• Represent the company with integrity and professionalism, speaking passionately and authentically about our mission.
• Maintain a high level of data integrity and present your work with a data‐driven approach.

Who You Are

• Ideally 8 years or more of experience, including both agency and in‐house experience.
• Strong technical proficiency with the ability to understand and evaluate technical qualifications.
• Passion for deeply understanding the needs of engineers and innovating recruiting processes tailored to the world of AI.
• Trusted advisor on complex compensation frameworks, including equity, with a strong understanding of market dynamics across pre‐IPO and public company environments.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, proactive attitude, and ability to operate autonomously.
• Extensive experience partnering with engineering candidates and hiring managers.
• Proven track record of scaling and building diverse, high‐performing teams in a fast‐paced environment.
• Creative approach to building a robust and scalable bench of talent.
• Positive curiosity about AI and how it can disrupt and enhance business outcomes.

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. 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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