The Trade Desk is seeking a Senior Director, People Advisory Partners to lead its North America (NAMER) People Partner team through the dynamic challenges of a growth company. The role demands exceptional agility, unwavering grit, and executive presence to influence senior leadership decisions.
Requirements
- Lead a team of strategic HR partners (People Advisory Team) that serve as trusted partners to employees, managers and executives on people related matters.
- Build and support a high performing team of HR professionals who support North America employees and are aligned by business.
- Partner directly with C-suite and senior executives to provide strategic counsel on organizational design, talent strategy, and people decisions that accelerate business growth in our rapidly scaling environment.
- Navigate the complexities of a mature growth company by anticipating scaling challenges, adapting HR strategies to evolving business priorities, and building infrastructure that supports continued expansion while maintaining operational excellence.
- Champion a culture of high work performance by providing hands-on support and thought partnership to your team, modeling the agility and grit required to succeed in our fast-paced environment.
- Create and implement innovative People programs that help leaders achieve their business goals, with the flexibility to pivot strategies based on changing market conditions and organizational needs.
- Drive your team to a high standard of service, with an expectation of adhering to SLAs, escalating and addressing risk, identifying opportunities to improve service and collaborating effectively.
- Partner with colleagues in EMEA and APAC to create globally consistent programs while adhering to local practices, demonstrating cultural agility and the persistence to align diverse stakeholder perspectives.
- Collaborate with People Development leaders to ensure teams are working together on business team support, sharing insights and creating a seamless employee experience across all touch points.
- Weigh-in on the design and implementation of strategic employee programs including Engagement Survey, Performance Management, and Talent Management related initiatives.
- Analyze team metrics, KPIs, SLAs and other data sources to recommend and implement continuous improvement initiatives that enhance service delivery speed and quality.
- Leverage knowledge of employment law to help mitigate risk while consulting on People related matters.
- Provide recommendations to senior leadership on the performance measures that should be taken in response to individual needs, balancing business requirements with employee advocacy.
- Skilled in de-escalating potential conflicts and building conflict resolution strategies in partnership with People Development and People Relations teams.
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents
- Retirement benefits (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 (1 hour per 30 hours worked)
- Vacation time (up to 160 hours per year)
- Paid holidays (13 per year)
