The Trade Desk

Digital Advertising

Sr.TechnicalAnalyst-FP&A

$94–172k New York, New York, United States; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Denver, Colorado, United States; Cayman Islands
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Sr. Technical Analyst - FP&A at The Trade Desk. Skills: SQL, Excel, FP&A, Communication. Support FP&A team. Drive financial planning”

Industry & Context.

Digital Advertising
Problems you'll solve

Take ambiguous problems; Drive them to outcomes

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

SQL skills, Advanced Excel skills, Git-based workflow experience, Comfort operating in a role with direct financial impact

Nice to Have

2 - 4 years working experience as in Analytics, Finance, or AdTech, Python data and visualization tooling such as pandas, Experience building lightweight applications for analysts and business users, Familiarity with distributed processing and large-scale data, Experience implementing agentic workflows and/or automation in a business context, Comfort using LLM tools, Exposure to programmatic advertising / AdTech concepts

What You'll Do.

Drive financial planning

Analyze financial performance

Communicate recommendations confidently

Use LLM-powered development workflows

Maintain auditability

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Communicate recommendations confidently internally

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills; Tailor technical detail to audience

Process & Methodology

Take ambiguous problems, Drive them to outcomes, Identify opportunities, Scope work, Execute work, Iterate on work

Full 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 you'll do: This role sits within FP communicate recommendations confidently internally. Responsible adoption of AI tooling: use LLM-powered development workflows (e.g., Claude Code) to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality, security, and auditability. Who you are: Strong SQL skills (writing, debugging, and optimizing queries against large datasets). Advanced Excel skills and fluency in common FP comfort with packaging, testing, and reproducibility). Experience working in a Git-based workflow (branching, pull requests/code review, version control hygiene). Proven ability to take ambiguous problems and drive them to outcomes, identifying opportunities, scoping work, executing, and iterating. Comfort operating in a role with direct financial impact, including attention to controls, data quality, and auditability. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), including the ability to tailor technical detail to the audience. Preferred Qualifications: 2 - 4 years workin

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