What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Platform Operations Analyst Expert position at The Trade Desk?
The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. Our mission is to deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers, setting a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency.
About Us
We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.
Job Description
We're looking for an experienced, proactive, detail-oriented individual to join our Platform Operations team. Your passion for cost efficiency drives you to seek the best value and build a robust technical purchasing foundation.
You bring experience in technical procurement, forecasting & budget planning, and developing & driving operational processes.
The Trade Desk develops and deploys infrastructure globally across data centers, networks and public clouds. Our team owns the sourcing strategy, external business relationships, internal engineering, product, finance and accounting partnerships, and finally the delivery of critical infrastructure from new product ideas to scale deployment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the creation and refinement of processes and procedures that ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness for technical components of our platform including Data Centers, On-Prem hardware, Cloud partners, support vendors and SaaS partners.
- Serving as a point of escalation for vendor related issues and incidents, coordinating resolution efforts and implementing preventive measures to mitigate future risks.
- Collaborate with the Senior Leadership: Partner with product management and engineering stakeholders to effectively articulate the importance of financial ownership and accountability, while empowering the engineering organization to operate independently using guidance and guiderails communicated.
- Analyze Market Trends: Keep abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential impact on the organization to create strategies that will proactively identify optimization opportunities to help our Business meet their goals.
