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:
The IT Systems Administrator is responsible for the administration, configuration, support, automation, and continuous improvement of The Trade Desk's global collaboration, productivity, and AI platforms. This role operates across a diverse portfolio of enterprise technologies including Microsoft 365, Slack, Zoom, Power Platform, AI productivity tools, and associated cloud services.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical administration skills with a passion for automation, end-user experience, operational excellence, and emerging technologies. This individual will help scale enterprise services globally while maintaining security, compliance, reliability, and governance standards.
The position requires a hands-on administrator who can troubleshoot complex issues, deliver technical projects, develop automation, document standards, and partner with stakeholders to maximize the value of our collaboration and AI technology investments.
What you'll do:
Collaboration & Productivity Systems- Administer and maintain enterprise collaboration platforms, including:
- Microsoft 365
- Exchange Online
- SharePoint Online
- OneDrive
- Power Platform
- Slack
- Zoom Meetings, Webinars, Rooms, and Telephony
- Smartsheet and other approved productivity solutions
- Configure, manage, and maintain enterprise cloud applications and hosted services.
- Ensure platform availability, performance, security, and operational excellence across supported services.
- Manage enterprise cloud file storage, permissions, governance, and sharing controls.
- Support meeting room technologies and collaborate on room standards and deployment strategies.
- Evaluate, test, and recommend improvements to existing collaboration platforms and emerging technologies.
- Partner with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for improved productivity, automation, and user experience.
- Administer enterprise AI productivity platforms and services, including:
- Microsoft Copilot Chat
- Power Platform AI capabilities
- Slack AI integrations and agents
- Zoom AI Companion
- MPC Servers
- Manage AI platform configuration, licensing, tenant administration, security settings, governance controls, and adoption reporting.
- Support Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and compliance requirements related to AI technologies.
- Define and maintain standards for AI connectors, integrations, MCP frameworks, and approved enterprise AI workflows.
- Support and maintain internally developed AI agents and productivity solutions, including ongoing enhancements and operational support.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable AI platform architectures aligned with enterprise governance and security requirements.
- Assist with AI knowledge-sharing initiatives, prompt library management, and user enablement programs.
- Partner with Learning & Development and business stakeholders to support AI education and adoption efforts.
- Provide escalation support for assigned technologies.
- Participate in security incident response activities and remediation efforts.
- Operationalize support processes that can be performed by IT Operations teams.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, knowledge base content, standards, policies, and procedures.
- Maintain strong vendor relationships and participate in product roadmap discussions when appropriate.
- Contribute as a technical resource to global IT projects and initiatives.
- Apply industry best practices to deployments, upgrades, migrations, and issue resolution.
- Prepare status updates, technical reports, and implementation documentation as needed.
- Respond to eDiscovery requests.
- Maintain a high level of customer service and technical support for employees across all global offices.
- Other duties as assigned.
Who you are:
- Bachelor’s degree in related business or IT field preferred; Microsoft certification desired but not required with demonstrated experience.
- 5+ years of experience managing and working with:
- TTD’s collaboration tool stack, or similar products, for email, eDiscovery, cloud file storage and permissions, productivity suites, virtual meetings, chat, phone systems, meeting room systems, and unified communications.
- Microsoft PowerShell or equivalent scripting experience for systems management.
- Defining, documenting, and implementing standards for a given subject area.
- Experience administering AI productivity platforms preferred.
- Prior experience working with the ITIL framework in a SOX regulated environment is highly desired.
- Strong customer service orientation and communication skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation abilities.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across multiple platforms.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to balance operational support responsibilities with strategic project work.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and within cross-functional teams.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of systems, data, and company information.
- Conduct consistent with company ethics, security, compliance, and operational standards.
- Will be required to carry a company-funded smartphone and is expected to respond to urgent calls in a timely manner.
The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. 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.
[LA JOBS ONLY] The Trade Desk will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652.
[SF JOBS ONLY] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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
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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Skills Required
- 5+ years managing enterprise collaboration tool stacks (email, cloud file storage, virtual meetings, chat, phone systems, meeting room systems, unified communications)
- Microsoft PowerShell or equivalent scripting experience for systems management
- Experience with DLP policies and eDiscovery processes and compliance
- Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across multiple platforms
- Experience defining, documenting, and implementing technical standards and governance
- Strong customer service orientation, communication, and presentation skills
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational skills, and attention to detail
- Ability to balance operational support responsibilities with strategic project work and work cross-functionally
- Maintain confidentiality of systems, data, and company information
- Required to carry a company-funded smartphone and respond to urgent calls in a timely manner
- Bachelor's degree in related business or IT field
- Microsoft certification (desired but not required)
- Experience administering AI productivity platforms and AI governance controls
- Prior experience with ITIL framework in a SOX regulated environment
The Trade Desk Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Trade Desk and has not been reviewed or approved by The Trade Desk.
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Affordable Benefits — Healthcare premiums are often paid in full for employees and dependents, reducing out-of-pocket costs. Coverage includes medical, dental, and vision alongside mental health and wellness support.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Packages commonly include new-hire stock grants, a generous Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and equity refreshers tied to performance. Feedback suggests equity meaningfully boosts total compensation alongside base pay and bonuses.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, paid sick time, and sabbaticals are available. Paid parental leave and extensive family-planning support broaden time-off and caregiving coverage.
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What We Do
The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. Our mission is to transform media for the benefit of humankind. Our media-buying platform helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers — and sets a new standard for reach, accuracy, and transparency.
Why Work With Us
With up to 11 million queries per second and SLAs in the milliseconds, we’re tackling data and software challenges at massive scale. While we’re growing fast, investing in our value based company culture remains one of our top priorities. If you’re talented, driven, and hungry to bring something entirely new and wildly ambitious, let's talk.
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