Lead Staff Business Intelligence Analyst

Founded by the pioneers of
real-time bidding
(RTB), The Trade Desk has become the
fastest growing
demand-side platform (DSP) in the industry, allowing advertisers to reach their audiences - wherever they are on the open internet – in meaningful and relevant ways.
Our platform handles
tens of million queries per second
(and growing) from all over the world all serviced in single-digit-ms response times.
Some questions for you: Are you interested in driving a culture of data-driven decision making at the leading advertiser-focused company supporting the open internet? Are you up for applying your strong quantitative analysis and predictive analytics skills to tackle complex and impactful problems?
If this sounds of interest to you, and you're talented, driven, creative, and hungry to bring something entirely new and wildly ambitious into the world (and have some fun doing it), then we want to talk.
The Staff Business Intelligence Analyst is a primary contributor and leading subject matter expert on the Business Intelligence team, driving a culture of data-driven decision making at The Trade Desk for teams as widely varying as Client Services, Finance, Product, Technology, Marketing, People, Legal, and Sales.
This role requires working cross-functionally to understand evolving business needs deeply. You will be responsible for designing and developing insights capabilities, presentations, and models to guide the strategic decision making of senior and executive stakeholders. You will also be expected to use advanced analytics techniques to surface insights, guide business decisions, and proactively identify opportunities and threats.
What you'll do
Surface insights from multiple data sources to support complex operational decision making. Execute and/or coordinate critical, advanced analytics initiatives providing an interpretation of findings and the implications to The Trade Desk
Provide analysis of key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics across various business areas and develop actionable insights for leadership.
Influence The Trade Desk leadership by proactively seeking and framing opportunities and identifying business risks.
Develop solutions that deliver critical data-driven insights and decision metrics proactively and at scale.
Participate in and lead cross-functional teams whose members include Marketing, Sales, Operations, Product, Technology, People Analytics, and Finance
Develop strong, professional, and collaborative working relationships among BI team leadership and with key stakeholders
Provide transformational thought leadership for analytics including advanced data modeling, predictive modeling, and analytical techniques.
Perform other duties as assigned
Who you are
Master's degree in a quantitative or scientific field (Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, etc.) or equivalent experience
12-15+ years of analytical experience in advanced analysis and predictive analytics; demonstrated proficiency in applying this experience to address business problems and to aid decision making
4-6 years leading and managing BI teams.
Significant proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as SQL/R/Python.
Must have expert level experience with standard analysis tools (e.g., Microsoft Excel) and ability to create presentations conveying compelling data-driven stories
Experience with business intelligence (BI) and analysis tools (Tableau, Power BI, etc.)
Must possess a demonstrated curiosity to understand the "why" in the data
Excellent critical thinking skills and proven track record with presenting complex data-driven insights to stakeholders at all levels including senior and executive leadership
Ability to understand complicated problems and supply concise and relevant answers
Ability to convey technical topics to non-technical audiences
Ability to work independently in rapidly growing environment, handling multiple competing priorities with excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
Ability to build consensus across cross-functional and across geographic teams
Ability to come up to speed quickly on complex business topics. Adtech experience a plus.
Must possess a 'can-do' attitude, motivated by the opportunity to have significant and measurable impact on the business.
Must have the ability to work well with all levels of internal management and staff
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