or apply directly on The Trade Desk's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 76 days The Trade Desk's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 5% of The Trade Desk's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at The Trade Desk
- high 159 stale, 3 reposted of 159 open
- Hiring momentum
- 290 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from The Trade Desk's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for The Trade Desk.
About this role
As a Principal UX Researcher at The Trade Desk, you will lead research initiatives across various product areas, collaborating closely with product owners, engineers, and designers. Your role involves scoping strategic projects, mentoring a team of researchers, and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative methods to gather insights that inform product development and improve user experiences in the advertising ecosystem.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of The Trade Desk as an employer.
What you need
- 12+ years of experience as a user researcher at a technology company
- Leadership skills to drive research programs to strategic impact
- Ability to synthesize data from multiple sources to surface valuable insights
- Expertise in championing research and data-informed decisions
- Comfortable working independently on complex problems
- Strong storytelling skills to communicate research findings effectively
Nice to have
- Research experience in B2B and advertising tech
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- The role may involve navigating complex or ambiguous problems
- Research experience in B2B and advertising tech is preferred but not mandatory
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Listed by The Trade Desk on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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