Director of Design Technology

Who We Are Looking For

The Trade Desk is seeking an innovative Director of Design Technology to lead the technical design practice within our global UX Design organization. This is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping the tools, systems, AI capabilities, and engineering workflows that power how our design team creates and scales world-class product experiences.

What You Will Be Doing

• Shape & Advance the Design System
• Collaborate closely with the design system’s owners to influence token architecture, component governance, and versioning strategy
• Champion design-to-code pipelines that reduce friction between design and front-end development teams
• Lead AI Capabilities, Innovation & Tooling
• Evaluate, pilot, and implement AI tools across the design lifecycle — from ideation and wireframing to UI generation, copy assistance, and automated design QA
• Build and maintain an AI tooling roadmap that keeps the design team ahead of the curve on LLM-powered prototyping, layout generation, and intelligent design systems
• Drive Cross-Functional Influence
• Represent the UX Design team’s technology perspective in planning cycles and roadmap discussions
• Position TTD as a company at the forefront of AI-enabled design practice

What You Bring To The Table

• You are an experienced design technology leader with a proven track record of building the systems, tools, and AI-powered workflows that enable great design teams to do their best work.
• You possess a strong technical foundation, a genuine design sensibility, and the strategic thinking to connect tooling investment to real business and user outcomes.
• You are driven by craft, energized by emerging technology, and skilled at leading through influence in complex, cross-functional organizations.