Adtech company The Trade Desk lays off 15% of staff as it restructures into 'smaller pods'
Jeff Green's The Trade Desk is laying off 15% of its staff. Greg Doherty/Variety via Getty Images The Trade Desk is laying off 15% of its staff. The adtech company said the restructuring will help it become more focused. The Trade Desk had already experienced rapid exec turnover amid intensifying competition. Adtech company The Trade Desk is downsizing. In a note late Thursday, The Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green informed staff it was laying off 15% of its head count. In the announcement, which was also published on The Trade Desk's news site, The Current, Green said the aim was to restructure the company into "smaller pods and smaller scrums, but with greater focus." The company said in a February financial filing that it had 3,843 full-time employees as of December 31, 2025, meaning the restructure is estimated to affect more than 500 staffers. The news comes on the heels of the company reporting disappointing quarterly performance last month. Revenue grew by just 3% year-on-year, and it missed Wall Street expectations on earnings. Green said at the time the company "did not meet the standard we set for ourselves" and that it was taking actions to strengthen its execution, upgrade its
Jeff Green's The Trade Desk is laying off 15% of its staff. Greg Doherty/Variety via Getty Images The Trade Desk is laying off 15% of its staff. The adtech company said the restructuring will help it become more focused. The Trade Desk had already experienced rapid exec turnover amid intensifying competition. Adtech company The Trade Desk is downsizing. In a note late Thursday, The Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green informed staff it was laying off 15% of its head count. In the announcement, which was also published on The Trade Desk's news site, The Current, Green said the aim was to restructure the company into "smaller pods and smaller scrums, but with greater focus." The company said in a February financial filing that it had 3,843 full-time employees as of December 31, 2025, meaning the restructure is estimated to affect more than 500 staffers. The news comes on the heels of the company reporting disappointing quarterly performance last month. Revenue grew by just 3% year-on-year, and it missed Wall Street expectations on earnings. Green said at the time the company "did not meet the standard we set for ourselves" and that it was taking actions to strengthen its execution, upgrade its