Vice President Director, Data Operations

Company Description

Digitas is the Connected Marketing agency, built on the principle that there are better ways for brands to connect with people. We leverage comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities to deliver Media-Fueled Creativity via connected Solutions that include Connected Campaigns, Social Marketing, Brand Experience, CRM & Loyalty, and Marketing Transformation. A Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies for six consecutive years, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 4,000 employees across over 30 countries and 50 offices. For more information visit www.digitas.com.

Job Description

Vice President Director, Data Operations

We are the connected marketing agency, a full-service agency with modern creative & media, data, and technology services all under one roof. 

We are connected in the way we think and the way we work. At the heart of our company are great people that we call Unicorns. Our Unicorns are open, bold, and curious and love to solve complex problems for clients in unique ways.

Our Data & Analysis team is a group of curious, agile, and collaborative strategic analysts.  We collect, connect, and analyze data, transforming it into meaningful stories that drive overall marketing strategy and smarter business decisions.

To help with this, we’re looking for an outstanding Vice President Director, Data Operations — someone who leads a team of experienced Data Ops team members, aligns solutions with client goals, directs ongoing client relationships, thinks critically and strategically, has a passion for connecting people and processes more efficiently, provides innovative automation solutions and motivates internal teams to drive operational efficiencies with data.

Sound like you? Read on.

Day-to-day, your role includes:

• Leading a Data Ops team, ensuring their growth as they progress through their career
• Acting as a key partner for the client and internal teams by architecting data flows and developing strategies for ensuring marketing data is democratized, reliable and delivered efficiently
• Expanding current client work, consulting on client-side Data Ops, and helping clients realize the value of a dedicated team managing Data Ops
• Assisting clients in defining data automation and democratization needs and developing solutions to solve those challenges
• Creating frameworks and methodologies for deploying Data Ops solutions, leveraging existing Digitas intellectual capital and developing innovation solutions to fill any gaps
• Leading evaluations and opportunities with new platforms and solutions for simplifying and/or automating media and site data processes
• Ensuring projects are managed and executed efficiently
• Leading documentation and sharing best practices gained from other Data Ops projects
• Building a collaborative team environment, including participation in department-wide training efforts, and fostering employee career growth
• Leading development of roadmaps for deploying automation solutions and Data Ops projects
• Playing a key role in defining the technology strategy for data management
• Empowering your team to live the Digitas values to be open, bold, and curious
• Contributing to the vision and strategy for the Data Ops practice, including setting development roadmaps, participating in new business, and identifying growth or efficiency opportunities
• Determining new opportunities among existing clients and participating in broader new business and growth initiatives
• Leading, driving, and promoting a culture of process documentation, strong data governance and operational efficiencies
• Coaching and mentoring team members

Qualifications

We’re looking for strong, impactful experience, which typically includes:

• 10-12 years of applicable experience in analytics with an advertising agency, management consulting company, or ad tech company
• Strong client relationship and communication skills, experience managing multiple projects across teams
• Experience managing and mentoring a team, an empathetic leader
• Proven leadership ability with strong client relationship skills
• A four-year college degree; advanced degree is a plus
• Strong attention to detail, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Passion for digital marketing, eagerness to learn in a constantly changing space, and a natural curiosity
• Proficient with SQL and data visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, PowerBI, Google Data Studio)
• Knowledge of digital data technologies (Google Analytics, Google Marketing Platforms, etc.)
• Knowledge and experience with Python and/or R a plus
• Experience with tools like Alteryx
• Experience working with Google Cloud and AWS
• Comfortable in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment

Got what it takes? We’d love to hear from you!

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About Digitas:
Digitas is the Connected Marketing agency, built on the principle that there are better ways for brands to connect with people. We leverage comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities to deliver Media-Fueled Creativity via connected Solutions that include Connected Campaigns, Social Marketing, Brand Experience, CRM & Loyalty, and Marketing Transformation. A Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies for six consecutive years, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 4,000 employees across over 30 countries and 50 offices. For more information visit www.digitas.com.

Additional Information

Digitas is an equal opportunity employer. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.