Media Data Operations Manager

Business Overview 

Mediahub is one of the three major global media agencies within IPG Mediabrands with over 1000+ employees worldwide. We are an award-winning agency built for brands who are challenging and disrupting the status quo. Our organization is focused on challenging all facets of media in an environment of rapid change in order maximize our clients’ investments. We are challenging key fundamentals in the areas of audience creation, purpose, creativity, and digital platforms.

Named Media Agency of the Year by Adweek, Ad Age, and Campaign, Mediahub is powered by the buying and intelligence power of Magna Global and the data backbone of Acxiom.

Position Summary

The Manager, Data Operations will play a key leadership role in streamlining of our operations regarding data, analytics, and reporting.  The objective of the role is to ensure that our investment teams and their data management practices are aligned to the data platform requirements.  This role is both operationally and analytically focused so attention to detail is a key prerequisite. This position will work across various groups including investment, analytics, technology, as well as others to ensure that our data is of highest quality so it may be used for both our internal and our clients’ reporting and analytics needs.

The Manager, Data Operations must be comfortable operating in a fast-paced, ever-growing environment and evolving as the needs of the business change. They must be comfortable working across different teams and must collaborate and communicate effectively.  This role, will also play a key role in developing cross-functional processes and developing a team of other Data Operation specialists, working closely with both the Group Director and Director of the department.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, monitor, and govern the quality of the data in our data platform that is used downstream for reporting and analytics purposes both internally and by our clients
• Act as the data platform SME within the investment teams and guide them in decision making based upon platform requirements
• Assist the investment teams with data management tasks to ensure they are done consistently across all teams
• Lead meetings with investment teams to understand the various aspects of media campaigns and how they are setup
• Review data quality and data governance reports and work with various teams and stakeholders to address and remediate data issues that will arise
• Assist the data governance team in communicating data governance standards and best practices to the investment teams
• Communicate and follow up with partners on expected data deliverables and escalate as needed
• Collaborate with the data governance team to develop new data quality alerts and process improvements
• Oversee a team of other data operation specialists
• Perform other duties as assigned

 

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree quantitative field, e.g., economics, mathematics, statistics, engineering, finance, or a related field of study (required)

• 4+ years working in a data or operations related role
• 2+ years media agency experience preferred
• Strong understanding of data and how upstream actions impact downstream quality
• Experience working across various teams as well as the ability to navigate large organizations

• Must be highly flexible and comfortable working in a dynamic environment.

• Ability to engage resources outside of direct-control to achieve objectives

 

We See You  

At IPG Mediabrands, we are unified behind a commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging. Together, we shine through a set of shared values and behaviors. We take pride in our responsibility to our clients, communities, and to each other. We embrace differences and recognize the unique value that each of us brings to our community.  

We encourage you to apply, as unique backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences are welcomed.   

We See You at IPG Mediabrands. 

Wage and Benefits

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family. To give you the ability to better meet your personal needs, and in support of your physical and emotional well-being, you will receive discretionary time off days and company-wide App