Marketing Technology Executive

Sainsbury's; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Argos is seeking a hands-on digital marketing and analytics specialist to maintain web and app tracking, support advertising operations and help deliver new marketing technology across its digital ecosystem.

You will collaborate with Analytics, Product, Engineering, Legal and Data Governance to ensure solutions meet business and regulatory requirements, while improving data quality, attribution and activation for paid media and customer acquisition.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital marketing, advertising ops, marketing tech or analytics implementation.
• Knowledge of major analytics/ad platforms like GTM, Adobe Analytics, GA4 and CM360.
• Awareness of UK GDPR, privacy requirements and cookies changes.
• Ability to explain technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating delivery across multiple internal teams, agencies and technology partners.
• Proactive, curious and organised with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage marketing tags and mobile SDKs using Tealium and related implementation tools.
• Support day-to-day advertising operations, including campaign URL tracking, QR codes, platform configuration and technical troubleshooting.
• Partner with Analytics teams to investigate data quality, attribution and measurement issues across web and app journeys.
• Coordinate the delivery of new marketing technology, tracking and activation capabilities from requirements through testing and launch.
• Manage agency and technology‑partner backlogs, set priorities, monitor delivery and remove blockers.
• Work with media platforms and partners to apply best practice and identify opportunities to improve activation, optimisation and performance.
• Use an agile test‑and‑learn approach to assess new tools, integrations and data‑led media capabilities.
• Work with Product, Engineering, IT, Legal, Privacy and Data Governance teams to ensure solutions meet business, security and regulatory requirements.
• Document implementations, decisions, dependencies and support processes so that solutions can be maintained and scaled.

Skills

Digital marketing

Advertising operations

Marketing technology

Analytics implementation

Stakeholder communication

Project coordination

Attention to detail

Tools

Google Tag Manager

Adobe Analytics

GA4

CM360

Job description

At Argos, we’re a digital-led UK retailer that keeps pushing boundaries to meet every generation with what they want, how and when they want it. As a market leader in general merchandise, serving millions of customers through our website, app, same-day delivery and Click & Collect services, we offer real opportunities to learn, grow and shape your career. With roles spanning Commercial, Buying, Merchandising, Design and Supply Chain, through to Digital, Operations, Customer Experience, Marketing, and People and Transformation , you will work with brilliant colleagues and directly shape how we serve our customers every day. From enabling inspiring choice across our owned brands, including Habitat, Chad Valley and Bush, alongside the world’s biggest brands like Apple, Lego, Xbox and Samsung, to making shopping effortlessly convenient, championing trusted value and accelerating our strategy - Argos is an exciting place to build your future.

Role purpose

You will help ensure digital marketing activity is measured accurately, activated responsibly and supported by reliable marketing technology. Working across Argos and Habitat, you will maintain web and app tracking, support advertising operations, troubleshoot measurement issues, and help deliver new capabilities across paid media and customer acquisition.

This is a hands‑on role for someone who enjoys understanding how data moves between websites, apps, analytics platforms and media channels, and who can translate technical issues into clear actions for marketing, product, engineering, analytics and agency teams.

What You Will Do

Manage marketing tags and mobile SDKs using Tealium and related implementation tools.

Support day‑to‑day advertising operations, including campaign URL tracking, QR codes, platform configuration and technical troubleshooting.

Partner with Analytics teams to investigate data quality, attribution and measurement issues across web and app journeys.

Coordinate the delivery of new marketing technology, tracking and activation capabilities from requirements through testing and launch.

Manage agency and technology‑partner backlogs, set priorities, monitor delivery and remove blockers.

Work with media platforms and partners to apply best practice and identify opportunities to improve activation, optimisation and performance.

Use an agile test‑and‑learn approach to assess new tools, integrations and data‑led media capabilities.

Work with Product, Engineering, IT, Legal, Privacy and Data Governance teams to ensure solutions meet business, security and regulatory requirements.

Document implementations, decisions, dependencies and support processes so that solutions can be maintained and scaled.

What Success Looks Like

Tracking and measurement remain accurate, resilient and well maintained across websites and apps.

Technical issues are triaged methodically, communicated clearly and resolved with the right teams.

New capabilities are delivered with clear requirements, robust testing, appropriate governance and effective handover.

Stakeholders trust the data and understand how marketing technology supports acquisition, sales and customer experience.

Agency and partner activity is prioritised against measurable business value.

You identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce manual effort and improve implementation quality.

Essential

What you need to know

Practical experience in digital marketing, advertising operations, marketing technology, analytics implementation or a related discipline.

Working knowledge of marketing tags, analytics and ad platforms such as Google Tag Manager, Adobe Analytics, GA4 and CM360.

Awareness of server‑side tracking, privacy requirements, UK GDPR, the DMA and changes affecting third‑party cookies.

Ability to analyse technical problems, use evidence to reach a conclusion and explain findings to non‑technical stakeholders.

Experience coordinating delivery across multiple internal teams, agencies and technology partners.

A proactive, curious and organised approach, with strong attention to detail.

Desirable

Experience With JavaScript, SQL Or Any Other Coding Languages.

Knowledge of cloud platforms and data services, particularly Google Cloud Platform and BigQuery.

Experience with product feeds, catalogue data or API‑led data activation.

Familiarity with server‑side tag management, conversion APIs or privacy‑enhancing measurement approaches.

Experience building lightweight tools, automations, dashboards or web applications.

Hands‑on experience in at least one paid media channel, such as paid search, paid social, display or affiliates.

Confidence working with APIs or platform integrations, including configuration, testing and issue diagnosis.

Understanding of campaign tracking, attribution, data layers, consent and the flow of data between digital properties and media platforms.