Google Tag Manager & Digital Analytics Specialist Role Overview
We are looking for a Google Tag Manager (GTM) & Digital Analytics Specialist who can operate across both marketing analytics and technical implementation. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with GTM, GA4, data-layer implementation, event tracking, tag configuration, debugging, and digital marketing measurement. The candidate will work closely with Marketing, Digital/Product teams, Developers, Data/Analytics teams, and business stakeholders to design, implement, validate, and maintain web/mobile tracking solutions and ensure accurate, actionable analytics data.
Key Responsibilities
- Google Tag Manager Implementation Design, configure, test, and maintain Google Tag Manager containers.
- Create and manage: Tags Triggers Variables Custom HTML/JavaScript tags Custom events
- Implement tracking for page views, clicks, forms, downloads, video interactions, navigation, and other user activities.
- Manage GTM workspaces, versions, publishing, and change control.
- Troubleshoot tag-firing and implementation issues.
- GA4 & Digital Analytics Implement and maintain Google Analytics 4 (GA4) tracking through GTM.
- Define events, event parameters, user properties, and conversions/key events.
- Develop and maintain measurement strategies aligned with business and marketing objectives.
- Analyze user journeys, engagement, conversion funnels, and campaign performance.
- Identify data-quality issues and recommend improvements.
- Data Layer & Technical Tracking Design and implement data-layer specifications in collaboration with web developers.
- Define the data attributes and event structures required for analytics and marketing tracking.
- Work with development teams to implement appropriate data-layer events.
- Validate data-layer payloads and ensure consistent tracking across websites and applications.
- Troubleshoot issues involving cookies, browser behavior, DOM elements, JavaScript, and network requests.
- Marketing Technology & Advertising Tracking Implement and manage tracking for platforms such as: Google Ads Meta/Facebook LinkedIn Floodlight Other third-party marketing and analytics platforms
- Configure conversion and remarketing tracking.
- Support campaign measurement and attribution requirements.
- Work with marketing teams to ensure tracking supports campaign objectives.
- Technical Debugging & QA Use GTM Preview/Debug mode, GA4 DebugView, browser Developer Tools, and network inspection tools to troubleshoot tracking.
- Perform end-to-end tracking validation before production releases.
- Identify duplicate, missing, or incorrectly configured events/tags.
- Create and maintain tracking QA checklists and test scenarios.
- Investigate discrepancies between analytics, advertising platforms, CRM and other data sources.
- Consent & Privacy Implement and maintain tracking in accordance with applicable privacy and consent requirements.
- Work with consent management platforms and support Google Consent Mode implementations.
- Ensure tags behave appropriately based on user consent.
- Partner with security/legal/privacy teams when required.
- Stakeholder & Cross-functional Collaboration Translate business and marketing requirements into technical tracking specifications.
- Work closely with: Marketing teams Product managers Web/mobile developers Data engineers BI/analytics teams QA teams
- Document tracking requirements, implementation details, and changes.
- Provide guidance and training to marketing and analytics users on GTM and GA4.
Required Technical Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with Google Tag Manager (GTM)
- Strong knowledge of Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
- Experience implementing web analytics and event tracking
- Good understanding of data-layer architecture
- Working knowledge of JavaScript
- Good understanding of HTML and CSS
- Experience with browser Developer Tools
- Experience debugging tags, events, cookies, and network requests
- Experience with conversion and marketing tracking
- Strong understanding of digital analytics concepts
Good to Have
- Google Ads conversion tracking Meta Pixel LinkedIn Insight Tag Floodlight Google Consent Mode Cookie/Consent Management Platforms Server-side Google Tag Manager BigQuery Looker Studio Adobe Analytics Tealium or other tag-management platforms REST APIs and JSON Experience with React/Angular or other modern web frameworks
Analytics & Marketing Skills
- Digital marketing funnels
- Customer journeys
- Campaign tracking
- UTM parameters
- Conversion tracking
- Attribution concepts
- Ecommerce tracking
- Lead-generation tracking
- Engagement metrics
- Audience segmentation
- Marketing campaign measurement
- Analytics data quality
- KPI definition and measurement
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Marketing Analytics, Data Analytics, or a related discipline. 3–7+ years of relevant experience in digital analytics, tag management, marketing technology, web analytics, or a similar role. Strong practical experience with GTM and GA4 is more important than certification alone.
Preferred Certifications
Google Analytics Certification Google Tag Manager / Google Marketing Platform-related certifications Google Ads Certification
Key Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to understand both business and technical requirements
- Excellent troubleshooting skills
- Strong attention to data quality and detail
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to work independently as well as with cross-functional teams
- Strong documentation and stakeholder-management skills
Typical Deliverables
The person in this role may be responsible for delivering:
- GTM container implementations
- GA4 event tracking plans
- Data-layer specifications
- Marketing/advertising tag implementations
- Conversion tracking
- Tracking QA and validation reports
- Analytics implementation documentation
- Tagging standards and governance
- Tracking issue root-cause analysis
- Measurement plans and KPI definitions
- Technical recommendations for marketing analytics
Ideal Candidate Profile
"The ideal candidate is a hybrid Marketing Analytics + Technical Implementation professional who can take a requirement such as: "We need to measure the customer journey from campaign landing page product interaction form submission conversion." and independently translate it into: Business requirement Measurement plan Data layer GTM tags/triggers/variables GA4 events Marketing platform tracking QA Reporting/analysis."
Experience Level
Experience Level Recommended: 4–7 years overall experience with at least 2–4 years of strong hands-on GTM/GA4 implementation experience. For a senior position, experience with complex websites, multiple marketing platforms, consent management, data-layer architecture, and server-side GTM would be highly desirable.