Advisor, Data Partnerships

Publicis Groupe; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Epsilon, a Publicis Groupe company in Chicago, seeks an Advisor, Data Partnerships to own day-to-day management of strategic data partner relationships and drive growth across the data ecosystem. You’ll partner with Product, Engineering, Privacy, Legal, Sales and Client teams to optimize partner value and ensure operational readiness.

You'll act as internal SME, manage onboarding, renewals, and scorecards, and translate complex data topics for internal stakeholders and clients while balancing

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience in data partnerships, ad tech, martech, data strategy or related field.
• Strong understanding of ad tech, data integration, activation, audience data, identity and data ecosystem.
• Experience managing external partner, vendor and data provider relationships.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across data, technology, product, commercial and client teams.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day partner management for a portfolio of strategic data partners.
• Coordinate onboarding, issue resolution, renewals, business reviews and growth planning.
• Serve as internal SME for partners, with knowledge of data assets, use cases and terms.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Privacy, Legal, Sales and Client teams.

Skills

Data partnerships

Ad tech / martech

Relationship management

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

Company Description

Overview

The Advisor, Data Partnerships serves as the primary business owner for an assigned portfolio of strategic third-party data partners. This role is responsible for managing partner relationships, driving business growth, supporting commercial activities, and improving the value delivered through Epsilon’s data partnership ecosystem. The Advisor acts as the central point of coordination between external partners and internal collaborators, ensuring strong partner performance, operational excellence, and successful execution of partnership initiatives.

Responsibilities

Summary of Role Responsibilities:

Own day-to-day partner management for an assigned portfolio of strategic data partners, including relationship management, onboarding, issue resolution, business reviews, renewal support, partner growth planning, and cross-functional coordination with Product, Engineering, Privacy, Legal, Sales, and Client teams. Serve as the internal subject matter expert for assigned partners, with deep knowledge of each partner’s data assets, commercial terms, use cases, limitations, operational processes, and strategic value to Epsilon.

Summary of Business Impact:

This role drives the performance, adoption, and value realization of Epsilon’s strategic data partnerships. By providing dedicated ownership of partner relationships, the Advisor improves partner accountability, operational execution, renewal readiness, and commercial growth while enabling leadership to focus on broader portfolio strategy and investment decisions.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience in data partnerships, ad tech,martech, digital media, data strategy, product partnerships, consulting, ora relatedfield.
• Strong understanding of ad tech, data integration, activation, audience data, identity, and the broader data ecosystem.
  • Ability to become the internal SME for assigned partners, including understanding partner capabilities, data assets, use cases, platform integrations, operational requirements, and commercial considerations.
• Experience managing external partner, vendor, data provider, technology, or research relationships.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across data, technology, product, commercial, client, and cross-functional partners.
• Experience coordinating partner onboarding, launches, issue resolution, business reviews, service-level follow-up, and operational readiness.
• Strong attention to detail across data delivery quality, partner documentation, commercial inputs, and operational follow-through.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex data partnership topics for internal stakeholders and clients.
• Sound judgment and accountability to operate through ambiguity, make recommendations, and balance the interests of Epsilon, clients, agency partners, and external data providers.

Preferred Qualifications / Nice to Have

• Experience with partner renewals, pricing, agreement terms, commercial negotiations, or growth planning.
• Hands-on experience with DSPs, media platforms, social ad managers, data onboarding platforms, SSPs, or adjacent activation technologies.
• Experience with data governance, privacy, compliance, data quality, audience activation, measurement, or identity workflows.
• Exposure to data-intensive verticals such as CPG, retail, finance, healthcare, or similar client categories.
• Ability to prepare executive-ready materials, partner scorecards, QBRs, and collaborator communications on complex data or platform topics.

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Additional Information

When you join Epsilon, we’ll create something EPIC together.

We’re a global leader in data and identity, with deep expertise in digital media, clean rooms, customer data platforms, loyalty and marketing services. Positioned at the center of Publicis Groupe, Epsilon helps brands deliver personalized experiences at scale and build lasting customer relationships by unlocking the full potential of data and identity. Epsilon operates in 30+ countries across EMEA, the Americas and APAC, with more than 8,000 employees.

Check out a few of these resources to learn more about what makes Epsilon so EPIC:

Our Culture: https://www.epsilon.com/us/about-us/our-culture-epsilon

Life at Epsilon: https://www.epsilon.com/us/about-us/epic-blog

Epsilon has five values that define our culture and guide us as we create value for our clients, our people and consumers. We seek candidates who align with our company values, demonstrate them and make them meaningful in their day-to-day work:

• Act with integrity. We are transparent and have the courage to do the right thing.
• Work together to win together. We believe collaboration is the catalyst that unlocks our full potential.
• Innovate with purpose. We shape the market with big ideas that drive big outcomes.
• Respect all voices. We embrace differences and foster a culture of connection and belonging.
• Empower with accountability. We trust each other to own and deliver on common goals.

Because You Matter

As an Epsilon employee, you deserve perks and benefits that put you, your family and your finances first. Our benefits encompass a wide range of offerings, including but not limited to:

• Time to recharge: Flexible time off (FTO), 14 paid holidays, paid sick time
• Family well-being: Parental/new child leave, childcare & elder care assistance, adoption assistance
• Extra perks: Comprehensive health coverage, 401(k), tuition assistance, commuter benefits, professional development, employee recognition, charitable donation matching, health coaching and counseling

Epsilon benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms.

Epsilon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Epsilon’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on actual or perceived race, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy), marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Epsilon also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. Epsilon will provide accommodations to applicants who need accommodations to complete the application process. Please reach out to [e-mail] to request an accommodation.

For San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles Areas: Epsilon will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Applicants with criminal histories are welcome to apply.

Compensation Range: USD $100,000.00 - USD $185,600.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/6/2026.