Data Operations Leader - AI Insights & Governance

Adelphi Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Media Group's Data Operations team in New York is seeking a senior data operations professional to ensure timely, accurate data for agency and client decision-making, powering AI-driven insights and real-time optimizations.

This role leads governance, data quality, and campaign reporting capability development, working with offshore Annalect teams and OMG networks to deliver scalable data solutions. 8+ years in marketing data and strong BI, SQL, and cloud skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in marketing science, advertising analytics, data operations, business intelligence, or campaign insights, ideally in a media or agency environment.
• 6+ years in marketing agency or directly working with marketing data – ideally focusing on paid media.
• Proficiency with advertising technology platforms and data quality/transformation tools is required. Experience with DBT or Great Expectations preferred.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies and project management tools is required. Experience with Starburst, Smartsheet, and/or JIRA preferred.
• Expert in business intelligence technologies; direct use of PowerBI or Salesforce Marketing Cloud Intelligence is required. Experience with Tableau or Looker.
• Experience with programming/query languages for business intelligence purposes, including fluency in SQL, is strongly preferred. Familiarity with Python, JavaScript, or DAX is preferential.
• Ability to influence and manage cross-functional teams without formal authority; extensive involvement on projects including offshore, technology, operations, vendor, or agency teams required.
• Experience with the Customer Lifecycle and distilling technical information for non-technical audiences; working with global analytics and client teams preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leverages mastery of tools, systems, workflows, and teams to guide and evolve the team – streamlining and designing our most complex processes, suggesting organizational design and responsibilities, and leading implementation or selection of new partners or vendors.
• Support the design and execution of our most complex projects.
• Lead the design and implementation of taxonomy and naming conventions.
• Enforce governance and high data quality standards.
• Sees business impact beyond team and function, connecting prioritization and work delivery to broader Annalect, Omnicom Group, and client goals.
• Expert-level knowledge across the firm, with the ability to connect dots and grow the overall bench knowledge/strength of the team.
• Support the client and agency in data quality and use of data for better decision-making.
• Drive rapid development of innovative campaign reporting solutions.

Skills

Data governance

Leadership

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Influence without authority

Education

BS/BA or MS in Business, Marketing, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, IS, CS, or related field

Tools

DBT

Great Expectations

Starburst

Smartsheet

JIRA

PowerBI

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Intelligence

Tableau

Looker

SQL

Python

JavaScript

DAX

Job description

Omnicom Media Group's Data Operations team in New York is seeking a senior data operations professional to ensure timely, accurate data for agency and client decision-making, powering AI-driven insights and real-time optimizations.

This role leads governance, data quality, and campaign reporting capability development, working with offshore Annalect teams and OMG networks to deliver scalable data solutions. 8+ years in marketing data and strong BI, SQL, and cloud skills are essential.