Director, Data Management

PHD; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom’s Data Operations team in New York is seeking an experienced data professional to deliver modern agency services. Lead taxonomy strategy conversations, drive reporting automation across teams, and ensure high data quality for dashboards and reports.

The role requires 7–10 years in advertising or digital consulting, strong project management, and deep familiarity with programmatic platforms and analytics. Office attendance is required.

Qualifications

• Experience building data visualization solutions and automation pipelines.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Knowledge of standardized taxonomy practices for data collection and automation.
• Expert in QA resolution and data quality.
• Familiar with planning, optimization and analysis tools.
• Proficient with self-serve tools in search platforms and programmatic DSPs.

Responsibilities

• Lead taxonomy strategy conversations with stakeholders for media reporting.
• Drive adoption of reporting automation across teams.
• Act as SME for data quality projects and processes.
• Gather reporting requirements for dashboards and reports.
• Facilitate status meetings and drive task progress.

Skills

Data visualization

Automation

Presentation skills

Taxonomy practices

QA resolution

Project management

Education

University degree

Tools

Tableau

Datorama

Alteryx

Planit

Prisma

DDS

DV360

CM360

Innovid

Google Ads

Tag Manager

Analytics

Merchant Center

Job description

Job Description

The Data Operations team is pivotal in the delivery of modern agency services. We are tightly integrated with planning and investment teams to deliver on and exceed our clients’ business goals.

Agency

PHd

Job Function

Data and Analytics

Job Subfunction

Data Engineering

Job Description

The Data Operations team is pivotal in the delivery of modern agency services. We are tightly integrated with planning and investment teams to deliver on and exceed our clients’ business goals.

Responsibilities

External facing responsibilities:

• Lead taxonomy strategy conversations across key stakeholders for break out of media reporting
• Drive adoption of reporting automation across teams
• Act as the subject matter expert for projects and processes relating to data quality
• Gather reporting requirements for internal/external dashboard & reports
• Facilitate communication and progression of tasks through regular status meetings and working sessions
• Proactively elevate and resolve project roadblocks and issues
• Manage project plans for internal/external reporting across internal teams
• Assure timely follow through on all scheduled and ad hoc deliverables
• Provide ongoing technical support for data ops processes and taxonomy recommendations

Internal Facing Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance of data quality standards
• Lead, mentor and train junior level staff and offshore teams
• Create, gather and write data-related standards and processes documents
• Propose and generate targeted solutions on data quality issues and operational inefficiencies

Required Skills

• Data Collection and Processing: Experienced in building data visualization solutions (Tableau, Datorama, etc.) as well as automation solutions (Alteryx, Datorama, etc.)
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of the function and formation of standardized taxonomy practices for more accurate and efficient data collection & automation
• Expert in QA resolution
• Experienced with planning, optimization and analysis tools (Planit, Prisma, DDS)
• Expert familiarity with self-serve tools within Search platforms (Google Ads, Bing, SA360), Programmatic DSPs (DV360, Yahoo, etc.), Ad Servers (CM360, Innovid, etc.), Social Platforms (Meta, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and Google Suite (Marketing Platform, Tag Manager, Analytics, Merchant Center)
• Excellent project management skills

Education And Experience

• A university degree in a related field, and 7-10 years of experience in advertising, management consulting, marketing or digital consulting
• Knowledge of agency-side execution processes

Compensation Range: $90,000 - $215,000

Office Work Requirement

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

Commitment to Inclusion

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Compensation Range: $90,000 - $215,000