Director, Data Operations & Automation

Interpublic; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Group is seeking a Director, Data Operations to guide data strategy, governance, and BI solutions across agency teams and clients. You will drive data integrity, analytics excellence, and automation initiatives with cross-functional partners.

Leading data operations, you will oversee governance, QA, and reporting frameworks, mentor teams, and partner with media, analytics, and finance stakeholders to deliver scalable data platforms and insights.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in data operations and/or business intelligence.
• 5–6+ years’ experience in an advertising agency environment.
• 6+ years’ experience with digital media data (ad server, search, social, etc.).
• 4–6+ years’ experience in data governance and quality within BI/ETL.
• 5–6+ years’ experience in management roles, including direct reports and offshore teams.
• 5–6+ years’ experience in client-facing roles.
• Demonstrated success designing and delivering data management frameworks.
• Strong communication and multitasking skills.

Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership: develop and maintain data governance frameworks.
• Lead BI tools adoption and data warehousing enhancements; standardize data and reporting.
• Cross-functional liaison among internal teams, vendors, and clients.
• Oversee project planning, resource allocation, and timely delivery.
• Oversee data quality, compliance, and issue resolution.
• Mentor managers and analysts; foster collaborative culture.
• Act as SME for client initiatives and drive data best practices.
• Champion automation and data-centric workflows.

Skills

Data operations

Business intelligence

Advertising agency experience

Data governance

Team leadership

Client-facing

Automation

Communication

Tools

Tableau

PowerBI

Datorama

Looker/Looker Studio

SQL

Python

AWS (Redshift)

Job description

Omnicom Group is seeking a Director, Data Operations to guide data strategy, governance, and BI solutions across agency teams and clients. You will drive data integrity, analytics excellence, and automation initiatives with cross-functional partners.

Leading data operations, you will oversee governance, QA, and reporting frameworks, mentor teams, and partner with media, analytics, and finance stakeholders to deliver scalable data platforms and insights.