Group Director, Business Analytics

Adelphi Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom seeks an senior Data & Analytics leader to drive client solutions across planning and investment teams. You will guide analytics roadmaps, lead audience segmentation, and translate data into actionable business insights.

The role emphasizes leadership, client relationship management, and staying ahead of evolving data technologies. With 11+ years in advertising or related fields, you will mentor teams, shape measurement plans, and collaborate on cross-functional initiatives to deliver

Qualifications

• 11+ years of data and analytics experience in advertising, management consulting, marketing or digital consulting.
• Knowledge of agency-side media campaign planning and execution is desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

• Consult with clients to identify business problems and develop analytics roadmaps.
• Lead consumer segmentation and audience identification processes.
• Advise clients on audience strategy, measurement and advanced analytics.
• Develop and execute measurement plans and adapt them as learnings evolve.
• Translate complex analytics into clear data stories to inform decisions.
• Identify growth opportunities at brand and portfolio levels and adopt new analytics technologies.
• Mentor and develop team members while driving career growth.

Skills

Marketing analytics

Audience-based marketing

Client relationship management

Leadership

Communication & storytelling

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Education

University degree

Job description

Agency: Initiative

Job Function: Data and Analytics

Job Subfunction: Data Science and Analytics

Job Description: The Business Analytics 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:

• Consulting with clients to identify business problems / opportunities and develop practical analytics roadmaps to make measurable impact on business outcomes.

• Lead the consumer segmentation and audience identification processes.

• Become a trusted advisor to client leads and senior clients and consult on audience strategy, measurement, and advanced analytics

• Share POVs regarding industry changes in the data and analytics space (future of measurement, new data solutions like clean rooms, attention measurement, etc.)

• Leading the development and execution of the measurement plan and revisiting the plan on an ongoing basis to revise it based on your most recent learnings.

• Distilling complex concepts and analytic solutions into a compelling data story with actionable conclusions to support decision making.

• Identifying growth opportunities at the brand and portfolio level innovation and the adoption of new analytics technologies.

• Investigating the impact of new data sources and technologies on the future of marketing and the vertical our brands are operating.

• Providing ad hoc support to the clients to solve broad strategic marketing problems.

• Leading and mentoring direct reports: Continually assess capabilities, provide a roadmap for career growth and institute goals to build / expand skills.

Internal facing responsibilities:

• Partner with the Planning and Investment teams on annual budget setting, media plan development and ongoing budget / plan optimization.
• Recruit new talent.
• Lead and mentor direct reports: continually assess capabilities, provide a roadmap for career growth and institute goals to build / expand skills.
• Keep in front of industry trends and developments by conducting research, engaging in training and attending industry events.

Required Skills

• Industry Knowledge in marketing analytics and data (1st and 3rd party data solutions, data lakes, data clean rooms, aggregated and user level data).

• Experience in integrated marketing related to media and/or customer journey development, including budgeting, revenue forecasting, ROI development.

• Expertise in audience-based marketing and data-driven advertising.

• Solution development: analytic skills, critical thinking and clarifying strategic & operational issues as relates to data and analytics. Problem-solving skills to drive issues to resolution.

• Proven leadership ability and strong, impactful client relationship experience.

• Stellar communication and presentation skills: we need someone who is articulate, engaging and straightforward – and, above all, can effectively and convincingly translate unstructured business solutions into innovative customer marketing programs.

• Ability to train and coach colleagues for growth: being organized and detail-oriented, prioritizing work, business writing & presenting, conducting analysis, and project management (scope, budgeting, timing).

Education and Experience

• A university degree and 11+ years of data and analytics experience in advertising, management consulting, marketing or digital consulting

• Knowledge of agency-side media campaign planning and execution process is desirable, but not required
  

$180,000-$200,000

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