Manager, Data Operations

Digitas North America; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability insurance

401K

Parental and family care leave

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Digitas North America is seeking a Data Ops Lead to guide a team of analysts in building and maintaining data pipelines and quality checks for marketing data. You will influence data-driven decisions, ensure governance, and collaborate across analytics teams.

The role requires 5–7 years in analytics within advertising or related fields, strong SQL and visualization skills, and experience with Alteryx, Python or R, and cloud platforms. A Bachelor's degree is required, with advanced degrees a plus.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years analytics experience in advertising agency, management consulting, or ad tech.
• Experience managing a team.
• Four-year college degree; advanced degree is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail, critical thinking and problem solving.
• Proficient with SQL and data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, Google Data Studio).
• Experience with Alteryx.
• Knowledge of Google Analytics and Google Marketing Platforms.
• Knowledge of Python and/or R is a plus.
• Experience with Google Cloud and AWS is a plus.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Data Ops Analysts and Senior Analysts to drive daily responsibilities and career growth.
• Guide data engineering to design and maintain high-quality data pipelines.
• Review SQL scripts and dataflows in tools like Alteryx or Google Dataprep
• Oversee data quality checks and remediation across marketing data systems.
• Maintain data governance, processing, and reporting.
• Oversee taxonomy governance for media and site stakeholders.
• Serve as a knowledge expert for media and site data processes and improvements.
• Promote data-informed decision making and process documentation.
• Coach junior team members and support project planning.
• Collaborate with Data and Analysis teams on data visualization initiatives.
• Help define the technology strategy for data management.
• embody Digitas values of being open, bold, and curious.

Skills

Team management

Data analytics

SQL

Data visualization

Communication

Detail orientation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree is a plus

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Google Data Studio

Alteryx

Google Analytics

Google Marketing Platform

Python

R

Google Cloud

AWS

Job description

Company Description

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of Data Ops Analysts and Senior Analysts through their day to day responsibilities, ensuring their growth as they progress through their career.
• Where applicable, guiding the data engineering team to ensure high data quality as they design, build, and maintain critical data pipelines
• Reviewing and assisting analysts with SQL scripts and dataflows in data wrangling tools like Alteryx or Google Dataprep
• Overseeing the design and execution of data quality checks and remediation of data quality across marketing data systems while ensuring full understanding of client deliverables
• Maintaining ongoing management and stewardship of data governance, processing, and reporting
• Overseeing taxonomy governance and ensure all key media and site stakeholders are following proper taxonomy additions and application
• Serving as a knowledge expert for media and site data processes and identifying areas of improvement to ensure appropriate turnaround times and data quality standards are being met
• Evaluating opportunities for simplification and/or automation for media and site data processes
• Influencing teams towards data-informed decision-making and analytical thinking
• Promoting a culture of process documentation
• Providing guidance on process improvements and best practices for data management
• Coaching junior team members
• Assisting project managers and key project stakeholders in creating effective and achievable project plans
• Working closely with other Data and Analysis teams, providing recommendations and direction on visualization of our data
• Playing a key role in defining the technology strategy for data management
• Empowering your team to live the Digitas values to be open, bold, and curious

Qualifications

We’re looking for strong, impactful experience, which typically includes

• 5-7 years of applicable experience in analytics with an advertising agency, management consulting company, or ad tech company
• Experience managing a team
• A four-year college degree; advanced degree is a plus
• Strong attention to detail, critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Passion for digital marketing, eagerness to learn in a constantly changing space, and a natural curiosity
• Proficient with SQL and data visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, PowerBI, Google Data Studio)
• Experience with tools like Alteryx a must
• Knowledge of digital data technologies (Google Analytics, Google Marketing Platforms, etc.)
• Knowledge and experience with Python and/or R a plus
• Experience working with Google Cloud and AWS a plus
• Comfortable in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment
• Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive.

• medical coverage
• dental
• vision
• disability
• 401K
• parental and family care leave
• family forming assistance
• tuition reimbursement
• flexible time off

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $88,540.00 - USD $135,632.00/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 12/1/2026.