Director, Data & Platforms

Chicago, IL (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive8+ years exp

Posted 8 months ago

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Job Summary

Own audience-driven ad tech strategy and translate data into ROI, guiding platform choices and client impact.

  • Own audience data strategy and inform media plans across client accounts to meet business objectives.
  • Explain ad tech concepts clearly and manage CDP/Identity solutions deployment with activation teams.
  • Identify opportunities, evangelize findings, and share insights to shape client decisions and personalize journeys.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Be an in-house expert on how audience and data-led digital advertising can provide ROI for clients
  • Guide and drive use of audience data to impact media strategies for client account(s) based on overall objectives
  • Understand how platform/data technologies work and offer the ability to explain technical concepts in ordinary terms (be technically savvy & understand the opportunities and limitations)
  • Identify opportunities and industry learning. Meet with vendors and provide a POV with a client lens and in desired format. Educate/evangelize the findings
  • Develop personalization strategy across all channels- customers, prospects on mobile, desktop, client website, CRM, etc.
  • Partner with internal Activation teams to support media activation as well as advanced data use cases
  • Oversee relationship with CDP, Identity Resolution, and project manage the deployment and activation of these and other data technology solutions
  • Share knowledge with client and internal teams regarding audience insights and results to impact business needs
  • Manages team independently
  • Owns client business-related decisions, with input where necessary

Requirements

  • 8+ years experience in digital media and ad technology
  • 3+ years team managing 2+ direct reports
  • In-depth technical knowledge of ad and marketing technology including ad servers, rich media, dynamic creative, streaming video, OBA, ad verification, data management platforms, customer data platforms, identify resolution, solutions, DSPs, etc.
  • Strong understanding of digital media planning and management processes
  • Expert knowledge and experience with Identity Solution tools (eg. Epsilon, Liveramp, Neustar)
  • Expert understanding and usage of CDP (eg. Salesforce, Adobe, Treasure Data)
  • Expert understanding data flow within adtech/martech ecosystem.
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Founded in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, today Publicis Groupe is the second largest communications group in the world and a leader in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation, led by Arthur Sadoun, the third CEO in its history. Publicis Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Publicis Groupe is a privileged partner in its clients’ transformation to enhance personalisation at scale. The Groupe relies on ten expertise concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media, Data and Technology. Through a unified and fluid organisation, its clients have a facilitated access to all its expertise in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals. Website: www.publicisgroupe.com X: @PublicisGroupe Instagram: @publicisgroupe YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/publicisgroupe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/publicisgroupe

Founded in 1926
Paris, Ile de France, FR
34K employees (11,817 in marketing)
75% recommend to a friend
84% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
526.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.4%
Direct
38.4%
Referral
11.8%
Social
15.8%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~40.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8,687 (22% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
3.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
103

Funding

Total Funding
$1.4B
Last Raise
$1.4B
Post IPO Debt, 10 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.4B

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