Responsibilities

• Own the global media taxonomy framework, including campaign structure, naming conventions, channel hierarchies, audience/segment vocabularies, creative metadata, markets/brands, test indicators, and compliance rules.
• Create and maintain a global taxonomy playbook for all practitioners.
• Standardize global QA processes to ensure complete, accurate, reliable media data.
• Partner with DTBC and Activation teams to design how media data maps into standardized schemas.
• Define how data flows between systems (APIs, ETL/ELT, cloud connectors, data pipelines) to ensure media and business data land cleanly in analytics environments.
• Ensure taxonomy rules and data structures are consistently implemented across all media tools including ad servers, DSPs, platforms, tag managers and measurement systems.
• Select and manage taxonomy, enforcement, and QA tools.
• Build automated validation to identify violations and quarantine non‑compliant data.
• Support platform migrations, new technology onboarding, and global process alignment.
• Develop and deliver training and certification programs for global teams.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in media operations, ad tech, marketing data governance, or digital analytics.
• Deep experience in designing and enforcing media taxonomy and naming conventions across major platforms.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, schemas, IDs, lineage, validation, and data quality frameworks.
• Experience leading global governance processes and partnering with cross‑functional teams.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear operational guidance.
• Familiarity with Mediaocean/Prisma, clean rooms, modeling environments, and BI tools.
• Experience building or contributing to a Center of Excellence for taxonomy, tagging, or marketing data governance.

Benefits

• We care about your growth – we offer competitive salaries and annual compensation review
• We recognize and celebrate your success…all the time! Whether it’s through company meetups, employee recognition programs, or just a regular day, we make sure our people’s achievements are known and appreciated
• We’re truly a people-first organization. That’s why we offer a Flexible Time Off policy that puts you in control of your work-life balance, as well as market-leading primary and secondary caregiver and parental leave policies
• We have a hybrid in-office/remote working policy that focuses on bringing people together in-person when it’s needed most, i.e., team strategy brainstorms, learning & development opportunities, and company meetings
• We care about social and environmental Impact – we have dedicated Impact Champions who collaborate globally to make sure we’re leaving the world better than we found it
• We have an amazing group of Employee Resource Groups who form close knit communities and are committed to guiding the agency to become more inclusive, diverse, and representative of the world around us
• We’re part of Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing. We’re nimble and digital-first, and we’re quickly growing to take on the biggest legacy hold cos
• In addition to medical, dental and vision coverage, we offer a generous PTO plan, 401k program, comprehensive family planning benefits (including paid parental leave), and pre-tax commuter benefits. Benefits/perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Assembly and the location where you work.