Sr Manager Marketing Tech Enablement

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$143K/yr – $200K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and scale the marketing tech stack, focusing on reliable APIs, data models, and governance across enterprise systems.

  • Clear ownership of end-to-end architecture and intake for platform requests
  • Must-have: RESTful API design, cloud integrations (AWS/Azure), and security/governance
  • Standout: Leadership of cross-functional teams and vendor collaboration

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and define the end-to-end architecture for the marketing automation and martech ecosystem, ensuring platforms, data flows, and integrations are reliable, scalable, and aligned with enterprise IT standards.
  • Translate marketing requirements into technical specifications and architectural solutions.
  • Own the intake queue for marketing platform requests, incidents, enhancements, and defects.
  • Triage and prioritize issues, determine root causes, and coordinate with IT and vendors to drive timely resolution.
  • Partner with IT and Data teams to maintain alignment on data models, APIs, middleware, and infrastructure.
  • Design and document RESTful APIs including authentication, rate limiting, troubleshooting, versioning, and error handling, and evaluate MarTech platforms for API maturity and integration complexity.
  • Architect cloud-native integration solutions leveraging AWS, Azure, or equivalent platforms.
  • Design scalable ingestion pipelines supporting batch and real-time flows.
  • Establish monitoring, logging, and observability standards.
  • Ensure secure handling of PII and compliance with governance standards.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of experience in Marketing Technology, CRM integration, or enterprise integration engineering or 11+ years of experience in Marketing Technology, CRM integration, or enterprise integration engineering
  • 5+ years designing and implementing RESTful APIs including authentication and governance standards.
  • Strong understanding of HTTP protocols, JSON payload design, and event-driven architecture.
  • Experience writing technical integration specifications.
  • Working knowledge of Python, JavaScript/Node.js, or similar languages.
  • Experience architecting cloud-native integrations using AWS or Azure.
  • Familiarity with event streaming platforms such as Kafka or EventBridge.
  • Deep understanding of data modeling and CDP architecture.
  • Required Platform Expertise: Adobe (AEP, Marketo, RTCDP, Target) and Salesforce.
  • Proven leadership experience managing technical teams.

    Benefits

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    CDW

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    At CDW, we know how to make technology work so people can do great things. Our experts bring a full-stack, full-lifestyle approach with custom solutions, services and relationships to bring your vision to life. Through decades of experience, scale, and deep industry expertise, we deliver the full promise of what technology can do to help you reach your goals and drive innovation. Partner with CDW, and together, let’s Make amazing happen. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. For more information about CDW, please visit www.CDW.com.

    Founded in 1984
    Vernon Hills, IL, US
    18K employees (593 in marketing)
    76% recommend to a friend
    79% CEO approval

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    2.5M
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $2.4M
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    44.6%
    Direct
    47.1%
    Referral
    5.5%
    Social
    0.9%
    Paid
    1.9%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~18.1K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    430 (2% of company)
    Median Career Experience
    12.5 years
    Median Tenure
    5.3 years

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $58.7M
    Last Raise
    $58.7M
    Post IPO Equity, 11 years ago

    Funding History

    • Aug 2015
      Post IPO Equity • $58.7M
    • Jul 2008
      Series Unknown

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