Data Architect , Data and Analytics

Company Overview

GroupM is the largest media investment company in the world – purchasing more than $104 bn. in billings. (RECMA 2013) GroupM serves as the parent company to Maxus, MEC, Mediacom, Mindshare, MetaVision Media and Xaxis. GroupM and its agencies employ over seventeen thousand people in four hundred offices spanning eighty-one countries.

GroupM Data & Analytics is a full service analytics, data, business, and marketing consultancy. We maximize our clients’ and agencies’ marketing ROI by providing leading edge data management tools, advanced analytics, and consulting to monitor, evaluate, and optimize media investments.

Position Overview

Candidates are expected to demonstrate the following skills/experience: hands-on skills in managing large data sets, familiarity with big-data concepts, cloud computing, open-source tools, and optimization techniques, excellent oral and written communication skills, client focus and the ability to support and enable teamwork, self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop a strong understanding of client’s core objectives and challenges
• Document data architecture requirements and QA guidelines
• Retrieve, compile, and format large volumes of data
• Attend key design meetings and provide support
• Assist implementation lead in resolving database architecture questions
• Meet project timelines and deliverable schedules
• Ensure deliverable matches client’s requirements
• Support clients on a day to day basis to help resolve system issues and answer client questions

REQUIREMENTS

• Good communication and written skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects at a time
• Organized, detail-oriented, QA-focused
• Strong analytical skills; ability to analyze raw data, draw conclusions, and develop actionable recommendations
• 3+ years’ experience in digital analytics, preferably in top tier media agency or Adtech vendor
• Prior knowledge of advertising ecosystem, understanding of marketing metrics, and analytical products offered as a service is preferred
• 1-2 years related work experience in the field of data management, marketing analytics, and technology
• BS in Computer Science or related technical field required. An MS is preferred.
• Understand data processing, i.e. Extract/Transform/Load
• Proficient in system architectures (translating application design to operational requirements)
• Experience with the full development life cycle of an application stack – from architecture through test and deployment.
• Skills in SQL and proven experience working with at least one of the major databases platforms (SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, MySQL, Sybase, or Postgres)
• Familiarity with scripting like R, Python, VBA, Perl, Java