ABOUT THE ROLE: 

The Manager, Automation is expected to demonstrate the following skills/experience: hands-on skills in data management and data visualization, quantitative data analysis, problem solving, statistical modeling, AI/Machine learning, the ability to develop/analyze business cases. Strong ability to design, customize and maintain platforms for investment, business intelligence and user access. Excellent oral and written communication skills, client focus and the ability to support and enable teamwork, self-motivated and able to operate independently with limited guidance and direction.

YOUR IMPACT:

• Analyze complex, high-volume data sets from multiple sources to identify trends and generate data insights to drive business KPIs and solve business problems
• Provide on-going analytical support utilizing data management, technology to address business issues regarding media and advertising
• Translate business needs into technical requirements including data structuring, data modeling and data visualization
• Define QA guidelines and build dashboards to monitor data quality
• Build Azure data pipelines to ingest data from multiple sources (APIs, Data Warehouse, Cloud storage accounts, Emails etc.)
• Create dashboards in Tableau, setup row level security in data and provide access permission to client teams
• Manage project timelines and deliverable schedules and share concerns about deliverables, timelines, and issues with senior management
• Manage and mentor analysts on the projects to ensure excellence and professional development

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. MS degree in Computer Science, Statistics is preferred 
• 2+ years related work experience in designing robust, reusable and scalable data solutions and pipeline frameworks to automate ingestion, processing and delivery of large volumes of data and building machine learning models to answer key business driving questions 
• 3+ years related work experience in media and advertising industry preferred 
• Experience in Cloud based environments: Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS
• Expertise in MDM, Metadata Management, Data Quality and Business Intelligence 
• Strong skills in SQL and proven experience working with at least one of the major databases platforms (SQLServer, Oracle, MySQL) 
• Knowledge of data visualization tools such as Tableau for data analysis and presentation 
• Fluency in advanced analytics software package (R, Python,etc). 
• Comprehensive understanding of media metrics:  Media (e.g. buying models, CPV, VCR, GRP), Measurement analytics, Quantitative business measures (LTV, NPV, ROI, Churn, etc.), Statistics (Correlations, sample sizing, etc.) 
• Proactive, highly organized, detail-oriented, and QA-focused. 
• EXPERIENCE WITH MEDIA DATA IS A MUST HAVE

Life at GroupM

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. GroupM employees can tap into the global GroupM & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.    
 
GroupM is WPP’s media investment group and the world’s leading media investment company with a mission to shape the next era of media where advertising works better for people. The company is responsible for more than $60 billion in annual media investment, as measured by the independent research bureau COMvergence. Through its global agencies Mindshare, Wavemaker, EssenceMediacom, and T&Pm, and cross-channel performance (GroupM Nexus), data (Choreograph), entertainment (GroupM Motion Entertainment) and investment solutions, GroupM leverages a unique combination of global scale, expertise, and innovation to generate sustained value for clients wherever they do business. Discover more at www.groupm.com.