Senior Manager-Data Engineer

The role

You will build and maintain data pipelines and reporting solutions for advertising and marketing clients, using Google Cloud Platform, SQL, DBT and Python. You will also lead and support junior staff and work with stakeholders and third-party data providers.

What you will do

• Implement and expand WPP's Measure reporting platform to suit client reporting needs
• Deploy data collectors in Adverity to gather data from media, agency systems and other sources
• Develop and expand SQL data transformations run via DBT on Google Cloud Platform
• Develop and maintain data quality checks and procedures
• Translate user requirements and business needs into technical specifications
• Monitor automated jobs and troubleshoot data issues
• Support last-mile data transformation and visualization in Google Data Studio
• Serve as a technical and professional leader for junior staff
• Provide hands-on support to users of reporting solutions
• Attend stakeholder meetings, present solutions and give updates on your work

Required qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Science or Engineering
• 6+ years experience in data engineering, preferably with advertising media or marketing data
• Professional experience with Python and SQL, preferably deployed via DBT
• Analytical mindset and ability to tell compelling stories with data
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong spoken and written communication skills
• Passion for the digital marketing ecosystem and the role of data in it
• Works well in a team and partners effectively with people of varying technical capability

Nice to have

• Previous experience working with data and technology
• Experience with digital marketing platforms such as Google Marketing Platform, Facebook and TikTok
• Understanding of how data is tracked and exchanged in digital advertising
• Experience building reports with business intelligence software, ideally Microsoft Power BI
• Work experience in a marketing organization, preferably a media agency or related company

Benefits

• Competitive medical insurance
• Group retirement plans
• Vision and dental insurance
• Significant paid time off
• Preferential partner discounts
• Employee mental health awareness days
• Access to global WPP Media and WPP networks for learning and growth
• Employee resource groups and in-office events

Before you apply

• WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer

About the company

WPP Media is WPP's global media collective, bringing together media, data and partnerships to help clients grow. It is powered by the WPP Open platform.