Director, Data Operations

NBCUniversal's Data Operations team is looking for enthusiastic, goal-driven, proactive, and resourceful individuals to support innovation in our Ad Platforms and Operations One-Platform group. One-Platform is the collection of all NBCU's data-driven, advanced advertising products, including data-driven linear, addressable, OTT and digital channel advertising products. Within our group we promote a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their unique abilities, experiences, and views. We believe that our varied backgrounds help us work better together, make smarter choices, and deliver better business results.

This position will support the Sr. Director on the Advanced Data Operations team and incorporate digital and convergent data tactics and strategies to ensure operational efficiency of audience-targeted ad products.

In addition, the Director position will work with the other members of the Data Operations team to streamline communication and optimize the workflow between the core internal teams, as well as data vendors, to ensure success and growth.

Areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to:

• Leverage coding and programming skills to analyze various datasets in order to build target audiences, provide insights and analysis on audience data and platform usage, and support data products requiring custom outputs from our pool of datasets.
• Work with vendors to ensure audience targets are delivered and available for the execution of targeted campaigns across all platforms including digital, addressable, and data-driven linear.
• Partner with the digital leads within the larger Ad Sales group to provide data operations guidance, help develop new operational workflows to streamline convergent projects, and assist with troubleshooting.
• Utilize a broad spectrum of analytic tools and databases to identify key metrics, trends and insights that effectively position NBCUniversal ad products and services to clients.
• Help manage vendor relationships, including identifying and testing ways to leverage their platforms and data for offline and online data convergence.
• Provide project management and tracking support to the overall data team to make audience-targeted campaign operations, new data-targeted product implementation, reporting, and troubleshooting processes more efficient.
• Pull reports and build dashboards to support internal teams with data insights.
• Assist in evaluating data vendors' contribution to campaign fulfillment as well as our data products to ensure efficient sourcing of audience data.
• Collaborate with internal technical teams including Product, Data Asset Management, Engineering, and Tech teams to ensure that the implementation of new data products is optimized for data operations use and document new use cases, enhancements, and bugs.
• Keep abreast of the rapidly-evolving technologies and trends in the entertainment industry and develop a thorough understanding of the media and advertising ecosystem and its key players.

Qualifications/requirements:

• BA/BS degree required, preferably in a quantitative field of study
• 5+ years of professional experience in media, digital advertising, technology or financial services
• Experience with programming languages including SQL, Python, Scala, Databricks, Spark and/or cleanroom environments.
• Strong logic and analytical skills leveraging visualization tools to convey insights and trends pertaining to audience data and its usage.
• Familiarity with traditional TV measurement (Nielsen) and digital attribution methodologies.
• Experience in managing and collaborating with small high-performance teams.
• Familiarity with DMPs/CDPs and FreeWheel MRM/ad servers.
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to take ownership of open-ended problems, document business requirements, manage timelines, and drive projects to completion.
• Customer service orientation (internal and external customers)
• Highly self-motivated and entrepreneurial spirit; intellectually curious
• Familiarity with both online and offline data sources and available linkages.
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills - collaborative and positive spirit is key!
• Self-starter with the capacity to deliver on multiple projects, contribute new ideas, meet tight deadlines, engage in meetings, and be decisive under pressure.

Desired characteristics:

• MS/MBA preferred in a media, business, or quantitative field of study
• Digital campaign management, analytics and research, and ad ops experience, or TV and addressable advertising experience is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with programmatic operations and cross channel measurement
• Familiarity with current privacy regulations and practices within the industry
• Solid understanding of the advanced advertising landscape in terms of how data is leveraged and linked within and across platforms for both targeting and measurement purposes

Additional information:

• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
• This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.
• Salary range: $130,000 - $200,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible)

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.