Data Strategy & Analytics Manager

Kepler Group
London, United Kingdom
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with marketing analytics experience and strong client relationship skills working in digital advertising.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with marketing analytics experience and a track record of client relationship management in digital advertising
    — “We’re a team that is highly integrated with our clients, and have end to end responsibility of marketing analytics & technologies”
  • Professionals who can lead data storytelling and interpret cross-channel performance insights
    — “Lead data storytelling efforts, interpreting marketing performance data and crafting a holistic and succinct cross-channel performance story”
  • Individuals with technical skills in SQL and digital marketing technologies, and a passion for leveraging AI tools
    — “A technical/analytical mind-set with strong quantitative skills, and comfort with MS Excel, SQL, data analysis and digital marketing technologies”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a minimum of 3 days per week in-office in London
    — “Hybrid working 3 days onsite and 2 days remote per week”
  • Candidates should be prepared to collaborate with external media and measurement agencies regularly
    — “Collaborate with external media and measurement agencies to ensure cohesive approach to data, analytics and technology”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in building measurement frameworks and data storytelling for digital channels
    — “Implement robust measurement and experimentation frameworks to ensure clients are on the cutting edge of marketing measurement”
  • Demonstrate your ability to train and coach analysts in dashboard development and insight generation
    — “Train and coach Analysts to develop and grow within the team, supporting them across areas including dashboard development, audience creation and insight generation”
  • Showcase your understanding of econometrics and its application in marketing effectiveness
    — “Understanding of econometrics and how this supports marketing and effectiveness”
  • Emphasize your experience with data clean rooms and customer data platforms
    — “Support the adoption of clients marketing technologies, including data clean rooms, tag management platforms, customer data platforms and MMM”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • delivering insights and recommendations
  • implementing measurement frameworks
  • training analysts
Typical background
data strategymarketing analytics

Skills & requirements

Required

Advanced AnalyticsData StorytellingMeasurement FrameworksMarketing Technology ImplementationStrategic Marketing Recommendations

Preferred

Paid Digital MediaData-driven CRM ChannelsMarketing Technologies

Stack & domain

Advanced AnalyticsData StorytellingMeasurement FrameworksTesting RoadmapsData InfrastructureMarketing TechnologiesData Clean RoomsTag Management PlatformsCustomer Data PlatformsMMMMedia And Measurement AgenciesMedia PartnersTechnology VendorsDashboard DevelopmentAudience CreationInsight GenerationLeadFacilitateBuild Strong RelationshipsAnticipate NeedsImplement Robust MeasurementExperimentation FrameworksMarketing Performance DataCross-channel Performance StoryActionable InsightsSupport AdoptionTrainCoachDevelopGrowBrainstormImplement InitiativesMarketing AnalyticsData-driven CRMPaid Digital Media

About the role

Original posting from Kepler Group via Greenhouse

About Kepler

Kepler executes engineered marketing, where every message and ad delivered helps create a more personalised and productive relationship between brands and their consumers. We do this by acting as clients’ agency of record, as their in-house team, or some hybrid of the two – and by harnessing data and technology across all paid digital media and data-driven CRM channels.

We're transparent with our employees. You'll hear updates on company financials, how we're performing against bonus goals, and how we're responding to challenges we face. 

We're growing. For you, that means unparalleled growth opportunities and a role in shaping the direction of the company. 

We're fun. You'll work with and learn from the smartest people in the industry and have a blast doing it. 

Overview

You’ll be joining the Data Strategy & Analytics team. The team combines deep analytics expertise with strong marketing savvy to deliver insights and recommendations to both internal stakeholders and external global clients. We’re a team that is highly integrated with our clients, and have end to end responsibility of marketing analytics & technologies, from the maintenance of the data infrastructure, to building measurement frameworks, to insights generation, to marketing technology implementation and strategic marketing recommendations. 

Role Overview

The Data Strategy & Analytics Manager plays a key role within the team. Reporting into the Senior Manager or Associate Director, the Manager owns all client analytics work from advanced analytics studies and data storytelling to measurement frameworks and testing roadmaps. You will work closely with the Strategy & Activation team to ensure projects are aligned with client priorities and delivered in concord with campaign execution. You will also work closely with analysts to ensure data queries and performance insights are accurate and in line with campaign goals.

About the Role

Here’s what we’d like you to do:

Lead day-to-day contact with clients and internal teams (calls and/or face-to-face) to facilitate business and marketing goals, leveraging data, analytics and technology to advance these goals

Build strong client relationships, anticipating needs that support their primary focus areas

Implement robust measurement and experimentation frameworks to ensure clients are on the cutting edge of marketing measurement

Lead data storytelling efforts, interpreting marketing performance data and crafting a holistic and succinct cross-channel performance story with actionable insights across the various digital channels and devices (Display, Video, Social, Search, Audio, OOH etc)

Support the adoption of clients marketing technologies, including data clean rooms, tag management platforms, customer data platforms and MMM, ensuring the effective and best-in-class use of each

Collaborate with external media and measurement agencies to ensure cohesive approach to data, analytics and technology

Build relationships with key media partners and technology vendors (e.g. Google, Meta, Amazon) to deliver best in class service and opportunities for our clients

Train and coach Analysts to develop and grow within the team, supporting them across areas including dashboard development, audience creation and insight generation

Work with the other (Senior) Managers to brainstorm and implement wider company and client focused initiatives

Desired Experience and Skills

3+ years of experience working in analytics in a marketing agency/in-house marketing team, ideally across a minimum of 2 of the following digital channels: programmatic display, video, paid search and/or paid social.

A technical/analytical mind-set with strong quantitative skills, and comfort with MS Excel, SQL, data analysis and digital marketing technologies

Understanding of econometrics and how this supports marketing and effectiveness

A proven passion for digital media/advertising & technology

Strong people & communication skills, experience in creating and presenting data-driven storytelling insights to external stakeholders

Excellent client service approach and ability to multitask with great attention to detail

Enjoyment when working as part of a team

Coaching or line management experience

Some knowledge of programming languages to aid in analysis and automation (e.g. SQL, Python, R) is helpful, but not required

Salary & Benefits

Our compensation strategy is designed to attract, reward, and retain the talented employees that drive Kepler’s growth and success. We aim to offer competitive direct compensation that demonstrates the value we place on our employees and their well-being. Our salary banding for this role starts at £41,800 per annum.

Our employee benefits are structured around core benefits, learning & development, work/life balance, wellbeing, hybrid working and extra perks:

25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 3 years. Option to buy additional annual leave allowance up to 30 per year

Healthcare cash plan

Monthly Wellness Allowance 

Ride to work cycle scheme

Season ticket loan scheme

‘Work from Anywhere’ (WFA) for up to 4 weeks per year

Hybrid working 3 days onsite and 2 days remote per week

Flexible working with start and finish times between 8am - 10am and 4.30pm - 6.30pm

Company pension contributions

Enhanced parental leave policies

Annual tuition budgets for out of work study

Mobile phone, home broadband reimbursements

Working from home equipment budget

Weekly free breakfast, fruit and drinks

Regular paid socials, and social budgets

The increasing adoption of AI is reshaping our industry. As part of your application, please include a brief disclosure of which AI tools (if any) you have used to assist with your preparation. Our interview process includes a discussion surrounding your experience experimenting with these tools and how to leverage them effectively within a professional setting. Please be aware that in line with GDPR, we do not allow use of AI for recording/transcripts during interviews without all attendees consent.

Please note that, at this time and for this position, we cannot accommodate long term future sponsorship needs for UK work authorisation. Please note in your application if you fall under this category.

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Source: Kepler Group careers (Greenhouse)

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