Manager, Data Operations at NBCUniversal in New York, NY

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.

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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 Senior Manager 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 Manager 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, programming, and Excel skills to analyze various audience-related datasets, build target audiences, provide insights on audience data and platform usage, and support data products requiring custom outputs from our pool of datasets.
• Work directly with Sales and Planning team members to fulfill audience strategies for client campaigns.
• Work with vendors to ensure audience targets are successfully delivered and activated for audience-targeted campaigns across all digital platforms.
• Partner with other Digital Ad Sales leads as a Data Ops expert to develop new operational workflows, with the intention of streamlining convergent project and troubleshooting audience-related issues.
• Utilize a broad spectrum of analytics tools and databases to identify key metrics, trends and insights that effectively position NBCUniversal ad products and services to clients.
• Manage vendor relationships, including identifying and testing ways to leverage their platforms and data for offline and online data convergence.
• Employ project management experience to identify inefficiencies in current workflows and infrastructure and build plans to improve them.
• Pull reports and orchestrate dashboards utilizing Tableau, PowerBI, or other software to support internal teams with data insights.
• Assist in evaluating data vendors’ contribution to campaign fulfilment alongside our 1P data products to ensure efficient sourcing of audience data.
• Collaborate with Engineering and IT 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 TV and digital realms and build 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
• 3-6 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.
• Digital campaign management, analytics and research, and ad ops experience, or TV and addressable advertising experience is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with DMPs/CDPs and FreeWheel MRM.
• Familiarity with traditional TV measurement (Nielsen), digital media math.
• 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 campaigns, contribute new ideas, meet tight deadlines, and be decisive under pressure
• Strong analytical skills, ability to convey the story arc of a campaign to business and product teams
• Candidates must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered

Desired Characteristics

• Familiarity with programmatic operations and cross channel measurement
• Familiarity with current privacy regulations and practices within the industry
• 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 Requirements: 

Hybrid: This position currently has a hybrid schedule, which requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time. 

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. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.

Salary range: $100,000 - $160,000 (bonus 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.