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Global Data Governance Associate Director

BRAND: Publicis Media
Job Function: Data Sciences
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience Level: Specialist
Workplace Type: Hybrid

Company description

Publicis Groupe, known for its world-renowned creativity, best in class technology, digital and consulting expertise, is the world's largest communications group in the world. With more than 108,000 people in over 100 countries, the Groupe has four Solution hubs: Creative with Publicis Communications, Media with Publicis Media, Digital business transformation with Publicis Sapient, and Health & Wellbeing with Publicis Health.
Since 2014 and the acquisition of Sapient, Publicis Groupe has undergone a profound transformation by scaling a new model connecting data, creativity and technology. We continued on that journey with the 2019 acquisition of Epsilon and most recently the announcement of our market-leading investment in AI. We are driving towards a future where being smart, at scale, with the best Identity product in the market, will help deliver better outcomes for our clients.
Publicis Media is one of the four solutions hubs of Publicis Groupe present in more than 100 countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide. Alongside our global agency brands (Zenith, Starcom, Spark), the "Power of One" model gathers all the capabilities of the Groupe under one roof, putting clients at the core of the organisation.

Overview

The Publicis Media Global Operations practice is a global network of agency experts dedicated to ad technology implementation, data accuracy & governance, research, reporting and analytics. Our group is essential to every part of the media campaign development and delivery process that enables all advanced solutions for our clients.

We are looking for an Data Governance Associate Director to join our team to support the implementation and oversight of our Client's and Company's data management goals, standards, practices, process, and technologies. In this global role, the candidate will work with the Tactical and Activation Group and Operations Lead in assessing what changes are needed within existing business processes in order to create improved data quality, and to ensure those changes are made effectively.

Responsibilities

Our objective is to support a key multi-market client in managing, operating and scaling digital and offline campaign data available to them through campaign activations across paid and owned channels. The role focuses on the following core areas:

  • Supporting data governance for LEGO, ensuring top-level data quality.
  • Developing and implementing consistent taxonomy and naming conventions across key platforms.
  • Enhancing local and central teams' ability to utilize Publicis reporting tools effectively.
  • Collaborating with internal teams to develop data governance processes and ensuring compliance.
  • Providing leadership and expertise in data governance standards across media and creative disciplines.

Qualifications

  • Expertise in data governance and familiarity with media technologies.
  • Strong understanding of paid media disciplines
  • Project management skills.
  • Proficiency in MS Excel and experience with project management and data visualization tools.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships.
  • Experience in developing presentations and engaging with clients.

If you're a detail-oriented critical thinker with experience in a simialr role with a passion for data, apply today to help shape the future of a key Publicis client's digital data strategy.

Additional information

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG's (Employee Action Groups).

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Global Data Governance Associate Director

London, UK
Full-Time

Published on 26/09/2025

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