dentsu · 5 hours ago
Senior Manager, Data Engineering
New York, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$66K/yr - $110K/yr
6+ years expDentsu is a leading global marketing and advertising agency, and they are seeking a Senior Manager, Data Engineering to lead complex reporting platforms and data engineering initiatives. This hands-on role requires collaboration with various stakeholders to design scalable solutions while ensuring data quality and operational reliability.
AdvertisingInformation ServicesMarketing
Responsibilities
Own the technical direction and execution of complex reporting platforms and data pipelines across multiple accounts or workstreams
Serve as the technical owner for data architecture, transformation logic, and analytics enablement
Partner with account and client-facing teams to translate evolving business requirements into scalable, durable technical solutions
Act as a senior technical escalation point, providing guidance on architecture, data modeling, automation patterns, and performance optimization
Lead planning and prioritization across concurrent initiatives, balancing delivery timelines, technical debt, and data quality standards
Establish, document, and enforce best practices for data quality, validation, monitoring, and operational reliability
Evaluate and drive improvements in tooling, processes, and overall platform architecture
Provide clear technical structure, expectations, and accountability across distributed and cross-functional contributors
Ensure roles, responsibilities, and ownership are well-defined across projects
Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders to drive alignment and informed decision-making
Qualification
Required
6+ years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, data engineering, or related roles
Demonstrated experience owning and evolving data pipeline and analytics architectures (ETL/ELT, platforms, semantic layers)
Hands-on experience with modern data platforms such as Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric
Strong technical foundation in data modeling, transformation logic, automation, and performance
Proven ability to lead technical initiatives through ambiguity, from problem definition through making sound tradeoffs between speed, data quality, and long-term maintainability
Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage shifting priorities multiple stakeholders, accounts, and concurrent initiatives
High comfort level coordinating work across remote and cross-functional contributors
Exceptional attention to data quality, consistency, and reliability
Track record of continuous self-development and independent learning
Preferred
Advanced Power Query / M experience
Strong experience with Power BI and semantic model design
Experience with visual data preparation tools such as Alteryx or Trifacta
Experience operating in or designing lakehouse-style architectures
Familiarity with medallion architecture concepts and modern analytics engineering patterns
Media or advertising technology experience
Benefits
Medical, vision, and dental insurance
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
401k
Flexible paid time off
At least 15 paid holidays per year
Paid sick and safe leave
Paid parental leave
Company
dentsu
We are dentsu.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$24.88MKey Investors
Epiris
2012-07-12Acquired
1993-11-01Private Equity· $24.88M
Leadership Team
Dawn Rowlands
CEO Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigel Sharrocks
CEO, Aegis Media Global Brands
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