Onsite Managing Director, Data Strategy, Audience Intelligence, Paid Media

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About the role

  • Managing Director of Data Strategy at Ankura, overseeing audience strategy in Public Affairs. Leading high-stakes campaigns and shaping data infrastructure to improve client outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Build out audience strategy capability within the Public Affairs and Strategic Communications practice.
  • Run high-stakes campaigns while shaping the data infrastructure, vendor relationships, and methodological standards.
  • Evaluate potential acquisitions to grow this practice.
  • Own targeting and addressable strategy for large-scale campaigns.
  • Design multi-touch, cross-channel contact strategies.
  • Evaluate and recommend DSP and programmatic infrastructure.
  • Define KPIs and measurement frameworks that tie media performance to client outcomes.
  • Build reporting that is technically sound yet understandable to non-technical decision makers.
  • Grow and lead the audience strategy and data intelligence team.

Requirements

  • A degree or advanced degree in statistics, data science, economics, political science with quantitative methods, or a related analytical field.
  • A career that started in data, analytics, or research and has grown to include media strategy, campaign planning, and client-facing advisory work.
  • A clear, informed point of view on the audience data and insights vendor landscape, who the credible players are, where the market is heading, and what separates real methodology from marketing spin.
  • Experience leading or contributing to significant campaigns across multiple channels and geographies.
  • Comfort advising senior stakeholders, including executives, government affairs leads, and political clients, on data strategy and campaign direction.
  • Strong grasp of the political landscape and understanding of voter demographics and behaviors.

Benefits

  • An independent global expert services and advisory firm
  • Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer

Job title

Managing Director, Data Strategy, Audience Intelligence, Paid Media

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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