Manager,Operations Job Chicago Illinois USA,Management

Position: Manager, Growth Operations
Company description

The Publicis Groupe Growth Organization is responsible for accelerating Groupe transformation to high growth businesses and solutions through the development of company-wide strategies for new market entry, client development, and integration.

The Growth Operations team is responsible for supporting the Chief Business Officer to develop, deploy, and manage key Groupe growth strategies across primary product pillars. The team is responsible for commercial pricing/management, KPI tracking, and overall strategic analysis of the business health/growth. The team is consistently working to fine tune the agency model and client experience.

Overview

The Growth Operations Manager is responsible for the day-to-day reporting and analysis of business unit performance. They are looking to immerse themselves in the business to affect change, encourage growth, and improve process.

Key deliverables will typically include the cleansing, aggregation, and creation of high-quality reporting across multiple Growth product pillars of focus to align/prepare internal teams to meet product-specific goals/targets. The role requires proficiency in Tableau and familiarity with SQL, as both are used to perform day-to-day tasks. This role will have unique insight into product health and opportunities across the Publicis portfolio.

The role is designed to be a distinctive opportunity to gain knowledge of a wide breadth of business areas and develop professional demeanor in working with leadership.

Responsibilities

Data processing and reporting ownership across 3+ proprietary products/offerings

Manage forecasts specific to product offering and affiliated Publicis agency

Build and analyze reporting directly from Salesforce, Tableau, proprietary reporting systems and financial systems, building visuals that support actionable insights

Manage and improve data integrity, leveraging standard Groupe methodology

Create a seamless process for recurring reports and their distribution

Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders within the organization to ensure timely and accurate deliverables

Foundational understanding of media buying principles and/or financial reporting principles to aid in development work;
Expectation of achieving both through onboarding

Proactively problem solve and identify issues before they arise

Strong conceptual thinker who can input on ways to reinvent our process, approach, and product;
Does not let data quality challenges/ambiguity discourage development

Become a subject matter expert in Publicis Groupe business and disciplines – having an ability to form constructive opinions on business

Qualifications

Some advertising experience required; marketing sales cycle / financial forecasting experience a plus

3+ years of experience working with data sets in a development or operational capacity; experience in Agile project management a plus

2+ years of experience developing in Tableau Desktop;
Tableau Prep experience preferred

Extremely organized with strong attention to detail and an eagerness to learn

Manage complexity and ambiguity comfortably and work in a highly matrixed environment

Ability to multi-task and manage various projects simultaneously

Takes initiative; self-starter; ability and desire to master the advertising marketplace as well as the Publicis business

Strong presentation and communications skills; written, verbal and in-person

Strong analytical and Excel skills

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition…

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