Manager, Marketing Technology

Chicago, IL

Remote Friendly

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly driven marketing technology manager with a track record of building, managing and delivering marketing  technology solutions. Experience should include understanding current client needs, identifying solutions, organizing a strategy around customer outcomes and delivering value back to our clients.  As a key contributor for the Technology practice within Transparent, the Manager must stay on top of the bleeding edge of marketing technology including emerging capabilities that will allow our customers to support the next generation of the marketing function. 


Position Qualifications

  • 4-year college degree in related field
  • 2-4 years of marketing technology experience  (e.g. CDP, CRM, ESP, DAM, DMP, MAP, CMS, DSP, TMS) at media agencies, consultancies, technology providers, and/or client-side industry roles
  • Strong background and relevant experience leading, managing or implementing marketing technology to deliver business value
  • Ability to take initiative and work in collaboration with internal team as well as external partners (brands, agencies and platforms)
  • Track record of successfully managing people and projects across functional teams
  • Ability to quickly identify and understand broad business issues as well as the immediate urgencies that help shape the direction of strategic marketing initiatives
  • Strong communication skills – must be able to clearly articulate our approach and strategic recommendations in presentations with senior leaders
  • Ability to communicate complex topics in writing and verbally with audiences of varying understanding and backgrounds
  • Must have a natural consultative approach to solving complex challenges to deliver on measurable business results
  • Excellent leadership and team building/management skills; ability to provide clear and concise direction/feedback to external and internal stakeholders as well as the ability to influence others

Position Responsibilities

  • Be a primary subject matter expert on Marketing Technology
  • Play a client-service role by partnering with clients to become a trusted advisor, manage and exceed client expectations, and present findings to clients
  • Work alongside other Transparent teams ( Data and Analytics and Accounts )  to understand client needs to guide Transparent towards our client deliverables
  • Collect and document key functional requirements to achieve expected deliverables defined in project scope
  • Assess the current state of  client technology and data ecosystem.  Evaluate Technology platforms, identify opportunities for additional Technology or the consolidation of Technology to drive client Business value.  Formulate findings into client deliverables with analysis and meaningful implications
  • Play an active role in supporting advancement of Technology practice including product, operation and approach
  • Create a presence for Transparent in the marketplace with unique POV’s highlighting the value of our approach to marketing technology

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive salary + bonus opportunities
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage 
  • 401k with match
  • Fully-remote or hybrid work environment

If this sounds like a company you would like to join and a role you would thrive in, please don’t hold back from applying! Whatever skills you bring to the table or background you’re coming from, we welcome you to start a conversation with us. We’re looking forward to learning more about you! 

Transparent Media Partners, LLC is an Equal Opportunity employer. Personnel are chosen on the basis of ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status or sexual orientation, in accordance with federal and state law.


Company Overview

We are on a mission to empower industry leaders to drive profitable business growth through better connected customer data, technology automation and enhanced collaboration. We do this by uncovering obstacles prohibiting progress, and aligning the people, processes, and platforms required to overcome challenges and enabling opportunities to achieve business goals. All the while, we provide unbiased support, education and guidance for strategically harnessing the power of customer data, which is our differentiator for a successful outcome.

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