Data Operations Manager

Manager, Data Operations

• Based in London
• 3 days a week in the office
• Permanent Role
• Start date: May 2026
• Up to £60,000 per annum

The Job

• Acting as a key point of contact for stakeholders on data‑related initiatives
• Ensuring timely access to accurate, structured, and well‑governed media data
• Working closely with media specialists, BI teams, and data engineers across planning, activation, and reporting
• Supporting the Data Director with maintaining data process documentation and delivering training across teams
• Coordinating best practice adoption to ensure data quality and accuracy
• Owning and managing media data taxonomies across the account
• Driving taxonomy governance and compliance across planning, activation, and reporting systems
• Conducting ongoing data quality checks and taxonomy reviews
• Coordinating weekly and monthly reporting delivery with BI and engineering teams
• Managing ad‑hoc data requests and structured data delivery
• Supporting data collection processes for MMM, experimentation, spend tracking, and advanced analytics

You

• Experience in data operations, data governance, or media data management
• Strong stakeholder management skills across client and agency teams
• Good understanding of media data and media data systems
• Experience working on large, complex accounts or organisations
• Strong project management capability across data and analyst teams
• Comfortable using SQL, Python or R and working with large datasets
• Strong Excel skills
• Experience with data visualisation tools such as Tableau or Power BI
• Excellent written, verbal, and stakeholder communication skills

Sphere is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

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