VP, Marketing Technology

Job Title: VP, Marketing Technology
Job ID: 18104
Location: Lafayette,CO, US
Full/Part Time:
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Line of Business:Epsilon

About the Opportunity
VP, Digital Marketing Technology owns the technical and strategic deliverables of an organization that is dedicated to developing digital marketing technology solutions for one or more specific business verticals. Primary responsibilities include solution architecture design, development and implementation, new business development, and resource development. This is a client-facing hands-on position which must possess excellent verbal and written communications skills and be able to resolve conflicts both inside and outside their organization. Highly involved in translating client corporate objectives into relevant tangible solutions.

Responsibilities
Essential Job Functions:

* Oversee digital technology solution visioning, design and implementation including email, mobile, web, and reporting for the vertical
* Create relevant architectures, process designs and data flows to meet customer marketing objectives.
* Provide thought leadership and architecural recommendations to client architectects and senior digital marketers within your vertical
* Manage matrixed or direct resources within their supported vertical. Collaborate with project leads to ensure that resource and revenue forecasts are aligned and that project hours forecast during sales process are tracking with actuals. Manage open reqs and shift resources across projects as needed. Validate input to resource forecasting tools.
* Meet with clients, account services, and project management teams regularly to keep technology offerings are consistent with vertical specific needs. Stay abreast of latest technology trends and all of Epsilon's product offerings, integrating them with client roadmaps
* Responsible for business development process within the vertical including technology design and pricing (infrastructure cost, build hours, manage hours, and all assumptions used to calculate pricing), defining, creating and/or presenting proof-of-concept demos and sales materials.
* Manage career paths by coaching and mentoring direct and indirect reports. Set and regularly review the team's strategic goals and adjust them to stay in line with corporate goals. Hold associates accountable for their work by setting expectations, achieving commitments, providing feedback, and evaluating effectiveness. Collaborate with peers for succession planning
* Communicate effectively with direct supervisor and upper management in support of the client, vertical, or project. Synthesize relevant information on key milestones, success criteria, and risks. Escalate critical issues appropriately.
* Work with GMs and technical management to ensure that implementation teams deliver solutions as promised. Roll in as needed to provide leadership and guidance during crisis
* Develops best practices and champion them within the organization.
* Manage budget for capital and operating expenses within the department
* Up to 30% travel required by client and business development needs.

Qualifications
Required Experience:

* 10+ years total experience, 3+ years experince with Digital/Email Marketing Technology and associated best practices
* 3+ years experience with Real-Time/SOA based architectures
* Digital Architecture and solutioning background including technologies such as Email, Web, Mobile, and Social
* Demonstrated technology background in multiple disciplines (system architecture, programming, system administration, database administration, database design, networking technology, digital)
* 5+ years relevant experience including client facing duties
* Ability to communicate advanced technical concepts to non-technical audiences
* 7+ years experience with software implementations from requirements through design, development and client acceptance
* 7+ years experience in relational database design, administration and support, including OLTP and Warehouse environments
* Managed larged databases sized at a terrabyte and above
* Familiar with design and development of large-scale applications in parallel computing environment
* 7+ years demonstrated experience leading teams greater than 20 individuals
* Knowledge of marketing strategies and analytic driven solutions is a plus.
* Familiar with data hygiene

Other Skills, Knowledge or Abilities:

* Established leader
* Strategic thinker
* Polished presentations skills
* Disciplined organization and planning skills
* Good communication skills
* Self-motivated
* Adaptable
* Positive attitude
* Talent Evaluation and Recruitment
* Conflict Resolution
* Vendor Negotiations

Compensation and Benefits
Alliance Data offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive selection of benefit options including 401(k).

Conditions of Employment
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of drug screen and background checks.

About Us
Epsilon is the industry's leading marketing services firm, with a broad array of data-driven, multichannel marketing solutions that leverage consumer insight to help brands deepen their relationships with customers. Services include strategic consulting, acquisition and customer database technologies, loyalty management, proprietary data, predictive modeling and a full range of direct and digital agency services, including creative, interactive web design, email deployment, search engine optimization and direct mail production. In addition, Epsilon is the world's largest permission-based email marketer. Epsilon is an Alliance Data company.