Analytics Manager

**Job Description**:
Spark Foundry is looking for an **Analytics Manager** to join us in **Sydney.** We are one of the fastest growing agencies in Australia and the world.

At Spark Foundry our vision is to Fuel Famously Effective Ideas. Famous and Effective. Not one or the other, both. That sounds nice, but to get to famously effective ideas you need some key ingredients.

All that while being a good human? Sound like you? Sound like where you’d like to be? We’d love to meet you.

**WHAT KEY RESPONSIBILITES DOES THIS ROLE HAVE?**

The person in this role should act as the 2IC within the Westpac Analytics Team, and the regular point of contact for internal team leaders and clients in the WBG media team.

**Analytics Team**
- Leads day-to-day project management and team workload to deliver against analytics roadmap promises
- anticipates ad identifies potential projects to add to roadmap and plans for design and dlivery with other team members
- Mentors and supports personal development of team members through regular coaching activities such as 1-1's and goal planning, actively seeking and listening to feedback
- Guides Associate Analytics Manager on ow to actively lead presentations internally and to clients, with limited senior input
- Coaches Analysts and Associate Analytics Managers on how to manage requests and questions independently
- Constantly seeks improvement in ways of working through process simplification and new product development where appropriate
- Accountable for best practice reporting and project delivery, focusing on simplicity and usability for non-analytics team members and clients

**Client Team/Client**
- Actively manage client relationships, leading conversations around analytics strategy and informing marketing decision's
- Actively participates in internal client team WIPs and briefings, providing valuable and actionable recommendations
- Actively participates in Westpac brief responses, meetings or QBR's, identifying opportunities for increasing analytics engagement
- Accountable for the delivery of robust analytics roadmaps, including managing WBG's engagement and scope creep
- Educates and advises internal teams on analytics discipline updates and potential impacts to clients, building analytics ambassadors within the wider client team

**Agency**

Actively participates in new business opportunities, supporting senior analytic team with products and recommendations that align with overarching Spark Foundry proposition

**WHAT BEHAVIOURS DOES OUR DREAM ANALYTICS MANAGER HAVE?**
- Passionate about the media and advertising industry with an interest in new technology
- Confident and engaging interpersonal, presentation and communication skills, able to guide and influence key stakeholders.
- Ability to keep themselves and their team accountable for their outputs
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities
- Able to think creatively, laterally and conceptually
- Develops professional relationships with media partners, understanding the information sharing boundaries
- Attention to detail that is second to none

**KEY REQUIREMENTS**
- 2-3 years of work experience in a quantitative business environment or similar environment
- Strong numerical and analytical skills
- Strong experience in Excel
- Experience across the following Office platforms: Including Word, PowerPoint
- Experience in ETL and Visualisation solutions
- Understanding of offline and online media will be beneficial
- A problem solver & a naturally curious nature

**WHAT DOES LIFE AT SPARK LOOK LIKE?**

We offer progressive flexible working options to everyone at all levels - It’s not a policy. It’s behaviour led and reinforced through our values. Mental health and wellbeing is something we take seriously
- It’s championed by our own people internally and is a regular conversation. We have a lot of fun - Even in this virtual world, we are constantly looking at reinventing how we connect with each other.

**WHAT BENEFITS DOES SPARK OFFER?**
- Enjoy a comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing through a range of initiatives including Yoga, Meditation, PT, a free subscription to the Calm app and education sessions that cover things like financial wellness, health & nutrition and so much more
- Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes
- Our Publicis Liberté flexible working approach and an industry leading parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave and generous secondary carer benefits
- A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our My Performance Conversation program
- Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for advancement and collaboration with our global network