Microsoft · 20 hours ago
Senior Media Data Capability Lead
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is hiring a highly technical Senior Media Data Capability Lead to join their AdTech team. This role will collaborate with various teams to translate measurement needs into reliable data solutions, ensuring data quality and driving execution in partnership with engineering teams.
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Responsibilities
Drive measurement data requirements end-to-end: partner with Media Analytics + Audience teams to capture requirements, define metrics/definitions, and turn needs into actionable technical specs
Translate business questions into data solutions: define datasets, event schemas, metric logic, and data contracts that support reporting, experimentation, and optimization
Partner deeply with AdTech Engineering: work with engineering teams to design solutions, unblock execution, manage dependencies, and ensure on-time delivery
Data sourcing & integration: align and validate data coming from multiple sources (platform telemetry, ad platforms, analytics tools, internal systems), ensuring consistency and traceability
Quality, governance, and reliability: define and operationalize data QA (completeness, accuracy, timeliness), monitoring, and documentation; reduce “mystery metrics.”
Influence and stakeholder management: communicate clearly with senior leaders and cross-functional partners; drive alignment on priorities, tradeoffs, and phased delivery plans
Continuous improvement: identify gaps, propose roadmap improvements, and standardize processes for requirements intake, definitions, and delivery
Embody our culture and values
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development + OR equivalent experience
2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development + OR equivalent experience
6+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos)
6+ years of experience in data, measurement analytics, marketing analytics, media measurement, or data engineering-adjacent roles
5+ years of understanding media measurement concepts (impressions, clicks, CTR, conversions; basic attribution/measurement considerations)
4+ years in the data space: data modeling, pipelines/ETL/ELT, logging/event data, API-based ingestion, data validation, and warehouse/lake concepts
3+ years reading and reasoning about code (e.g., SQL and one of Python/Scala/JavaScript), review implementation approaches, and collaborate with engineers - even if you're not writing production code daily
3+ years experience translating ambiguous business needs into clear requirements, technical plans, and measurable deliverables
Company
Microsoft
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