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Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V

Manager, Analytics

Chicago, IL · On-site

$88K - $127K/yr

... with Python, R programming languages • Experience working with relational databases, SQL • ... Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan ...

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AI Security Engineer

Chicago, IL

Conduct secure code reviews across multiple languages and frameworks, with an emphasis on Python ... contractual compliance. * Maintain a SaaS application inventory and risk register, conducting ...

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Manager, System Engineer

Joliet, IL · On-site

... contractual obligations of the customer. You will lead in providing a critical explanation of ... SQL, Linux, Python. * Experience with project management, continuous improvement and six sigma.

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AI Security Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

Conduct secure code reviews across multiple languages and frameworks, with an emphasis on Python ... contractual compliance. * Maintain a SaaS application inventory and risk register, conducting ...

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CredentialsTypically self-taught or with certifications in Python; no formal degree requiredOften holds a degree in Computer Science or related field; certifications are common
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Associate Director, Data Engineering

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V

Chicago, IL • On-site

$112K - $161K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 17 days ago

Job description

Company description
PHM is the leading health media agency in the US, built for the modern healthcare experience. Here, industry depth meets media scale, where data becomes direction, where creativity and storytelling bring truth to life, and where orchestration replaces fragmentation.
Dedicated to making brands discovered, PHM redefines what media can do through data, content, and creativity. Because in modern healthcare, the brands that are found are the ones that lead. And when brands lead, advantage follows. Go deeper. Be found.
Overview
Responsible for developing and supporting data products, this resource plays a critical role in the design, development and management of modern, cloud-based data engineering and data warehouse solutions applied by internal and external collaborators.
Responsibilities
  • Create high performance data products by monetizing BI solutions, warehouse and ETL technologies
  • Work closely with different teams such as client, sales, IT, media planning and buying
  • Design, develop and productionize data engineering pipelines on a massively parallel processing (MPP) and cloud-based tech stack, applying solution aspects from hybrid-clouds (Azure, AWS), data lakes and multiple data warehouses.
  • Data management functions including:
    • ETL/data feed management
    • Metadata management
    • Create database objects as needed (e.g. Stored procedures, Stages, Indexes)
    • Optimization of data pipelines
  • Maintain procedures for handling, storing and using data
  • Tools:
    • Apache Spark (Pyspark), Pandas, Python
    • Any modern database (Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres)
    • Good to have exposure to data visualization tools such as Tableau, PowerBI
    • Data engineering stack on public clouds - AWS, Azure, Google

Qualifications
  • BS Degree in one of the following subject areas; Computer Science, Information Technology or related field preferred
  • Minimum of 5+ years of experience designing and developing BI solutions
  • Solid understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and practices
  • Solid understanding of ETL and data warehouse principles
  • Good interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
  • User documentation skills
  • Ability to present complex ideas in user-friendly language
  • Self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail
  • Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a team-oriented, high-pressure environment
  • Minimum 5 years SQL experience, 3 years of ETL experience
  • Python based data wrangling experience highly desired.
  • Strong data warehouse knowledge
  • Experience with large data sets
  • Experience with Web and Digital marketing data a plus

Additional information
Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.
Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMTTACompliance@publicis.com.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation Range: USD $112,290.00 - USD $161,280.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 7/20/2026.

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