Global Director, Media Taxonomy & Data Connectivity

About Us We are Assembly, a leading global omnichannel media agency that merges data, talent, and technology to catalyze growth for the world's most esteemed brands. Our holistic approach weaves together compelling brand narratives with a comprehensive suite of global media capabilities, driving performance and fostering significant business expansion. Our initiatives are powered by STAGE, our proprietary operating system, and executed by a dedicated global team of over 3,000 professionals across 44 offices worldwide. Committed to purposeful action, we lead the way in social and environmental impact within the agency realm. As a proud member of Stagwell, the challenger network designed to revolutionize marketing, Assembly continues to set new standards of excellence. Overview This role leads the global strategy, governance, and execution of media taxonomy and the data connectivity architecture that powers all downstream reporting, analytics, and operational consistency. You will define how taxonomy is structured, enforced, and evolved across all platforms, and you will partner deeply with the Data Tech Business Consulting (DTBC) team to ensure data flows cleanly and reliably across the ecosystem. You will be responsible for the standards, tooling, automation, and operational processes that ensure media data is accurate, consistent, compliant, and analytics‑ready across all markets, clients, and teams. Responsibilities Own the global media taxonomy framework, including campaign structure, naming conventions, channel hierarchies, audience/segment vocabularies, creative metadata, markets/brands, test indicators, and compliance rules. Create and maintain a global taxonomy playbook for all practitioners. Standardize global QA processes to ensure complete, accurate, reliable media data. Partner with DTBC and Activation teams to design how media data maps into standardized schemas. Define how data flows between systems (APIs, ETL/ELT, cloud connectors, data pipelines) to ensure media and business data land cleanly in analytics environments. Ensure taxonomy rules and data structures are consistently implemented across all media tools including ad servers, DSPs, platforms, tag managers and measurement systems. Select and manage taxonomy, enforcement, and QA tools. Build automated validation to identify violations and quarantine non‑compliant data. Support platform migrations, new technology onboarding, and global process alignment. Develop and deliver training and certification programs for global teams. Ensure taxonomy and data capture align with privacy, consent, and ID requirements. Maintain governance standards for brand safety, quality assurance, and system integrity. Lead ongoing audits, diagnostics, and remediation plans. Define compliance KPIs and develop dashboards to monitor taxonomy adherence and data quality. Lead post‑mortems and maintain a backlog of taxonomy and tooling improvements. Benefits We care about your growth – we offer competitive salaries and annual compensation review. We recognize and celebrate your success...all the time! Whether it’s through company meetups, employee recognition programs, or just a regular day, we make sure our people’s achievements are known and appreciated. We’re truly a people‑first organization. That’s why we offer a Flexible Time Off policy that puts you in control of your work‑life balance, as well as market‑leading primary and secondary caregiver and parental leave policies. We have a hybrid in‑office/remote working policy that focuses on bringing people together in‑person when it’s needed most, i.e., team strategy brainstorms, learning & development opportunities, and company meetings. We care about social and environmental Impact – we have dedicated Impact Champions who collaborate globally to make sure we’re leaving the world better than we found it. We have an amazing group of Employee Resource Groups who form close knit communities and are committed to guiding the agency to become more inclusive, diverse, and representative of the world around us. We’re part of Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing. We’re nimble and digital‑first, and we’re quickly growing to take on the biggest legacy hold cos. In addition to medical, dental and vision coverage, we offer a generous PTO plan, 401k program, comprehensive family planning benefits (including paid parental leave), and pre‑tax commuter benefits. Benefits/perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Assembly and the location where you work. Qualifications 8+ years of experience in media operations, ad tech, marketing data governance, or digital analytics. Deep experience in designing and enforcing media taxonomy and naming conventions across major platforms. Strong understanding of data architecture, schemas, IDs, lineage, validation, and data quality frameworks. Experience leading global governance processes and partnering with cross‑functional teams. Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear operational guidance. Familiarity with Mediaocean/Prisma, clean rooms, modeling environments, and BI tools. Experience building or contributing to a Center of Excellence for taxonomy, tagging, or marketing data governance. Equal Opportunities At Assembly, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. Assembly is an advocate for equal opportunity in the workplace. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. EEO Employer M/F/Vet/Disabled. Compensation In order to comply with equal pay and salary transparency laws in various locations, we believe the target range of base compensation in all locations within the United States for this role is $160,000 - $180,000 USD. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location. #J-18808-Ljbffr Assembly Global