Saatchi & Saatchi

Associate Director, Engineering - Marketing Technology Strategy & Architecture

Saatchi & Saatchi$112K — $153K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-12+ years in marketing technology consulting, enterprise architecture, or digital transformation.
  • Proven success in leading MarTech assessments and architecture design.
  • Broad knowledge of MarTech ecosystems including CMS, CDPs, and marketing automation tools.
  • Experience with real-time personalization and cross-channel orchestration.
  • Strong consulting mindset with the capability to align technical work with business goals.
  • Excellent design and documentation skills, alongside clear communication abilities.
  • Familiarity with IT security and governance in marketing technology.

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic engagements to assess client MarTech stacks and data flows.
  • Identify capability gaps and operational pain points within marketing channels.
  • Evaluate and enhance personalization capabilities in client strategies.
  • Create architecture diagrams and solution designs for client projects.
  • Develop strategies to integrate AI/ML into marketing systems.
  • Establish decision frameworks for future implementations and roadmap planning.
  • Translate technical findings into business recommendations for stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more.
  • Monetary assistance for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility.
  • Support for pet adoption with monetary assistance.
  • Employee Assistance Programs and wellness reimbursements.
  • Tuition Assistance to support further education.
  • Flexible time off policies including vacation, sick days, and holidays.
  • Matching gift programs to support charitable contributions.
  • Flexible working arrangements and a remote work program.
  • Business Resource Groups supporting various affinities and alliances.
Full Job Description
Overview

We are seeking a Marketing Technology Strategy & Architecture Consultant to lead strategic engagements assessing client marketing technology landscapes and defining future-state architectures. In this role, the consultant will evaluate tools, data flows, integrations, and operational practices, identify gaps and opportunities, and deliver roadmaps to enable scalable personalization, real-time decisioning, and AI/ML-driven automation. The ideal candidate is a seasoned marketing technology consultant with deep expertise in enterprise MarTech ecosystems, personalization strategies, and data-driven architecture.

Responsibilities

Client Assessments & Analysis

  • Lead strategic engagements to evaluate client MarTech stacks, including tools, data pipelines, and activation platforms.


  • Identify capability gaps, redundancies, and operational pain points across marketing channels.


  • Assess the maturity of personalization capabilities, including content readiness, context discovery, decisioning, and experience delivery.


Architecture & Roadmap Development

  • Develop current, transition, and future-state architecture diagrams and solution designs for client engagements.


  • Define integration strategies to operationalize AI/ML insights into marketing activation platforms.


  • Establish decision frameworks to guide future use case implementations and strategic planning.


  • Deliver phased, actionable roadmaps balancing quick wins with long-term investments.


Personalization & Automation Strategy

  • Advise clients on scalable approaches to web, email, mobile, and cross-channel personalization.


  • Provide guidance on automated content delivery, journey orchestration, and progressive profiling.


  • Recommend strategic adoption of AI/ML technologies to enhance customer engagement and operational efficiency.


Client Engagement & Strategic Guidance

  • Translate technical assessments into actionable business recommendations for client stakeholders.


  • Facilitate workshops and presentations for Marketing, IT, and Data leadership.


  • Drive alignment across client teams on future-state MarTech strategy and implementation priorities.


Qualifications

Experience & Expertise

  • 8-12+ years of experience in marketing technology consulting, enterprise architecture, or digital transformation.


  • Proven track record leading strategic MarTech assessments, architecture design, and personalization strategy engagements for multiple clients over time.


  • Broad knowledge of modern MarTech ecosystems, including CMS, CDPs, activation platforms, marketing automation tools, and AI/ML infrastructure.


  • Experience with real-time personalization, cross-channel orchestration, and decisioning frameworks.


Skills & Attributes

  • Strong consulting mindset with the ability to connect technical assessments to business value.


  • Excellent architecture design, technical documentation, and diagramming skills.


  • Clear communicator, skilled at executive presentations and stakeholder alignment.


  • Ability to balance strategic guidance with practical, actionable recommendations.


  • Familiarity with IT security, compliance, and governance considerations in marketing technology.


Nice to Have - Digital Asset Management (DAM)

Experience with enterprise Digital Asset Management platforms is a plus. Familiarity with taxonomy design, metadata frameworks, asset governance, rights management, and integration of DAM into CMS, CRM, and activation workflows is desirable. Exposure to platforms such as Adobe Experience Manager Assets, Bynder, Aprimo, Sitecore Content Hub, or similar enterprise DAM solutions is beneficial. Experience supporting multi-brand or Automotive environments, including dealer networks and distributed content models, is also highly valued.

Additional information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:
  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
  • Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
  • Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
  • Matching Gifts programs
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • 'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
  • Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Compensation Range: $112,290 - $153,600. 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 7/15/2026.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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