Register Your Interest - Technology Strategy Principal

ABOUT RAPP

Rapp, part of Omnicom, exists to help clients invent a new future for their marketing through technology and data. Helping clients to build new capabilities to meet the challenges of an ever-changing marketing landscape, we do this by delivering customer centric, data driven, profitable experiences. Working at the intersection of marketing technology, data and user experience, our clients can use such services as: Transformation Consultancy, Marketing Science, Data Engineering, Customer Experience and Marketing technologies. 

Our key clients include Jaguar Land Rover, Samsung, Christie’s, Mercedes Benz, Mont Blanc and Cartier. Rapp has a global presence with 300+ employees spanning ten cities, located in the UK, Europe, North America, and Australia.
To learn more visit www.Rappworldwide.com

At Rapp we believe everyone deserves a career journey that’s tailored to suit their own personal needs. We are committed to ensuring all our colleagues have access to an environment that fosters a growth mind-set. Looking to use the most advanced marketing technology and data models we can be radical in our approach. We are a strong and diverse team of consultants, technologists, data scientists and customer success practitioners. What unites us is our shared purpose and desire to transform marketing.

Culturally, Rapp is an innovative, fast moving, exciting and occasionally a demanding place to work.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The purpose of the Technical Principal is to provide strategic technology consultancy to clients on technology’s role in aligning marketing, advertising within their business, how best to use our proprietary platforms and how to integrate our and other 3rd systems within our clients enterprise architecture.

Whilst not exhaustive, below is a selection of some role specific responsibilities:

• Technology Discovery & recommendations
• You will be the subject matter expert of marketing technology from 1st party data to digital media to marketing planning, workflow, marketing clouds, dynamic content, asset management, publishing and measurements
• Manage complex, global, client stakeholders across all elements of Rapp’s engagements
• Support client partnership to define client development plans and ongoing client growth
• Manage complex Omnicom Group agency engagements and stakeholders, align on technology and general working practices, drive technical roadmap and thought leadership

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

The successful candidate will be a proactive, dynamic, and results-oriented executive who possesses the following:

• Technology & Digital Experience; likely to have been senior leader in either a digital agency or a marketing technology business. Must be able to demonstrate experience running technology projects/clients and be able to handle marketing technology questions. 
• Architecture and Business Analysis experience; able to evidence examples of developing client technology architectures, leveraging existing components and developing new
• MarTech experience; able to evidence examples of working hands on with a range of marketing technologies. Will be expected to answer technical questions at interview
• Leadership Skills; strong team-oriented leadership skills honed through significant experience with senior corporate executives. Able to frame and confront issues and make tough solutions. Self-directed with strong initiative
• Strong interpersonal & presentation skills and the ability to communicate openly and effectively both internally and externally
• Conceptual and Strategic Skills; able to integrate diverse information, apply flexible growth concepts and think strategically
  
  

SPEAKING UP ON RACISM AND DIVERSITY

At Rapp we take a strong stand against racism and any type of discrimination. Our mission has always drawn strength from diversity and welcomed people from every walk of life around the

world. We are committed to creating an equitable work environment and leading progress forward on inclusion and diversity. We hope that you have the same position and will also attempt to bring positive change in this endeavour and to transform marketing.

LASTLY, BUT IMPORTANTLY…

What we need from you: jump in, find problems. Fix them and build relationships. Imagine new solutions, invent them and manage them. Do whatever it takes to go above and beyond. And stand up for individuality.