Solution Architect Aggregate Knowledge

We are looking for a Solution Architect to provide business and product leadership on client and partner facing solutions leveraging AKs Discovery Platform and Services. The Solution Architect plays a critical role in designing and delivering successful solutions to AK clients and partners. The Solution Architect is the person who designs and orchestrates the delivery of AK Discovery Platform activations, campaign configurations, and on-going campaign optimizations.

Responsibilities:

- Demonstrate technical and product leadership on Aggregate Knowledge engagements with clients and partners.
- Serve as a technical resource for business teams to help define, estimate, and propose solutions for client and campaign opportunities. Translate the campaign goals and business requirements into a deployment recipe and platform configuration requirements for the technical implementation team.
- Develop, at an architectural and design level of detail, feasible technical and business solutions aligned with our clients platforms and campaign requirements based on a deep understanding of AK Discovery Platform capabilities, AK APIs, and available technology partner integrations.
- Lead the development of project design documents and deliverables, including communication to the client on these items.
- Understand AK software development cycle, product capabilities & roadmap, functional limitations so as to build feasible solutions.
- Articulate the business and technical value of Aggregate Knowledge solutions and insights to clients and partners. Communicate complex, technical data requirements, audience/campaign designs, and analytical insights to both technical and business audiences.
- Provide hands on assistance with the detailed design and execution of platform activation, campaign set-up, and on-going campaign optimization.
- Share information, knowledge, and experience within the company and with partners.
- Serve as technology and process expert for Aggregate Knowledge products; provide critical architectural inputs during RFI and RFP process.
- Drive standard solutions for systems and data integration, leveraging Aggregate Knowledges service-based infrastructure, data integration APIs, and partner solutions.

Requirements:

- Proven success in architecting the configuration and delivery of complex, large-scale, data-driven solutions related to data management, marketing automation, campaign management, ad serving, and business intelligence.
- Established experience dealing with multi-dimensional advertising campaigns (complex data modeling and audience segmentation, cross-channel media buying strategy, advanced attribution modeling, dynamic creative, real-time decisioning and optimization).
- Self motivated and self managed with excellent organization skills - ability to work effectively and independently; capable of multi-tasking and accepting change both in tasks and schedule.
- A natural leader with a mix of business and technical expertise.
- A problem-solver with strong communication skills and the ability to lead through influence.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly in a team environment with team members of various technical skill levels and functional roles.
- Strong customer-facing experience with a genuine ability to deliver actionable, concise, and clear messages to clients.
- Strong implementation experience with the ability to be hands on to both prototype and roll-up sleeves, and implement with the team when necessary.
- Familiarity with reporting and analytics tools and data modeling techniques for building and normalizing multi-dimensional models. Familiarity with all data warehousing components (data acquisition, ETL, data modeling, infrastructure, profiling and reporting).
- 7+ years of professional experience with at least 3 years experience as a solution architect in the search or display advertising market. Experience as a product manager or technical ad operations manager is a plus.

Location:	1510 Fashion Island Boulevard Suite 350 San Mateo, CA 94404 United States