Junior Data Strategy Consultant

May 17, 2024

Explore the transformative power of data with a career at the leading edge of CRM and marketing technology. We are looking for recent graduates from STEM or business disciplines who are enthusiastic about using data to tackle complex business challenges. As a Junior Data Strategy Consultant on our team, you will utilize advanced technologies in Data, AI, and business insights to improve customer experiences and guide organizations in refining their data strategies. Begin a rewarding career journey that combines your technical skills with business insight, setting you on the path to future success in data-driven decision-making.

What will your day look like?
In the role of Junior Data Strategy Consultant within our VML MAP Transformation practice, you will be a crucial part of our Data Transformation team. Your interest in data strategy will enable our clients to make strategic, data-driven decisions, thereby enhancing their digital communications. Here's what a typical day might involve:

• Collaborating closely with clients and internal teams to understand and integrate business and marketing objectives through the lens of data. This involves discussing key goals, the scope of current data initiatives, and potential strategies for leveraging data.
• Contributing to the team by demonstrating a keen interest in strategic aspects of business challenges, thereby aligning with the company's goals of shaping future industry standards.
• Diving into new projects that stretch current capabilities, eagerly embracing challenges that require quick learning and adaptation to enhance skills across both technical and business domains.
• Participating in team discussions and brainstorming sessions to contribute fresh ideas and perspectives that drive the business forward, reflecting an eagerness to initiate change and innovation.
• Keeping abreast of the latest industry trends and best practices in data-driven customer engagement, loyalty, and marketing technologies to guarantee that clients are employing cutting-edge tools and strategies.
• Critically evaluating the quality, integrity, and structure of data sources to ensure accuracy and optimal organization, thereby maintaining the reliability of data systems.
• Extracting data from CRM platforms, web analytics tools, and paid media platforms via point-and-click reporting interfaces or SQL queries, ensuring accurate and timely retrieval of datasets for comprehensive analysis.
• Analyzing complex data and providing actionable insights into business-related questions via automated reporting solutions, exploratory data analysis in Excel, or applying statistical models to understand trends and patterns.
• Storytelling through compelling dashboard/report layouts and polished PowerPoint presentations to illustrate findings and produce recommendations.

Professional Growth and Development Opportunities
Embarking on your journey as part of the Data Transformation team provides unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and skill refinement. This role is a springboard for development, offering the chance to:

• Learn directly from our seasoned senior consultants, whose extensive industry experience and foundational role in building our practice serve as an invaluable resource for learning and mentorship.
• Gain exposure to senior stakeholders within our company, including a spectrum of professionals from creatives and technologists to operations experts, product teams, and account managers. This diverse interaction ensures a holistic understanding of our business and enriches your professional network.
• Engage with senior client-side stakeholders, presenting the unique chance to understand various business models and strategies deeply. This exposure not only hones your consultative skills but also places you at the forefront of potential innovations and strategic decisions.
• These opportunities collectively contribute to a robust career trajectory, positioning you to become a leader in the field and equipping you with the experiences and skills to shape the future of our industry.

Who are you going to work with?
Join our team at VML MAP in Copenhagen, a hub of highly skilled consultants dedicated to leveraging data to solve business challenges. You'll be immersed in a dynamic, international setting that fosters personal and professional growth. Collaboration with our broader organization will be key, enabling you to work closely with experts from our technology, data, creative, and client teams globally. As a transformation leader for many of the world's most respected brands, we are at the forefront of delivering innovative marketing solutions.

What do you bring to the table?
We are seeking a candidate who is passionate about transforming business practices and eager to learn and excel in a dynamic environment that demands adaptability and flexibility. The ideal applicant should thrive in engaging with business stakeholders at various levels and be comfortable discussing both strategic and technical concepts. While basic coding skills in Python and/or SQL are beneficial, a strong willingness to learn these skills is equally valuable. We value candidates who are committed to using their insights to drive practical actions and contribute to meaningful business results through effective data strategy. Your aspiration to effect changes in business practices and your eagerness to grow personally and professionally are crucial to this role. Technical skills, while useful, are secondary to these core attributes.

As a Junior Data Strategy Consultant, you have:

• An intrinsic motivation for self-improvement and professional growth, with a strong interest in understanding business operations and market dynamics.
• A natural curiosity and eagerness to learn, constantly seeking to deepen your understanding and knowledge.
• A willingness to step into roles or projects that might be outside of your current expertise, showcasing an adaptive mindset and commitment to personal and organizational growth.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and strong business acumen, which enables you to quickly understand the key business questions to ask, answer, and deliver upon.
• A precise and methodical approach to work, with a commitment to detail that ensures thoroughness and accurate work across day-to-day tasks.
• Self-driven and adaptable, able to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment adept at juggling multiple priorities.
• Team player with the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Exceptional written, visual, and verbal communication & presentation skills, i.e. able to distill complex analysis to deliver structured and simple messages in presentations to key stakeholders.
• Proficiency or willingness to learn spreadsheet tools like Excel, data analysis languages on-the-job like SQL or Python, data visualization tools like Power BI, Looker, Azure, etc.
• Experience with customer relationship management (CRM) systems, marketing automation, and customer data platforms is a plus.
• Excellent English proficiency (both written and spoken).

A leader in personalized customer experiences
VML MAP is a world-leading Centre of Excellence that helps businesses humanize the relationship between the brand and the customer through hyper personalization at scale, marketing automation and CRM. With the brain of a consultancy, the heart of an agency and the power of technology and data, we work with some of the world's most admired brands to help them on their transformation journey to becoming truly customer-centric. Together, we are technology specialists, data scientists, strategic thinkers, consultants, operations experts, and creative minds from 55+ nationalities.

A global network
We are part of the global VML network that encompasses more than 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 60+ markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences.

At VML, we are committed to fostering an all-inclusive work environment that is both rewarding and career-forward. Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond. Our people are the heartbeat of our organization—creators, doers, innovators, makers, and thinkers—who drive not just marketing, but meaningful experiences that resonate in every action and interaction.

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