Job Description

Critical Mass is seeking a full time Technology Lead to work as an architect, technical strategist, systems integrator and technical team manager within our cutting-edge creative automation team for our EMEA markets. Critical Mass delivers a next-gen suite of services for our clients, utilizing DCO (dynamic creative optimization) to deliver creative engineering, intelligent automation, and technology expertise with a highly scaled operational model for our clients.

You will:

• Be a Technology leader for CM\'s creative automation service offering globally
• Architect, scope, and lead the implementation of integrations to scale the production process
• Drive content automation innovations using the latest AI innovations both external and internal
• Advise on and perform system integrations with martech platforms, including: CDPs, DAMs, CMPs, DCOs, MRMs, Ad Servers, DSPs, etc. for our clients
• Analyze, appraise and recommend solutions based upon the existing client technology landscape and business goals, key technologies, vendors, etc. utilizing the latest innovations from the industry and within our own company
• Participate in organic growth and new business opportunities as it relates to dynamic content, creative automation, and content management solutions
• Advise on asset management best practices, including asset labeling, archiving, and assigning categorical metadata
• Oversee and mentor a team of supporting technology resources
• Lead remote teams globally utilizing modern communication tools

You have:

• Experience with marketing technology in paid and owned advertising (CMS, DAM, CMP, DCO, MRM, Ad Serving, DSP, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Marketing Science, Data Engineering, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence)
• Experience working with content and design teams bringing digital design systems to life
• Experience leading technical developers, either FEDs or BEDs, using a modern SFDLC (e.g., Agile via Scrum)
• Self motivated, self starter able to understand business and team objectives, and see them through execution
• Ability to convey recommendations clearly via documentation, presentation, and discussion
• Experience with leading a distributed, remote team utilizing modern communication tools
• Strong communication skills - both written and verbal
• Ability to provide accurate estimates for work and contribute to casting and staffing decisions
• Ability to communicate with clients daily, acting as a representative of Critical Mass from a technical & business development standpoint

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of modern web-stacks and their applications in the real world, especially modern front-end tools and framework, e.g., React, HTML5
• Experience with 3D rendering technology and production methodologies
• Familiarity with Atlassian project management tools, i.e. Jira & Confluence

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 4 days a week. The ask stems from our want to:

Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning

Improve collaboration and team relationships.

Increase employee engagement

This hybrid model balances the need for individual flexibility while maintaining the relentless customer focus we provide at CM. We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to .

We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our pool of candidates, with a target of achieving at least 50% representation from underrepresented communities.

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and . We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.

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