
Associate, Marketing Data Operation
- Recruiter:
- Viking
- Category:
- Land Based Jobs
- Positions:
- Marketing & Communications, IT & Digital Systems
- Published:
- April 16, 2026
Reporting to our Senior Director, Marketing Data Management, you will help lead\u202Ftransformative initiatives across our marketing data ecosystem. This role will drive the implementation of our Marketing Data Lake Foundation, spearhead identity resolution strategies, and operationalize AI and agentic capabilities.\u202FYou will be enabling data into data lake,\u202Fpowering personalized customer journeys\u202Fin Adobe, and enabling data for reporting needs and supporting\u202Fbusiness-as-usual and future-state marketing\u202Fat Viking.
\n\n\nThis is a hybrid position based in our Woodland Hills, CA office. You will be required to adhere to our hybrid work policy, working from our office Monday and Thursday plus one additional weekday on a weekly basis.
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Execute the marketing data roadmap in alignment with broader modernization and AI-readiness initiatives.\u202F
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Translate defined business requirements into actionable data solutions across audience management, identity resolution, consent, and reporting.\u202F
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Collaborate closely with Marketing, Analytics, and Technology partners to deliver prioritized milestones on time.\u202F
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\u202FBusiness Enablement & Data Readiness\u202F
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Ability to create data views in Data Bricks for Audience creation, segmentation, & reporting.\u202F
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Ensure marketing data is available,\u202Faccurate, and usable for\u202Fcross\u202Fchannel\u202Fcampaigns, journeys,\u202Fand\u202Freporting\u202Fin AEP and monitor data pipelines.\u202F
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Partner with channel and campaign teams to support/enable\u202Faudience definitions, segmentation logic, eligibility rules, and personalization attributes.\u202F
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Document and enforce data quality, timeliness, and governance requirements; track and escalate SLA issues with IT and vendors as needed.\u202F
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\u202FMarTech\u202F& Platform Management\u202F
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Act\u202Fas\u202Fday\u202Ftoday\u202FBusiness\u202FOwner and\u202FPower\u202FUser\u202Ffor platforms including Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Journey Optimizer,\u202Fand\u202FData Bricks.\u202F
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Build and\u202Fmaintain\u202Fhands-on\u202Fexpertise\u202Fin AEP, AJO, and Databricks to guide teams through implementation, troubleshooting, and optimization.\u202F
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Support\u202Fadoption\u202Fof audience creation and journey orchestration capabilities by developing playbooks, examples, and\u202Fbest\u202Fpractice\u202Fguidance for marketers.\u202F
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\u202FMeasurement & Insights Enablement\u202F
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Partners\u202Fwith Advanced Analytics and reporting teams to\u202Fdefine\u202F& enable\u202FKPIs, attribution logic, and measurement frameworks are implemented correctly.\u202F
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Enable\u202Fclosedloop\u202Fmeasurement by ensuring campaign and journey data flows support testing, optimization, and performance insights.\u202F
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\u202FGovernance & Compliance\u202F
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Implement and\u202Fmaintain\u202Fmarketing data governance standards, including taxonomy, definitions, and consent enforcement.\u202F
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Ensure marketing data usage aligns with privacy regulations and internal policies; flag and resolve data compliance concerns with\u202Fappropriate teams.\u202F
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\u202FProgram & Initiative Support\u202F
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Support execution of the Marketing Data Foundation program by owning assigned workstreams, deliverables, and status reporting.\u202F
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Coordinate across Marketing, IT, and external partners to resolve dependencies, risks, and blockers.\u202F
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Job Requirements:
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5+ years of experience in marketing operations, marketing technology, or data-focused roles.\u202F
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Hands on\u202Fexperience working with\u202FMarTech\u202Fand data platforms (Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Journey Optimizer, Data Bricks, CRM and/or CDPs).\u202F
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Strong ability to translate business and campaign needs\u202Fto\u202Fclear data and technical requirements.\u202F
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Proven experience partnering with analytics, engineering, and marketing execution teams.\u202F
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Working knowledge of identity resolution, segmentation, consent management, and marketing measurement frameworks.\u202F
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Organized, detail\u202Foriented, and comfortable managing multiple initiatives in a\u202Ffast-paced\u202Fenvironment.\u202F
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What We Offer You:
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Highly competitive compensation plan.
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Salary range $140,000 - $160,000 annually determined by a myriad of factors including, but not limited to, years of experience, depth of experience, and other relevant business considerations.
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Employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonus.
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401(k) plan with company match.
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Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) Viking full-time regular employees working in the United States can purchase Viking shares through payroll deductions.
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Full benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance at a highly subsidized rate (some plans are fully paid by Viking).
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Accrue 15 paid vacation days, sick time accrual by state, and 6 paid holidays per year.
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Opportunity to take a free and/or discounted cruise.
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Highly subsidized gym membership.
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Discounts on theatres, theme parks, movie tickets, travel discounts through IATA membership and too many more discounts to name.
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Viking is a certified Great Place to Work company. This certification is a result of our commitment to excellence, integrity and our teams’ outstanding contributions.
\n\n\nAbout Viking
\n\n\nViking was founded in 1997 and provides destination-focused voyages on oceans, rivers and lakes around the world. Designed for experienced travelers with interests in science, history, culture and cuisine, Chairman Torstein Hagen often says Viking offers experiences for The Thinking Person®.
\n\n\nViking has more than 250 awards to its name, including being rated #1 for Rivers, #1 for Oceans and #1 for Expeditions by Condé Nast Traveler and voted at the top of its categories by Travel + Leisure. No other cruise line has ever received these same honors by both publications at the same time.
\n\nLanguage Requirements
Good knowledge of the English language is required.
Viking
THE VIKING STORY
More than 20 years ago, Viking® set the standard for what river cruising should be, and today we are the leader that all others follow. In 2015, we took the same small ship, destination-focused experience to the seas and reinvented ocean cruising. Over the years Viking has won numerous ocean and river cruise line awards from Condé Nast Traveler, Cruise Critic, Travel + Leisure, Travel Weekly and more.
Viking is a strong and dynamic company—with a growing fleet of more than 80 river ships and seven ocean vessels cruising over 100 itineraries around the world.
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If you have always dreamed of combining your love of travel with the ability to grow your career, consider a position at Viking. We are the world’s leading small ship cruise line, and there is tremendous potential to advance your career with us. As part of our crew, when your ship is docked at the many destinations we visit, you can explore ashore and refresh during your free time.
Additionally, with Viking’s award-winning service and thoughtfully curated onboard experiences, our guests are typically very satisfied. This, combined with Viking’s gratuity guidelines, means that you can expect to be well rewarded as an employee on board a Viking ship.
