--- title: 'Principal, Marketing & Measurement Analytics at Transparent Partners' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/principal-marketing-measurement-analytics-transparent-partners-chicago-a0ze5h8ckg6w' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-14' --- # Principal, Marketing & Measurement Analytics at Transparent Partners - **Company:** Transparent Partners - **Location:** Chicago, IL - **Compensation:** $90k–$129k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-08-31 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/transparentpartners/a71ef741-3167-4a4d-ac3e-d5c098135f71 ## Job description Transparent Partners is an independent consultancy that specializes in enhancing customer experiences through a marketing lens. Our goal is to identify the unique mix of data, technology and operational processes that will empower brands to thrive in the ever changing marketing landscape. ## What You'll Do Design and Lead Workstreams - Own end-to-end delivery of workstreams across engagements - Translate ambiguous client needs into clear plans, workflows, and outputs - Ensure work is structured, sequenced, and executed effectively Uncover and Model How Work Happens - Lead discovery efforts to understand how teams operate, make decisions, and move work forward - Build current-state and future-state workflow models that expose inefficiencies and opportunities - Identify where processes should be improved vs. fundamentally redefined Drive System-Level Improvements - Recommend and design better ways of working grounded in real constraints - Introduce and apply new tools, including AI-enabled approaches, to enhance workflows - Treat experimentation as a disciplined part of delivery Deliver High-Quality, Actionable Outputs - Produce clear, structured deliverables that translate complexity into direction - Ensure outputs are practical, implementable, and aligned to client needs - Maintain high standards for quality, clarity, and usability Lead and Elevate the Team - Mentor Senior Analysts and Analysts, helping them build systems thinking and problem structuring skills - Provide direction, feedback, and support across project teams - Contribute to a culture of curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement ## What We're Really Looking For - 5–8 years of experience in consulting, marketing, analytics, or a related field - Strong systems thinker who can connect workflows, decisions, and outcomes - Proven ability to turn ambiguity into structured plans and deliverables - Skilled at uncovering how work actually happens through effective questioning and synthesis - Comfortable challenging existing processes and proposing better alternatives - Actively exploring and applying AI and emerging tools to improve how work gets done - Treats experimentation as a core part of the job - Takes ownership of outcomes and drives work forward independently - Strong collaborator who can work across functions and push toward meaningful change What Success Looks Like - Consistently delivers high-quality workstreams end-to-end - Structures complex problems into clear, actionable approaches - Identifies and drives meaningful improvements to workflows and systems - Applies new tools and methods to increase efficiency and effectiveness - Develops and elevates team members through mentorship and guidance ## Why This Role is Different You're not just managing work. You're defining how it gets done—and making it better. Our people and culture At Transparent our goal is to promote an inclusive, equitable, and diverse environment to foster a sense of belonging. We believe that creating an inclusive environment is paramount in driving innovation, creativity and value for our clients and our people. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, or social background. Transparent Media Partners, LLC is an Equal Opportunity employer. Personnel are chosen on the basis of ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status or sexual orientation, in accordance with federal and state law. If there are any further questions, please contact: careers@transparent.partners ## About Transparent Partners ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Transparent Partners is an independent consultancy that helps brands become data-driven by optimizing marketing, data, technology, and operational processes to improve customer experiences. - **Entity Type**: Private (Consultancy) - **Headquarters**: Chicago, Illinois, United States - **Founded**: 2015 - **Founders**: Andrew Swinand (Founder and Board Chair) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Digital Marketing Consulting, Data & Analytics, Marketing Technology - **Target customers**: B2B – enterprise and mid-market brands seeking marketing transformation, data strategy, and AI enablement. - **Mission / purpose**: To help teams across marketing, sales, product, data, and technology work better together to unlock consumer data potential, accelerate business goals, and demonstrate success – grounded in transparency and partnership. ## Products & Services - **Marketing Transformation Consulting**: Strategic advisory and implementation services covering data strategy, technology stack optimization, AI enablement, and operational process redesign. (Service) - **Data-Driven Marketing Solutions**: Tailored analytics, insights, and measurement frameworks to improve marketing ROI and customer engagement. (Service) - **AI Enablement Services**: Helping brands adopt and integrate AI into marketing workflows, as part of their “Agentic Marketing Solutions” led by the CTO. (Service) ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly available (privately held). - **Key Metric**: Headcount of 50 employees (as of 2026) with a 48.8% year-over-year growth rate. - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not disclosed. The company is independent and founder-led. - **Growth Signals**: Rapid headcount growth (+20 people Y/Y); active hiring for a Principal of Sales to scale client acquisition; emphasis on AI enablement reflects a strategic pivot into high-demand marketing technology services. ## Competitive Advantages - Independent, not a vendor or agency – positions itself as a “true partner” with no product to push. - Highly specialized team with deep backgrounds in marketing, media, data, and technology. - Strong core values (Curiosity, Initiative, Excellence, Transparency, Empathy) that build trust with clients. - Boutique size (50 people) allows for agile, senior-led engagements. ## Strategic Focus - Scaling the sales function to drive growth, as evidenced by the Principal of Sales role reporting to the Chief Growth Officer. - Leading marketing transformation through AI enablement, with a dedicated CTO for “Agentic Marketing Solutions.” - Expanding client base while maintaining a high-touch consultancy model. ## Why Work Here - Culture built on curiosity, initiative, and transparency – described as a team of “smart, driven consultants doing meaningful work for sophisticated brands.” - High-impact environment: direct access to leadership (CGO, CEO, CTO) and the ability to shape the growth engine. - Office-centric: positions are on-site in Chicago (not remote/hybrid), fostering in-person collaboration. - Equal opportunity employer with commitment to inclusive, equitable, and diverse environment. - Notable perks: competitive compensation (Principal of Sales base range $100k–$129k) and the chance to sell a service the team genuinely believes in. ## Sources 1. 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