Associate Principal Ad Tech Specialist Forensic Services practice
Charles River AssociatesLocation not specified
Full Time
Posted October 28, 2025
$140k - $170k
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Job Description
The Associate Principal at CRA's Forensic Services practice leads projects related to advertising technology, privacy compliance, and litigation risk, providing strategic and technical advice to clients on designing compliant AdTech solutions, analyzing data flows, supporting legal and regulatory responses, and developing privacy and data management strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead project delivery ensuring high-quality execution and timely completion
- Advise clients on privacy-compliant AdTech strategy, platform implementation, and data collection
- Support litigation, regulatory responses, and internal investigations by analyzing AdTech systems and data flows
- Design privacy-compliant media and data activation strategies, including consent management and signal architecture
- Evaluate AdTech stacks and data sharing practices for legal risk and technical effectiveness
- Lead assessments to map and analyze personal data flows across digital platforms
- Draft reports and develop materials for testimony or similar legal contexts
- Provide actionable insights to legal, marketing, and technical stakeholders
- Contribute to internal knowledge development in AdTech, privacy engineering, and data monetization
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Marketing Technology, or related field.
- 7-10 years of experience in AdTech, MarTech, or digital media strategy, preferably within a consulting firm, agency, or platform development.
- Deep understanding of programmatic advertising, data management platforms, tracking methods client server-side, and ID resolution methods.
- Familiarity with key regulations and litigation trends affecting AdTech and data privacy.
- Experience with digital marketing and AdTech tools such as Google Ads, CM360, Trade Desk, LiveRamp, Adobe Launch, and clean rooms.
- Strong client-facing skills with the ability to translate technical complexity into strategic recommendations.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects under deadline pressure.
- Ability to lead projects that involve analyzing AdTech systems, data flows, and tracking technologies to support litigation, regulatory response, and internal investigations.
- Ability to advise clients on privacy compliant AdTech strategy, platform implementation, and data collection.
- Experience designing privacy-compliant media and data activation strategies, including clean room use, consent management, and signal architecture.
- Experience evaluating AdTech stacks and data sharing practices for legal risk and technical effectiveness.
- Ability to draft reports and develop material for testimony or similar contexts.
- Strong communication skills to deliver clear, actionable insights to legal counsel, marketing executives, and technical stakeholders.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range of $140,000 - $170,000 with potential bonus incentive compensation
Work location flexibility with at least 3 to 4 days in the office per week
Robust skills development programs including 100 hours of training annually
Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Life and disability insurance
Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, holidays, and paid parental leave
Wellness programs and employee assistance resources
In-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers
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