Attribution Governance & Operations Manager
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Company: Global University Systems
Role: Attribution Governance & Operations Manager
Reporting to: Head of Attribution (Global Director of Digital Operations (IT) in the interim)
Location: India
About Global University Systems (GUS)
Global University Systems (GUS) is an international education group that empowers students to transform their lives through education. We believe education drives careers, lives, and society forward, enabling a brighter future for all. Our network of 30 institutions offers the broadest range of industry-relevant skills through inclusive, accessible, and digital-first learning. We currently educate around 122,000 students on campuses worldwide and have 20M+ unique subscribers to our courses. Our global ecosystem powers accessible digital learning and academic achievement.
About the Role
This role sits at the centre of the Attribution Programme and operates as the business-facing coordination and governance layer of the Attribution Function.
GUS currently operates a First Touch Salesforce-based attribution model with multiple signal improvement projects in flight (GCLID, Call Tracking, Identity Resolution, GA4/GTM hygiene, server-side tracking) .
While technical delivery is distributed across teams, business requirements, documentation, stakeholder alignment and governance remain fragmented.
This role will:
Gather structured attribution requirements from Marketing, Sales, Finance and Leadership
Translate commercial needs into clear documentation for Tech/Data teams
Coordinate attribution-related projects from the business side
Maintain project visibility and risk tracking
Support the Attribution Lead in pilot preparation and delivery
Own operational governance (UTMs, schema integrity, change control)
It is a hybrid Business Analyst / PMO / Governance / Operations role.
Responsibilities
Business Requirements Gathering
Conduct structured interviews with Performance Marketing, Brand Marketing, Admissions / Sales and Finance
Document: · Decision types attribution must support, · Known blind spots and · Scenario coverage gaps (e.g. cross-device, calls, portal redirects)
Maintain consolidated attribution requirements document
Ensure requirements are prioritised by commercial impact
Attribution Project Coordination (Business Side)
Maintain central project tracker (Asana / equivalent)
Clarify ownership and escalation paths
Identify blockers and cross-team dependencies
Ensure updates are communicated to stakeholders
Coordinate pilot readiness (Phase 3.5–4)
Documentation & Change Control
Maintain central attribution documentation repository
Ensure documentation exists for current model logic, data flows, field logic, UTM taxonomy, lead source schema
Create structured change control process for proposed change, business rationale, impact assessment, stakeholder sign-off and release communication
Governance & Data Integrity
Own UTM governance adherence
Monitor Lead Source overwriting and schema drift
Run monthly hygiene audits for lead source = “Other”, blank UTMs, CEM inconsistencies, Power BI vs salesforce discrepancies
Escalate structural issues to Attribution Lead
Pilot Support & Attribution Lead Assistance
Prepare pilot documentation packs
Coordinate data access requests
Consolidate stakeholder feedback
Prepare executive-ready briefing documents
Maintain risk register
Support confidence band articulation
Executive & Stakeholder Communication
Provide structured weekly updates
Translate technical delivery status into business impact
Clarify what attribution can and cannot answer
Support preparation of board-level materials
Experience & Skills
Qualification
Degree in Business, Marketing, Analytics or related field
Business Analysis certification (preferred)
Business Analysis / PMO
5+ years in Business Analyst, PMO, Marketing Ops or CRM Operations role
Experience running cross-functional programmes
Comfortable working in matrix environments
CRM & Marketing Systems
Familiarity with Salesforce logic and fields
Understanding of UTMs, GA4, GTM
Experience working alongside Data/Engineering teams
Stakeholder Management
Experience managing multiple senior stakeholders
Strong documentation and facilitation capability
Structured, diplomatic communicator
Global University Systems equal opportunity employer. We provide equal opportunities and are committed to the principle of equality regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability.
The post holder may be asked to undertake different or additional duties in line with business requirements at the request of their line manager.
There is an expectation that all employees will maintain the values of the Group and will comply with the code of conduct as well as equality and diversity, health and safety and safeguarding policies.
- Division
- Global University Systems
- Department
- Operations & Support
- Locations
- Hyderabad, India
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Contract
- Job type
- Contract - freelance