Head of Analytics and Strategy

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Americas Analytics and Strategy team, fostering a culture of excellence and impactful achievement.
• Develop and standardize holistic cross-channel and market performance reports, integrating sell-in, sell-out, and market data to provide a detailed understanding of current business performance.
• Proactively identify performance trends, such as inventory build-up within the market, and translate these insights into actionable strategies.
• Champion the driving of new analytics, generating insights using advanced analytics and AI.
• Manage the backlog of analytics requests and provide timely ad-hoc support for key stakeholders, including the Americas Management Team and Investor Relations.
• Drive competitive insights gleaned from earning releases, press releases, and other market intelligence sources.
• Lead the analysis of omni-channel marketing spend, including marketing investment ROI, to optimize resource allocation.
• Prepare comprehensive market and consumer intelligence fact packs to inform long-term planning and strategic initiatives.
• Act as a conduit between global and regional teams, cascading global insights into the Americas region and disseminating region-specific insights amongst global team members.
• Shape the roadmap for new analytics use case development, representing the Americas region in global data and analytics development discussions.
• Partner with regional leadership to lead the execution of strategic initiatives from inception to implementation, such as developing a US tariff response action plan or formulating a new trade term framework.

Requirements

• 9+ years of progressive experience in analytics, strategy, or a related field, with a proven track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Industry experience within consumer goods, preferably sporting goods, coupled with strong commercial capabilities, commercial analytics, and strategy expertise.
• Demonstrated success in setting clear strategic direction for your domain, ensuring projects align seamlessly with broader organizational interests and needs.
• Strong ability to simplify complexity for effective management, breaking down intricate problems into actionable components and bringing others along to achieve objectives.
• Experience driving complex decision-making processes, providing input on wider organizational topics, and making sound decisions even with limited or incomplete information by leveraging a combination of analysis, experience, and judgment.
• Adept at anticipating and integrating the interests of various teams and stakeholders, effectively grasping and aligning output with diverse questions and needs.
• Cultivated and leveraged connections across various functions and locations to execute projects effectively, exchange ideas, and share knowledge in an inclusive manner.

Nice to Have

• Experience with advanced analytics and AI techniques.
• Experience in strategic planning and project execution within a global organization.

Qualifications

• Educational background is not explicitly specified, but extensive experience in analytics and strategy is required.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive cash compensation range of $136,700 - $187,500 including base and bonus.
• Additional equity compensation may be available.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Industry-leading PTO package and a competitive 401k program.
• Perks such as 11 paid US holidays, corporate office closure between Christmas and New Year, and product perks.