(USA) Director, Advanced Analytics

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all advanced analytics projects for a small business area or category across platforms, ensuring solutions reflect business priorities.
• Develop and implement data models for projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to align modeling solutions with business strategies.
• Direct the implementation of production-ready complex algorithms, developing testing and validation methodologies, and presenting algorithms to cross-functional partners to gain buy-in.
• Analyze business issues considering team structures and iteration models to develop innovative solutions.
• Partner with leadership across analytics functions to define data analysis strategies based on business priorities.
• Develop consultative solutions for projects by working with functional leadership and cross-functional partners to ensure buy-in and alignment.
• Maintain and develop relationships with external business partners and vendors.
• Ensure associates receive learning and development opportunities, coaching, mentoring, and feedback to enhance skills and work performance.
• Identify emerging skills needed by analytics team members and support talent development, recruitment, and succession planning.
• Build high-performing teams that respect diversity, foster a culture of belonging, and promote integrity and ethics.
• Promote a customer-first approach, adopting a holistic perspective that integrates data analytics, customer insights, and business strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement, support digital transformation, and foster innovation within the team.
• Lead initiatives that attract and retain top talent, develop internal and external partnerships, and support community outreach.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field.
• 5 years of experience in data analytics or related field, or 7 years of experience in data analytics or related field.
• 4 years of supervisory experience or experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, algorithms, and analytics techniques.
• Experience collaborating with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience with cluster analysis techniques, simulation, inferential statistics, neural networks, or data mining techniques.
• Master's degrees in Business Administration, Information Systems, or Statistics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in data analytics or 7 years if less formal education.
• 4 years of supervisory or cross-functional team leadership experience.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive pay with performance-based bonuses and other benefits.
• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits such as 401(k), stock purchase plans, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Disability insurance, company discounts, military leave pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit program covering tuition, books, and fees for various programs.