Director of Data Platforms (Remote)
Position Purpose:
We are actively seeking a talented and experienced Director of Data Platforms. In this pivotal role, you will play a crucial part in supporting and driving the overall growth of our business specifically focusing on data strategy and management for Marketing and Online. Your responsibilities will encompass employing cutting-edge data engineering tools and techniques; acting as the central hub of collaboration across several departments/resources for all data related activities to meet business objectives.
Collaboration will be at the heart of your role, as you closely work with our exceptional product, engineering, and marketing teams. Together, you will forge a path towards exponential growth while maintaining the integrity of our organic customer experience. Your expertise in providing guidance and leadership will be instrumental in fostering an environment of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within our Analytics team.
Key Responsibilities:- 20% Lead advanced analytics organization to provide actionable insights to cross-functional teams (Product Management, Merchandising, Finance, Marketing, Technology) and develop cohesive and comprehensive understanding of the key drivers of the business to promote growth and business development
- 20% Lead efforts to build a stronger data-driven culture and drive growth through innovative strategies and meticulous execution. Drive a culture of continuous testing, leading efforts to run AB and multivariate experiments
- 20% Hire, manage, mentor and grow the analytics team on tools, approaches, and how to reach clear, actionable recommendations
- 10% Work with application and data engineers to develop, implement and optimize data management processes to design self-serve reporting & analytics solutions using all available tools (Tableau, Google Analytics, custom reporting, Omniture etc.)
- 10% Partner with marketing to drive direct mail, email, paid search, and social media targeting
- 10% Join forces with product management to help identify and prioritize future site features and measure project outcomes
- 5% Collaborate with merchants to bring an algorithmic approach to product insights and site merchandising strategies
- 5% Build a better data infrastructure and develop the architecture to collect and link raw customer data across the site and devices
- This position reports to VP Interconnected Experience.
- This position has 3 direct reports.
- Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
- Graduate degree preferred (MBA)
- 10+ years' cross functional experience in ecommerce/digital analytics within a large corporate environment across Product Management, Finance and Pricing/Merchandising areas
- Well versed in web analytics packages (Omniture, Coremetrics, etc.) and emerging technologies in the marketplace that impact eCommerce and Marketing data collection and analytics
- Prior experience in developing and managing direct reports, internal clients and vendors
- 10+ years' cross functional experience in ecommerce/digital analytics within a large corporate environment across Product Management, Finance and Pricing/Merchandising areas
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
- No additional education
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