Director, Data Intelligence - Digital Strategy

The Director, Digital Strategy will lead KDP’s owned digital experiences and direct-to-consumer growth, including Shopify operations for Dyla Brands. The role will connect brand priorities, consumer needs, technology, and data to advance website content, SEO and AEO, experimentation, optimization, and digital analytics, improving discoverability, engagement, conversion, and commercial performance.

The Director will collaborate with cross functional partners to establish a scalable digital operating model, improve commercial performance, and advance KDP’s AI enabled discovery, answer engines, and agentic commerce. Success in the first 6 to 12 months will be demonstrated through a prioritized digital roadmap, aligned performance metrics, an active testing program, and measurable improvement across priority digital experiences.

• Set the digital strategy and roadmap for KDP brand websites, translating business priorities into sequenced initiatives, KPIs, and milestones that enable operational scale.
• Lead enterprise SEO and AEO strategy across owned digital properties and the Digital Shelf, establishing technical, schema, and measurement priorities. Partner with Brand, Digital Shelf, Media, Technology, and agency teams to strengthen visibility across traditional and AI enabled search.
• Develop brand website content strategy to strengthen agentic visibility, translating consumer insights, search behavior, and platform data into relevant, authoritative, and structured content that enables KDP brands to be discovered and represented accurately across AI-enabled experiences.
• Lead Dyla’s Shopify strategy and eCommerce performance, establishing core KPIs and working with agency and vendor partners to drive business results.
• Lead Shopify eComm operations, including merchandising, site experience, marketing activation, conversion optimization, site health, and day-to-day operating discipline.
• Build a disciplined experimentation and optimization program using A/B and multivariate testing, documenting hypotheses, defined success measures, and post-test decisions and knowledge sharing to improve engagement, conversion, and commercial value.
• Create digital analytics and insights model with analytics partner and teams, including KPI definitions, dashboards, and recurring performance reviews.
• Communicate performance and recommendations to senior leaders through concise, executive-ready reporting that connects digital activity to consumer behavior, brand outcomes, revenue, risk, and investment choices.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing digital strategy team.
• Set clear objectives, accountability, and support individual growth and career development.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, experimentation, and continuous improvement.

• Salary Range: $155,500 - $200,000
• Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factors
• Benefits, subject to election and eligibility:
  Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time), 401k with company match, Tuition Reimbursement, and Mileage Reimbursement
• Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility

• 8+ years of progressive experience across digital strategy, eCommerce, digital product, website operations, SEO, conversion optimization, or digital analytics, including experience leading complex cross-functional work.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Technology, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Knowledge of SEO fundamentals, including technical SEO, content strategy, information architecture, structured data, crawlability, and performance measurement; working knowledge of…