Director, Data Strategy

Director of Data Strategy

Direct Hire

,000

Remote (United States)

• We are seeking a dynamic Director of Data Strategy & Analytics to lead the intersection of data strategy, analytics innovation, and client impact. You'll lead, own, and evolve our client's offering for Data Strategy & Analytics services to help all delivery teams get streamlined access to high-quality marketing data that drives game-changing performance for clients in a fraction of the time when compared with industry standards.
  
  You'll also partner with Product to help ideate and influence the product roadmap for Polaris to automate aspects of Data Strategy & Analytics services.
• You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior clients, driving clarity in how data informs media, creative, and customer decisions, while building scalable frameworks, analytics products, and data pipelines in partnership with cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, and Client Services.
• This role blends high-level client engagement and business strategy with technical consultative rigor in data collection, advanced analytics, measurement, and automation.
• Partnering with a cross-functional team of exec-level leaders across Client & Media Strategy, Data Strategy & Analytics leaders to deliver scalable, high-quality, cross-channel data solutions and service experiences quickly to clients and their teams from across Analytics Engineering, Analytics Management, Data Engineering, Reporting Solutions, and Data Analysis.

• Overseeing a team of Data Strategists and managing your own book of business to deliver high-quality data solutions, insights, and measurement frameworks across our client portfolio.

• Serving as an executive sponsor for enterprise clients, guiding data-driven recommendations that inform media mix, audience strategy, and creative performance.
• Scaling new capabilities:
  Defining and implementing processes to make analytical solutions reproducible, well-documented, and integrated into broader client strategies.

• Pitching new business on the differentiated value of Data Strategy & Analytics services, crafting a consultative sales approach through consulting on prospect Mar Tech stacks and Polaris solutions. Evolving Data Strategy & Analytics offerings by continually improving and adding service offerings and products
• Acting as an escalation point to promptly resolve complex and occasionally unprecedented situations with broad definitions.
• Building internal alignment:
  Educating and training the Client Strategy, Channel, and Executive teams on Data Strategy & Analytics capabilities to ensure consistent adoption of best practices.

• Leading/collaborating in the development of standardized approaches to measurement, including taxonomy governance, KPI frameworks, and performance dashboards.
• Provide thought leadership across a variety of Data Strategy focus areas:
  Customer Data Platforms, Media Strategy & Optimization Methods, Data Privacy Regulations & Data Usage Guidelines, and Mar Tech Architecture.

Empowering and mentoring managers and analysts to champion a high-performing, client-first environment centered on curiosity, professional accountability, and relentless optimization

• 8+ years of experience in digital analytics, data strategy, or marketing analytics leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of marketing and advertising technology ecosystems (e.g., Google Ads, Meta Ads, GA4, Looker, dbt, GCP/AWS, Adobe Analytics, CDP, Identity solutions & Clean rooms).
• Familiarity with creating and implementing data taxonomy governance best practices across multiple ad…