Director, Data Strategy & Analytics

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$140K/yr – $160K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the retail analytics practice by turning complex data into executive-ready insights, guiding measurement strategy, and shaping the Kip platform roadmap while coaching a multi-location team across marketing and analytics audiences.

  • Build and maintain senior-stakeholder relationships to drive measurement programs and translate analytics into clear recommendations.
  • Define business goals with partners and craft comprehensive, retail-focused measurement strategies.
  • Shape the Kip platform roadmap by feeding client needs and learnings to engineering for scalable analytics solutions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Be the senior analytics and data leader for a portfolio of Retail brands, requiring hands-on client management, and exceptional communication and prioritizations skills.
  • Build and maintain day-to-day relationships with senior client stakeholders across marketing and analytics teams, and act as a point of escalation on all data and analytics matters.
  • Partner with internal and external stakeholders to determine business goals and analytics opportunities, developing comprehensive Retail-focused measurement strategies.
  • Utilize your natural curiosity and drive to innovate to advance client-specific measurement programs and create new solutions to apply across clients.
  • Translate complex analytics and data into clear, cohesive insights for senior clients, and guide your team on how to do the same.
  • Guide the evolution of Kepler’s internal technology platform, Kip, establishing a feedback loop of client needs and applied learnings from new tools that set the development roadmap for our engineering team.
  • Inspire, coach, and mentor staff across multiple disciplines, and shape Kepler culture through your leadership.
  • Be the trusted expert internally. Leverage your experience and knowledge to shape the department’s approach to Retail analytics and assist Kepler in driving new business growth in pitches and RFPs.

Requirements

  • 4-6+ years of experience working with data from Retail Media Networks (e.g., Amazon Advertising, Walmart Connect, Target Roundel) to gain product and customer insights that drive program-level strategy
  • Hands-on experience using data clean rooms for measurement and insights around customer and media efficiency; Amazon Marketing Cloud experience is preferred, but transferable experience with similar platforms, like LiveRamp, will be considered
  • Experience with advanced analytics and modeling (e.g. forecasting, marketing mix modeling, LTV), and the design and execution of media tests including audience and geo-based incrementality experimentation
  • Comfort with full stack of modern marketing data infrastructure (ETL tools, data storage and querying solutions), understanding the data’s downstream impact on analytics and insights
  • Demonstrated understanding of adtech’s influence on targeting and measurement, with a specific focus on the use of CDPs and online-to-offline solutions
  • Appetite for learning new technologies and leveraging AI daily to drive efficiency and innovation
  • Expertise in using data and modeling to shape audience segments and predict LTV
  • Experience managing an internal team of 5-10+ across multiple locations, while coordinating cohesive account strategy with cross-department leadership
  • 6-8 years of experience of working with data for major digital media platforms (Google Marketing Platform, Meta, LinkedIn, etc.) across a variety of digital channels (Search, Display, Social, Video, and Email)
  • 6-8 years of experience working with data from Retail Media Networks to drive program-level strategy

Benefits

  • Healthcare/Dental/Vision.
  • Unlimited PTO.
  • 401k Contributions.
  • $75/mo Wellness Stipend.
  • $100/mo Mobile Phone Stipend.
  • $50/mo Internet Stipend.
  • $500/yr Annual Learning Stipend.
  • $2,000/yr Annual Tuition Stipend.
  • One-time $200 New Hire Home Office Equipment Stipend.
  • Parental Leave - 16 week primary caregiver / 6 week secondary caregiver leave.
  • Annual Work From Anywhere 4 weeks per year.

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