Directors of Data and Analytics lead the team, strategy, and infrastructure that turn data into a competitive advantage — a role that combines technical leadership with organisational and business influence. We find the professionals your team needs through dedicated retained search — not job boards.
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Building and managing data teams, defining data strategy and roadmap, setting data governance and quality standards, partnering with business leaders on analytical priorities, managing data platform investments, and representing data as an organisational capability.
5+ years of data experience as an individual contributor with 2+ years managing a data team, clear track record of translating data investments into measurable business outcomes, and strong communication skills with executive stakeholders. Technical credibility in the team's stack is necessary to hire and retain strong practitioners.
Directors of Data are often pulled toward pure management — the best candidates maintain enough technical involvement to hire well, set realistic timelines, and retain high-performing engineers who want a technically credible manager.
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