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YouGov · 2 days ago

Director, Data Analytics

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$165K/yr - $200K/yr

YouGov America Inc. is a company focused on transforming data into actionable intelligence. The Director of Data Analytics will lead the global analytics strategy, ensuring that customer-facing data is effectively utilized to drive product innovation and business growth.

Computer Software

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Define and execute the global analytics strategy aligned with YouGov’s data-driven vision

Develop standardized analytics frameworks, metrics, and methodologies for consistent insight generation

Support client-facing teams with analytics that showcase the value of YouGov’s data and help ensure customers understand the “why” behind our insights

Translate analytical findings into clear, actionable insights for internal and external stakeholders

Advance analytical capabilities through predictive modeling, automation, and data visualization

Lead and mentor a global analytics team; foster a culture of rigor, curiosity, and collaboration

Define and track KPIs for analytics performance, adoption, and business impact

Communicate insights and outcomes to senior leadership, promoting analytics as a strategic advantage

Qualification

SQLData modelingAnalytics architectureCloud platformsBI toolsPythonETL/ELT pipelinesStatisticsLeadershipCollaborationCommunication

Required

Expert-level SQL and data modelling skills, with the ability to personally review, optimize, and guide complex analytical queries

Hands-on experience designing and scaling modern analytics architectures (data warehouse, lake house, semantic layers)

Proven ability to lead analytics implementations on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), balancing performance, cost, and reliability

Deep practical knowledge of BI and visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker), including dashboard design and metric governance

Proficiency in Python or R for data analysis, automation, and advanced analytical workflows

Strong command of ETL/ELT pipelines and analytics engineering best practices (e.g., dbt, Airflow, cloud-native tools)

Solid grounding in statistics, experimentation, and analytical methods to support product and business decision-making

Experience partnering closely with data engineering and data science to operationalize analytics and ML-enabled insights

Ability to translate complex analyses into clear, actionable insights for executives and cross-functional leaders

Preferred

A strategic yet hands-on mindset, comfortable defining long-term vision and engaging deeply in data structure and collection details

A passion for connecting disparate data sources to tell coherent, insightful stories about people and behavior

The ability to make clear, evidence-based decisions about which data to collect and how to structure it for long-term value

A strong commitment to accuracy, transparency, and ethical data use, core to YouGov's reputation for trusted insight

Benefits

Paid vacation, holidays and sick days

Flexible working arrangement available

Group medical, dental and vision insurance

Company-paid life and disability insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match

Company

YouGov

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YouGov is a data and analytics group that enables companies to explore, plan, activate, and track marketing activities.

Founded in 2000

New York, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://business.yougov.com

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