Samyang America, Inc. · 1 day ago
Director, Data Leadership, Advanced Analytics
Brea, CA, US
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$140K/yr - $165K/yr
12+ years expSamyang America, Inc. is the #1 Gen Z brand shaping the future of food culture with innovative flavors and unforgettable experiences. They are seeking a Director of Data Leadership to design and scale the company's data and advanced analytics capabilities, enabling smarter decision-making across the enterprise.
Food & Beverages
Responsibilities
Define and lead the enterprise-wide data and measurement vision across marketing, sales, innovation, and strategy
Ensure measurement frameworks are scalable, interoperable, and aligned to business decision needs
Establish standards for KPIs, metrics, taxonomies, and definitions to ensure consistency and trust across teams and regions
Align measurement design to strategic, commercial, and operational decisions—not reporting for reporting’s sake
Lead the application of advanced analytics, statistics, and machine learning to business problems
Oversee development of predictive and prescriptive models, including: Demand planning and forecasting, Initiative and innovation impact forecasting, Trend detection and early signal identification, Marketing and media effectiveness modeling
Ensure analytical rigor, transparency, reproducibility, and governance across all models
Partner with Strategy and Insights leaders to translate model outputs into actionable guidance
Architect and govern the integration of internal and external data sources, including: Syndicated and POS data, Digital, media, and social intelligence, Customer experience and first-party data, Innovation and initiative tracking data
Partner closely with IT, data vendors to design scalable pipelines, storage, access layers, and analytics environments
Ensure data flows are seamless, timely, and designed to support analytics, insight, and decision-making
Lead the strategy for first-party data capture, integration, and activation across touchpoints
Define workflows connecting CRM, customer experience, and behavioral data to analytics and insight systems
Ensure privacy, security, and governance while maximizing analytical and strategic value
Enable more personalized, responsive, and insight-driven engagement strategies
Own the strategic roadmap for analytics, intelligence, and data platforms across the organization
Evaluate, rationalize, and optimize tools and vendor partnerships to avoid redundancy and unnecessary cost
Partner with agencies and technology vendors to ensure solutions are interoperable and future-ready
Ensure internal and external tools operate as an integrated ecosystem—not disconnected silos
Design systems that enable continuous learning loops: measure → learn → act → improve
Ensure insights are operationalized into planning, execution, and performance management processes
Partner with Sales, Marketing, Innovation, and Finance to embed analytics into day-to-day and strategic decisions
Accelerate feedback cycles and enable confident course correction
Lead and develop advanced analytics, data science, and measurement talent (directly or via matrix)
Establish governance models for data quality, analytics standards, and tool usage
Build analytical literacy across the organization
Serve as a senior thought leader on quant research, data, analytics, and measurement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or related quantitative field (Master's or PhD strongly preferred)
12–15+ years of experience in advanced analytics, data science, data engineering, or measurement leadership
Proven experience designing and scaling enterprise data and analytics architectures
Deep expertise in statistics, machine learning, and predictive modeling
Experience working with large, complex datasets across marketing, sales, and customer domains
Strong understanding of data governance, privacy, and compliance
Demonstrated ability to translate complex analytics into business-relevant insights
Experience partnering closely with IT, agencies, and external vendors
Preferred
Experience in CPG, retail, or consumer-centric industries
Familiarity with syndicated data, digital and social intelligence ecosystems
Experience leading analytics or data modernization transformations
Strong executive communication and influence skills
Experience managing teams of researchers, data scientists, engineers, or analytics leaders
Benefits
Annual incentive bonus
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Life insurance
PTO/FTO
401(k) plan with company match
Company
Samyang America, Inc.
SAMYANG AMERICA, INC.
51-200 employees
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Funding
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Growth StageLeadership Team
Youngsik Shin
Chief Executive Officer
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