Director of Data Analytics

Join Current, a high-growth fintech company, as the Director of Data Analytics. In this hands-on leadership role, you will oversee analytics teams across various departments, ensuring data-driven insights are central to strategic decision-making. You will partner with department leads to align analytics roadmaps with business goals, establish standardized processes for experimentation and reporting, and drive the adoption of a data-driven culture. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in data analytics, including 5+ years in the D2C domain, and a proven track record of using data to drive strategy.

• Lead and scale the functional analytics organization, overseeing analytics teams embedded across various departments.
• Partner with department leads to align on high-level strategy and ensure adherence to established frameworks and rigorous data processes.
• Drive the adoption of a data-driven culture by delivering powerful insights and narratives to executive leadership that influence the company’s trajectory.
• Advanced degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, etc.) or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing managers and overseeing cross-functional or embedded analytics structures
• Built and maintained scalable analytics infrastructure, collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Finance teams to define success metrics and validate hypotheses
• You have a proven track record of using data to change minds and drive strategy. You can tailor your communication to be equally effective with an individual contributor or a C-suite executive
• Skilled in developing and interpreting complex, advanced experimental frameworks
• 10+ years of experience in data analytics, including 5+ years in the D2C domain, ideally within high-growth, customer-centric industries
• You are to translate complex data into compelling, structured narratives and actionable insights with ease
• You can find the needle in the haystack, using root-cause analysis to turn ambiguous data into clear business opportunities
• Expertise in the design, interpretation, and monitoring of randomized controlled trials (A/B/n testing), encompassing significance testing and statistical inference
• Experience with dimensional modeling, utilizing Kimball methodologies optimized for a modern data ecosystem
• Demonstrated expert proficiency in SQL and Python, including the ability to independently conduct sophisticated analyses and optimize code for performance enhancements
• Experienced in designing and implementing dashboards that provide structured and actionable information
• Direct experience in the D2C Fintech domain is preferred
• Experience managing distributed or hybrid teams
• Managed and led teams distributed across various time zones
• Expertise in data transformation and modeling