VP of Enterprise Data and Analytics

We are seeking a Vice President of Data & Analytics, a visionary and strategic leader passionate about leveraging data to foster innovation, operational scale, and growth. This critical role involves working closely across functional leaders and teams to evolve and drive the company-wide data strategy and ensuring it is aligned with our organizational objectives. Your leadership will not only inspire but will be the catalyst for the shift to a data driven culture across the organization, making you an integral part of our journey towards achieving and exceeding our ambitious goals.

What You'll Do

Strategic Leadership and Vision

• Lead the transformation of the Data & Analytics organization from a traditional support role to a strategic business partner, fostering a truly data-driven culture

• Develop and execute a data-focused operational strategy; shifting to a modern data infrastructure and tooling and leveraging AI/ML to drive tangible business results.  

• Define and implement a vision for a scalable, reliable, modern data platform and infrastructure   

Team Leadership and Development

• Build trust and credibility across the organization, prioritizing data needs and delivering impactful solutions

• Lead by example, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, urgency and high performance

• Lead, attract, develop, and retain a multifaceted team of data professionals, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion  

Collaborative Business Transformation

• Collaborate across business stakeholders to ensure alignment and integration of data strategies with organizational goals, directly contributing to shared business results 

• Actively participate in business and technical discussions to champion best practices in data management and analytics, ensuring these initiatives support key business objectives and deliver measurable results

• Facilitate cross-departmental cooperation to accelerate implementation of data-driven strategies that improve decision-making and operational efficiencies  

Data Governance and Quality

• Strategically deploy a data governance framework, collaborating across departments to enhance data quality, compliance, and accessibility

• Champion data quality and governance, ensuring adherence to policies and standards

• Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to uphold data privacy and security standards

What You'll Need

Minimum Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in Data & Analytics space, demonstrating increasing complexity, scale, and responsibility

• BA/BS Degree in a relevant field  

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent advanced degree is desirable

• 10+ years of people management experience, leading teams of data engineers, analytics engineers, decision and data scientists.

• Proven experience leading B2B SaaS organizations through transformational change, building data capabilities, and turning data insights into business value

• Experience leading data and analytics programs, processes, and infrastructure at scale (in organizations exceeding $1B revenue with 5,000+ employees globally)

• Strong understanding of next-gen data practices (AI/ML, Data Ops, Decision Science) and experience applying them in an enterprise organization

• Previous experience developing processes and operations to implement and manage data governance principles and policies, master data management, management of enterprise information assets, and approaches related to data protection and privacy

• Excellent leadership and communication skills, capable of inspiring teams and driving forward-looking strategies

• Proven self-starter with low ego, high humility, high EQ, and a demonstrated ability to collaborate at all levels of the organization

• Catalyst and champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Ability to inspire, motivate, and drive teams while also providing recognition and encouragement  

How You’ll Be Rewarded

✅ Salary range in the US: $225,000.00 - $311,000.00

✅ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

✅ Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

✅ 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

Workiva is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  We believe that great minds think differently.  We value diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, and interests, and we recognize diversity as an important source of intellectual thought, varied perspective, and innovation.  Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.  We strongly encourage and welcome people from historically marginalized groups to apply.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email talentacquisition@workiva.com.  

Workiva employees are required to undergo comprehensive security and privacy training tailored to their roles, ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory standards.

Workiva supports employees in working where they work best - either from an office or remotely from any location within their country of employment.

#LI-TM1