Director, Data & Technology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Lead the Platforms team, taking ownership of the roadmap, delivery, and reliability of InterceptOS and PartnerOS.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to determine what should be built, purchased, or phased out.

• Oversee the Data & Analytics team, managing insights, data assets, and context that inform strategies and campaigns.

• Establish standards for reliable client-facing insights.

• Transform data assets into marketable offerings.

• Work closely with clients and account teams to identify platform requirements and develop a prioritized PartnerOS roadmap.

• Identify, assess, and acquire first-party and third-party data sources.

• Conduct vendor evaluations, assess data accuracy, and negotiate feasible commercial agreements.

• Develop the data offering by converting raw data into actionable insights and context for strategy, creative, and account teams.

• Manage data governance and privacy, including data collection, storage, usage, retention, and compliance.

• Set the technical direction and make decisions regarding architecture and build versus buy options.

• Recruit, onboard, mentor, and shape the Platforms and Data & Analytics teams.

• Report on portfolio status, progress, investment requirements, and risks across both teams and the data roadmap to the CTO and executive leadership team.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of six years of experience in data and technology roles.

• At least three years of experience leading teams, which includes hiring, performance management, and development.

• Proven experience managing a platform or product from inception to completion.

• Hands-on expertise in data covering pipelines, warehousing, data modeling, and SQL.

• Experience in sourcing or licensing third-party data, including evaluating data quality and negotiating commercial terms.

• Familiarity with privacy and data governance within a marketing framework, specifically PIPEDA and CASL in Canada, and GDPR for campaigns reaching the EU.

• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to construct business cases for data investments.

• Knowledge of B2B marketing or martech, including demand generation, ABM, and campaign strategy.

• Ability to communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders.

• Comfortable working fully remotely within a distributed team, with occasional travel for client and team meetings.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work environment.

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Recognized as a Certified Great Place to Work.

• Occasional travel for client and team meetings.