Own the Data Strategy: Serve as the strategic architect for The Athletic's data future, directly partnering with executive leaders to align the data roadmap with the company's highest-priority growth objectives.
Be the Data Authority: Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Executive teams to identify data needs and deliver robust data solutions. Deliver actionable insights and metrics that inform subscription product development, strategic content decisions, and the overall growth strategy.
Build Trust in Data: Own the strategy for data governance, quality, and definition across the organization, ensuring key metrics are consistent and trusted by all teams, and acting as the final escalation point for data definition disputes.
Scale Talent and Culture: Direct and grow a diverse team of data professionals across multiple functions, acting as a dedicated mentor and champion for data literacy and a culture of continuous learning.

Requirements

A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in data-related roles (e.g., Data Engineering, Data Science, Analytics), with at least 2 years in a senior leadership or management capacity overseeing multiple data functions.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts and data insights into strategic recommendations for executive leadership and non-technical teams.
Demonstrated success in defining and executing a comprehensive data strategy and roadmap for a high-growth or complex organization.
Proven ability to leverage and lead across the entire analytical stack, with a primary focus on driving business value. Experience with data engineering concepts, including modern data warehousing (Snowflake/BigQuery) and ETL/ELT practices, is highly valued and strongly preferred.
Proven ability to build, mentor, and scale high-performing, cross-functional data teams.
Experience working with high-volume, real-time event data, ideally in a subscription or digital media environment, is a plus.

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

data strategydata governancedata qualitydata engineeringdata scienceanalyticsmodern data warehousingETLELTdata insights

Soft Skills

communicationstakeholder managementmentoringteam buildingcross-functional collaborationstrategic recommendationsdata literacycontinuous learning