Vice President, Data Strategy & Analytics

We are seeking aVice President of Data Strategy & Analyticsto lead the transformation of our data capabilities and unlock new revenue product innovation and audience insights across our B2B events and media portfolio. This executive will shape and execute a companywide data strategy that enhances customer understanding drives product and content optimization and strengthens commercial performance.

As the senior data leader you will oversee the development of scalable data platforms modern analytics practices and AI-driven solutions as appropriate that support audience growth event performance marketing effectiveness and monetizable data products. You will serve as a key advisor to the executive team ensuring our data assets become a strategic differentiator in the market.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Business Impact

• Define and drive amulti-year enterprise data strategyaligned with company growth objectives including audience expansion event performance optimization and revenue diversification.
• Partner with senior business leaders across events editorial sales marketing and product to identify high-impact data opportunities andconvert insights into measurable business outcomes.
• Designdata-driven commercial strategies including segmentation models audience intelligence yield optimization sponsorship analytics and pricing insights.
• Build and scaledata products and servicesthat enhance customer value support personalization and create new revenue streams for clients and partners.

Analytics Insights & AI

• Oversee advanced analytics programs that fuel content strategy customer behavior analysis event forecasting churn modeling and marketing attribution.
• Set and evangelize a companywide framework for data storytelling and executive reporting enabling precise data-backed decision-making.

Data Architecture Governance & Operations

• Provide executive oversight of data platforms data engineering architecture and governance to ensure accuracy scalability and compliance across all business units.
• Build a unified view of customer event and engagement data through master data management metadata standards and data quality programs.
• Drive the evolution of our cloud data ecosystem ensuring modern efficient and secure infrastructure for analytics and AI.

Leadership & Organizational Influence

• Lead mentor and scale a high-performing team spanning data strategy analytics engineering and data governance.
• Foster a culture of data literacy and innovation across the company enabling teams to independently leverage insights in day-to-day decision-making.
• Represent the data strategy function at the executive table influencing long-term business planning product roadmaps and digital transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required; advanced degree preferred in data science business analytics computer science or related field.
• 10 years of progressive leadership experiencein data strategy analytics or digital transformation ideally within media events information services or B2B organizations.
• Demonstrated success translating data and insights into business strategy revenue growth and customer value creation.
• Deep understanding ofAI and applied machine learning with a track record of deploying AI solutions that improve business performance or customer experience.
• Strong knowledge of cloud data platforms (e.g. AWS Azure Databricks GCP Snowflake) modern BI tools (e.g. Power BI Tableau) and analytics environments.
• Proven ability to lead data governance MDM and enterprise data management initiatives.
• Exceptional executive communication stakeholder leadership and strategic storytelling abilities.
• Strong commercial mindset with experience supporting sales marketing product development and audience engagement functions.
• Ability to operate as both a strategic leader and a hands-on problem solver in a dynamic fast-paced media environment.

About Emerald

At Emerald we strive to foster a diverse and inclusive community. We actively recruit and champion candidates who bring new perspectives from varied professional backgrounds and experiences and we are intentional about ensuring a positive hiring experience for everyone. Our job postings dont contain experience inflation and most dont require college degrees. Instead theyre crafted to focus on outcomes and transferable experiences that are assessed in a structured interview process carried out by trained hiring teams.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Target Compensation: $00 (bonus eligible)

Please note that this range reflects a reasonable estimate of the target compensation for this position. This range may ultimately vary based on a candidates qualifications and may be higher where required by applicable law.

We offer a competitive benefits package designed to strengthen our employees physical and mental health including unlimited vacation for exempt employees flexible working locations 401(k) plan with a company match medical/dental/vision coverage with inclusive provisions including transgender services and fertility benefits parental and caregiver leave dependent commuter and FSA benefits professional development programs like Toastmasters and mental wellness tools.

If you need accommodation in our application process or have questions about our posted salary range please email our Talent Acquisition team at

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