Director, Data & Analytics

Company Overview

We are the better way to work in finance. As private equitys value creation partner we sit at the heart of PEwhere sponsors and CFOs meet. Through financial consulting rooted in data technology and AI we help clients drive valuesupporting the office of the CFO to drive end-to-end value creation.

If you crave challenging work and are looking togrow come solvecomplexissues alongside1600 finance & technology experts ina supportive collaborativeenvironment.

As we build our European footprint the London office presents a unique entrepreneurial opportunity to shape our presence and accelerate growth across the regionwhile benefiting from the support and stability of an established industry-leading firm.

Backedby premier private equity firms and headquarteredin New York with 11 officesaroundtheglobe we are a high-growth entrepreneurial firmlookingforpeoplewhowantto be part of buildingsomethinggreat. Come make your mark.

Practice Description

Accordions Data & Analytics (D&A) team offers cutting-edge intelligent solutions to a global clientele leveraging a blend of domain knowledge sophisticated technology tools and deep analytics capabilities to tackle complex business challenges.

We partner with Private Equity clients and their Portfolio Companies across diverse sectors including Retail CPG Healthcare Media & Entertainment Technology and Logistics.

We deliver data and analytical solutions designed to streamline reporting capabilities and enhance business insights across vast and complex data sets ranging from Sales Operations Marketing Pricing Customer Strategies and more.

This role is based in London and with the flexibility to work remotely. Ideal candidates should be local to the desired location.

This position is eligible for visa sponsorship.

What Youll Do:

• Lead across multiple engagements at once with a strategic lighttouch cadence ensuring every project tracks to north star outcomes.
• Support gotomarket across European PE sponsors and portfolio CFOs turning relationships into qualified opportunities.
• Shape and qualityassure proposals and pricing partnering with MDs and Hyderabad managers.
• Integrate Data & Analytics into FinStrat CFO Tech and Transformation showing how data accelerates FP&A models and CFO change.
• Set delivery standards and ways of working for a oneteam UKIndia model removing blockers and resolving issues quickly.
• Guide SteerCo narrative and escalation keeping sponsors confident and decisions moving.
• Develop the team mentoring VPs and managers and informing the UK hiring plan and Hyderabad squad composition.
• Amplify wins securing references case studies and event exposure with our marketing team.
• Shape proposals and pricing with clear problem statements scope commercials and a pragmatic plan of work.
• Translate strategy into build turning ambiguous asks into simple usable solutions and actionable insights.
• Regularly engage in peer level discussions with the C-Suite / C-1 Suite of client organisations to partner with them as a trusted data management advisor.
• Regularly and extensively travel across Europe to work with clients in the relevant jurisdictions

What good looks like:

• Healthy multiengagement portfolio with clear success measures and predictable delivery.
• Growth from European PE houses and from US sponsor relationships extended into Europe.
• Repeatable solution patterns adapted for Europe reducing cost to serve without lowering quality.
• Strong sentiment from sponsors and CFOs turning into referrals and pipeline.
• A highperforming hybrid team with Directors and VPs operating as consistent quality bar

What you will bring:

• Credibility with PE sponsors and portfolio CFOs plus a record of shaping and selling dataled work.
• Ability to translate strategy into pragmatic delivery plans that our India hub can execute at pace.
• Strong proposal writing and commercial judgement including pricing for value.
• Experience leading multiproject portfolios and crosspractice collaboration.
• People leadership mentoring senior ICs and setting standards across distributed teams.

You Have:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field
• Masters degree will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience with 2 years experience in client facing/professional services environment.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong leadership & proactive communication to coordinate with the project team and other internal stakeholders.

You Are:

• A self-starter with a strong work ethic.
• A leader of others; you lead by example.
• A strong team player able to work with team members across all levels.
• Able to effectively communicate complex issues and solutions and raise issues to senior team members when necessary.
• Comfortable managing projects with multiple complex workstreams while also focused on your single workstream (you are managing and doing).
• Excited to be part of a growing team with a focus on driving future growth.
• Full of entrepreneurial spirit and comfortable in a fluid flat organization.
• Knowledgeable about the relationship between Private Equity sponsors and their portfolio companies.
• Passionate about delivering exceptional client service.
• Someone who enjoys mentoring others and doing meaningful work.
• Willing to get your hands dirty in the details of a project while simultaneously seeing the whole picture.

Were committed to building a team that reflects a broad range of backgrounds perspectives and skills. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race colour religion marital status age nationality ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy genetic information gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other status protected under applicable law.

Please note that in line with Accordion policy we do not accept unsolicited CVs from third-party recruitment agencies unless such agencies have been formally engaged to provide candidates for a specified vacancy and in alignment with our inclusive diversity values. Any employment agency individual or entity that submits an unsolicited CV does so with the understanding that Accordion reserves the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting agency individual or entity.

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