Head of Data Strategy, Insights & Engineering

The Mirillion Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A global market leader is seeking a visionary Head of Data Strategy, Insights & Engineering in Toronto. This leadership role involves developing and executing data capabilities, mentoring teams, and impacting enterprise decision-making. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of analytics experience, strong leadership skills, and the ability to drive transformation across an innovative environment. This is a full-time role offering significant influence in shaping data-driven strategies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data analytics, CRM analytics, or insights strategy.
• Proven strategic leadership with a successful record of driving large-scale transformation.
• Deep experience with data engineering, analytics, model development, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team of data leaders.
• Promote cross-functional data sharing to enhance decision-making.
• Oversee development of high-impact data products ensuring compliance.

Skills

Data analytics

CRM analytics

Digital analytics

Strategic leadership

Team leadership

Change management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Head of Data Strategy, Insights & Engineering

Base pay range

$250,000.00/yr - $350,000.00/yr

Are you ready to lead enterprise-wide data strategy for one of the world’s most forward-thinking organizations?

Our client — a global market leader operating at the cutting edge of technology, data, and large-scale customer experience — is looking for a visionary Head of Data Strategy, Insights & Engineering to architect and scale next-generation data capabilities.

This is a high-impact, future-defining leadership role where you’ll shape how data powers decision-making, innovation, and customer understanding across the entire business.

Why this role is exciting

You’ll own the strategy, build world-class teams, design reusable data products, and unlock advanced insight capabilities that fuel major transformation.

This is your opportunity to sit at the centre of enterprise evolution and influence how a global leader uses data to drive growth, efficiency, and smarter experiences.

What you’ll do

• Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team of data engineering and insights leaders.
• Cultivate a culture of curiosity, innovation, and operational excellence.
• Engage senior executives with bold ideas that generate measurable business value.
• Champion the exploration, testing, and adoption of new data technologies and modern engineering practices.
• Evaluate, select, and manage external data vendors and technology partners.
• Identify emerging trends and translate them into scalable enterprise solutions.
• Serve as the go-to advisor for scalable, customer-centric data products across multiple business units.
• Prioritize and expand strategic data assets that enable deeper insights and efficiencies.
• Lead development of advanced analytics, digital insight capabilities, and unified data experiences.
• Accelerate the creation and adoption of reusable data frameworks and platforms.

Deliver High-Value Data Solutions

• Partner with business leaders to understand objectives and define future-state data capabilities.
• Promote cross-functional data sharing to enhance decision-making across the organization.
• Oversee development and delivery of high-impact data products while ensuring compliance with internal, audit, and regulatory standards.
• Continuously refine data engineering practices, governance models, and delivery processes.

What you need to succeed

Must-have experience

• 10+ years of experience in data analytics, CRM analytics, digital analytics, or insights strategy.
• Proven strategic leadership with a track record of influencing executives and driving large-scale transformation.
• Deep experience with data engineering, analytics, digital delivery, model development, and data governance.
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead diverse, high-performing teams.
• Experience managing multi-million-dollar budgets and enterprise portfolios.
• Strong capability in change management and complex program leadership.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of cloud data ecosystems, AI, ML, or emerging data technologies.
• Ability to think creatively and solve ambiguous, complex problems.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong strategic mindset and commercial awareness.

What’s in it for you

• A chance to set and elevate the data vision for a global, industry-leading organization.
• A progressive, collaborative environment that embraces innovation and bold thinking.
• Opportunities to drive impactful, enterprise-scale transformation.
• The ability to shape the future of data, insights, and digital decision-making across the business.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Technology, Information and Media, Financial Services, and Investment Banking