Associate Director / Director, Data Strategy & Measurement

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote work

401K with matching

Open Paid Time Off

Paid parental leave

Wellness allowance

Education allowance

Volunteer time off

Focus Fridays

Paid sabbatical and donation matching

Job summary

Acceleration Partners is seeking an Associate Director / Director of Data Strategy & Measurement to spearhead data, analytics, and measurement capabilities for enterprise clients. The role sits at the intersection of client strategy, data science, and growth, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-enabled insights and scalable measurement tools.

You will lead analytics workstreams, build measurement frameworks, and mentor teams while representing AP as a thought leader in

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in analytics, measurement, marketing science, consulting or data strategy.
• Experience advising senior stakeholders at enterprise level.
• Strong understanding of affiliate, influencer, digital marketing or performance marketing.
• Leadership experience and talent development.
• Familiarity with Marketing Mix Modelling (MMM), attribution methodologies and incrementality testing.
• SQL and data querying experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytical workstreams for enterprise clients, including programme audits and strategic reviews.
• Translate complex datasets into actionable commercial recommendations.
• Partner with senior client stakeholders across Marketing, Analytics, Finance and Data Science teams.
• Define and own AP's data and analytics roadmap.
• Partner with Strategy and AI teams to identify opportunities for automation and AI-enabled insights.

Skills

Analytics leadership

MMM knowledge

SQL

Enterprise clients

Data strategy

Tools

Google Analytics

CDPs

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Data warehousing

Job description

Associate Director / Director, Data Strategy & Measurement

Location: Remote — this is a remote, work-from-home role, as are all positions at Acceleration Partners. Some travel is required for client meetings, internal meetings, conferences, and industry events.

The Role

The Associate Director / Director, Data Strategy & Measurement is responsible for defining and leading Acceleration Partners' data, analytics and measurement capability. This role sits at the intersection of client strategy, data science, measurement, AI-enabled insights and commercial growth. The Director will work directly with enterprise clients to understand their marketing and business data ecosystem, develop measurement strategies, and help clients make better decisions through data. Internally, the role will partner with Client Services, Strategy, Sales and AI Automation teams to build AP's data capability, improve decision-making, develop new services and products, and raise data literacy across the organization. As a senior leader, the Director will also develop AP's market position as a leading authority on affiliate, influencer and partnership measurement.

Top Responsibilities

• Serve as AP's senior advisor on measurement, analytics and reporting.
• Understand client data ecosystems including affiliate networks, influencer platforms, Google Analytics, CRM systems, customer databases, MMM outputs and business intelligence tools.
• Design measurement frameworks that connect partnership marketing activity to broader business outcomes, spanning attribution, incrementality, customer acquisition and lifetime value.
• Advise clients on how affiliate and influencer activity should be measured alongside paid media, brand marketing and broader customer acquisition strategies.
• Own AP's point of view on measurement, partnering with MMM providers, analytics platforms and measurement vendors to keep AP at the forefront of measurement innovation.

Client Measurement & Data Strategy

• Lead analytical workstreams for enterprise clients, including programme audits and strategic reviews.
• Support growth strategies, forecasting, partner valuation models and opportunity assessments.
• Translate complex datasets into actionable commercial recommendations.
• Partner with senior client stakeholders across Marketing, Analytics, Finance and Data Science teams.

Strategic Consulting & Problem Solving

• Define and own AP's data and analytics roadmap.
• Partner with Strategy and AI teams to identify opportunities for automation and AI-enabled insights.
• Lead development of scalable reporting frameworks, dashboards, benchmarking products and measurement tools. Drive innovation across APVision and future analytical capabilities.

Data Enablement & Industry Thought Leadership

• Increase data literacy across Account Management, Strategy and Sales teams through training programmes, workshops and playbooks.
• Coach teams to ask better questions, interpret data effectively and communicate insights to clients.
• Represent AP externally as a thought leader on measurement and analytics, speaking at conferences, webinars and client forums.
• Produce thought leadership on attribution, incrementality, MMM, AI and partnership measurement, and build relationships with key industry vendors and platforms.

What Success Looks Like

By 6 Months

The Director has built strong relationships with key enterprise client stakeholders and is actively advising on measurement strategy and programme audits. They have an established working relationship with their Data Strategist and a clear view of AP's data and analytics roadmap. Early training and enablement sessions have begun to raise data literacy across Account Management and Strategy teams.

By 1 Year

The Director is recognized internally and externally as AP's leading voice on measurement and analytics. Clients are adopting AP's measurement recommendations, and client satisfaction and retention have improved. The Director has contributed to new business wins, launched at least one new analytical product or framework, and represented AP at industry events. Data literacy and standardized analytical frameworks are visible across the organization, and the Data Strategist is developing well under their mentorship.

Qualities of the Ideal Candidate

• Strategic thinker, comfortable operating with ambiguity
• Strong communicator and storyteller, able to simplify complex concepts for non-technical audiences
• Commercially minded
• Collaborative and influential across teams and seniority levels
• Naturally curious and innovative
• Confident representing AP as an external thought leader

Minimum Qualifications & Skills

• 8–12+ years of experience in analytics, measurement, marketing science, consulting or data strategy
• Experience working with enterprise clients and advising senior stakeholders and executive teams
• Strong understanding of affiliate, influencer, digital marketing or performance marketing
• Experience leading teams and developing talent
• Strong understanding of Marketing Mix Modelling (MMM), attribution methodologies and incrementality testing
• Proficiency with Google Analytics, Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) and Business Intelligence/dashboarding tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker or similar)
• Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and AI-enabled analytics
• SQL and data querying experience preferred

WHY ACCELERATION PARTNERS?

Acceleration Partners is the world’s largest and first-to-market Partnership and Marketing Agency creating and nurturing partnerships that drive exceptional measurable outcomes for their clients. Managing clients in 40+ countries, their global team of 300+ focuses on data-driven strategies that help connect brands to the right consumers through performance partnerships, traditional affiliate, influencer, performance PR, content and B2B partnership marketing. Serving over 200 brands with household names like Amazon, Target, Google, Warby Parker, Crocs, Reebok (to name a few) their diversified staff is creating what’s next in the industry by building balanced portfolios of high-performing partnerships. As the only truly integrated global partnerships agency, Acceleration Partners prides themselves on being on the cutting edge of new industry developments, and leveraging their proven expertise to bring unique solutions to the most complex challenges for brands who aim for growth.

AP PERKS & BENEFITS – WHAT WE OFFER

• 100% remote work for everyone

• Group medical, dental, and vision coverage insurance (with opt-out benefits)

• 401K with matching

• Open Paid Time Off

• Summer & Holiday Wellness Breaks in July and December

• Volunteer and Birthday Time Off

• Focus Fridays

• Paid Parental Leave Benefits

• Wellness, Technology & Education Allowances

• Paid sabbatical leaves, donation matching, and more!!

• Target base salary is £65K - £85K depending on location and experience.

Benefits may vary based on employment status or country location.

Acceleration Partners is committed to a diverse workforce and we are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants regardless of an individual's age, race, color, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.