Director, Analytics

Bounteous; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Bounteous is seeking a Director of Analytics to act as a senior strategic advisor and hands-on analytics leader for client engagements. You will guide measurement strategy workshops, lead project teams, and stay close to technical work while shaping how clients think about analytics.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience with Adobe Analytics and CJA in an agency setting, plus strong leadership, client-facing skills, and a proven ability to drive data-driven decisions at a senior level.

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands-on experience with Adobe Analytics and Adobe Customer Journey Analytics.
• 8+ years in an agency or client-facing consulting environment, in a senior/lead role.
• Proven ability to build trust with client stakeholders and shape strategy at senior level.
• Experience leading project teams and mentoring consultants or analysts.
• Strong business acumen with experience in proposals, scoping, or account growth.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; capable of leading workshops.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior strategic advisor to clients shaping analytics, testing, and data-driven decisions.
• Lead measurement strategy workshops defining goals and KPIs.
• Guide delivery teams with hands-on analytics work alongside the team.
• Define technical design for Adobe Analytics and CJA implementations and review docs.
• Maintain deep expertise in Analytics, Workspace, segmentation, and calculated metrics.
• Oversee tagging strategies, data layer QA, and ensure reliable data capture.
• Contribute to test-and-learn programs and experimentation strategy using Adobe tools.
• Set standards for analytics strategy, dashboards, and reporting across the team.
• Mentor consultants, manage staffing and support proposals/pricing for engagements.

Skills

Adobe Analytics

Adobe Customer Journey Analytics

Leadership

Client-facing

Workshop facilitation

Analytics strategy

Tools

Adobe Target

RT-CDP

AJO

Adobe Experience Platform

Job description

We're looking for a Director of Analytics to serve as a senior strategic advisor and hands-on analytics leader for our clients. This is a role that combines deep technical expertise with strategic guidance: you'll lead measurement strategy workshops, guide project teams, and stay close to the work while also shaping how clients think about analytics.

What You'll Do

Client & Strategic Relationships

• Serve as a senior strategic advisor to clients, shaping how they think about analytics, testing, and data-driven decision-making
• Build and grow long-term client relationships, identifying opportunities to expand scope and deepen engagement
• Represent the practice in high-stakes client conversations, including escalations and renewals
• Present findings and recommendations to senior marketing and client leadership in a way that drives decisions

Measurement Strategy & Technical Leadership

• Lead measurement strategy workshops with clients to define goals, KPIs, and analytics approach
• Lead project teams through delivery, staying hands-on with the technical work alongside the team
• Define the technical design of Adobe Analytics and CJA implementations, including reviewing documentation and making recommendations to project teams
• Maintain deep, hands-on expertise in Adobe Analytics and CJA, including advanced reporting, segmentation, calculated metrics, and Workspace analysis
• Guide analytics implementation and tagging strategy, including data layer design and QA, to ensure clean, reliable data capture
• Oversee and contribute directly to test-and-learn programs and experimentation strategy using Adobe Analytics, CJA, and Adobe Target
• Set standards and best practices for analytics strategy, dashboarding, and reporting across the team
• Review and elevate the quality of insights, dashboards, and narratives coming out of the team before they reach clients
• Support multi-solution project teams working across the broader Adobe stack, including AJO and RT-CDP, ensuring analytics work aligns with the wider platform strategy
• Stay current on the Adobe Experience Platform ecosystem (RT-CDP, AJO, Target) and identify where these solutions fit into client strategy

Team & Business Development

• Lead a team of direct reports as a competency leader; mentor consultants on both technical skills and consulting craft, including communication, diplomacy, and navigating ambiguity
• Support resourcing and staffing decisions for analytics engagements within your remit
• Contribute to proposals, scoping, and pricing for new and existing client engagements
• Represent the practice externally through conferences, blogs, webinars, or industry events

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience with Adobe Analytics and Adobe Customer Journey Analytics
• 8+ years in an agency or client-facing consulting environment, with prior experience in a senior or lead consulting role
• A track record of building trust with client stakeholders and shaping strategy at a senior level
• Experience leading project teams and, ideally, mentoring or managing consultants or analysts directly
• Strong business acumen, with experience contributing to proposals, scoping, or account growth
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to lead workshops and present to senior stakeholders
• Strong understanding of analytics implementation, tagging, data layer architecture, and data governance best practices
• Experience defining technical design and documentation for analytics implementations
• Experience designing and leading measurement strategy, including KPI frameworks and test-and-learn programs
• Adobe Analytics and/or CJA certification a plus
• Experience with Adobe Target and other AEP solutions (RT-CDP, AJO) a plus