Director, Analytics Engineering

A+E Networks; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401k matching

Other benefits

Job summary

A+E Global Media seeks a Director of Analytics Engineering in Stamford, CT, leading a team of analytics engineers and contractors to deliver trusted analytics for the Research organization.

The role requires 10+ years in the field, 5+ years in leadership, and deep SQL/Python skills, with Snowflake/Git experience. This hybrid position involves collaboration across divisions and oversight of data governance and production readiness.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in analytics engineering or data engineering, incl. 5+ years leading teams.
• Proven hiring, coaching, and performance management of analytics professionals.
• Bachelor's in quantitative/technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Advanced SQL and Python; governance of Snowflake transformations with Git.
• Fluent in applied statistics and predictive modeling.

Responsibilities

• Hire, coach, and develop analytics engineers.
• Set and enforce data modeling, metrics, testing, governance standards.
• Translate stakeholder needs into scoped analytics solutions.
• Guide forecasting, segmentation, attribution work.
• Partner with IT for deployment and production operations.

Skills

SQL

Python

Statistics

Leadership

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative/technical field

Tools

Snowflake

Git

Job description

A+E Global Media offers a work environment where employees collaborate in office 3 times per week. New hires must be commutable to one of our current office locations in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Stamford, CT. Please refer to the job description for any specific division requirements.# **Division Story**# **Job Description****ROLE:** Director, Analytics EngineeringThe Director, Analytics Engineering leads a team of analytics engineers and contractors who build trusted analytics capabilities for the Research organization, including its Cross-Platform data foundation. This is a leadership-first, technically credible role. The Director will set direction, develop people, review critical designs and code, and step into complex problems selectively. The Director will own hiring, performance management, and engineering standards, work with the SVP on roadmap prioritization and partner with IT Engineering for deployment, monitoring, and production operations.**MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU'LL DO**: Director, Analytics Engineering**Lead the Team*** Hire, coach, and develop analytics engineers; own performance management, career growth, and capability planning.* Set and enforce standards for data modeling, trusted metrics, testing, and governance, and keep engineers focused and productive when requirements change mid-project.* Manage contractors and distributed delivery partners as an extension of the team.**Run the Portfolio*** Translate ambiguous needs from senior stakeholders into scoped, deliverable solutions. Prioritize on value, capacity, and risk, and hold scope steady as requirements evolve.* Earn trust through delivery and follow-through, and communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to technical and nontechnical audiences.* Set readiness standards and handoffs with IT Engineering so solutions move cleanly into production operations and the team can step off support.**Direct the Analytics*** Guide forecasting, propensity, segmentation, and attribution work, and build that capability within the team.* Evaluate emerging analytics, AI, and agent-based capabilities and guide responsible adoption.**BASIC REQUREMENTS**: Director, Analytics Engineering* 10+ years of progressive experience in analytics engineering, analytics, or data engineering, including 5+ years leading technical teams.* Demonstrated success hiring, coaching, and managing the performance of analytics or data professionals.* Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or technical field, or equivalent practical experience.* Advanced SQL, strong Python, and experience governing transformation workflows in Snowflake with Git-based development practices.* Working fluency in applied statistics and predictive modeling, sufficient to scope, review, and direct data science work.**Preferred*** A pragmatic player-coach with strong judgment who earns trust with skeptical or self-sufficient stakeholders through delivery rather than positional authority, and operates well through ambiguity and change.* Experience in media and entertainment or another data-rich, fast-changing industry.# **Compensation**######Annual Pay Range: $170,940 - $200,000######Annual Incentive Target: 17.50%*The annual/hourly**pay range displayed serves as a**good faith estimate of* *the**minimum and* *maximum**base**pay**range**for this role.**Compensation for the role* *will**be based on**a* *number of different**factors such as**a candidate's qualifications, skills,**competencies,* *location, and**experience.* *A+E offers a competitive total compensation**package, which* *includes healthcare coverage, 401k matching, and a range of other benefits. Learn more at www.aegm.com/careers.**A+E Global Media proudly provides equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants, and makes employment decisions consistent with this principle. The company's employment actions and decisions - including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, demotion, compensation, transfer, layoff, and termination - are made without regard to an employee's race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin, ancestry, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, alienage or citizenship status, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, family and medical leave status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.A+E Global Media is a joint venture of the Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company.We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans.*