Director, Data Strategy & Analytics

cambiumlearning; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first role (US)

Home-office setup reimbursement

Job summary

Cambium Learning is seeking a senior leader to direct the data strategy and analytics function, turning revenue, operations, and customer insights into strategic actions for better performance. You will manage analysts and engineers, shape governance, and drive self-service BI with AI-enabled tools.

You will partner with sales, marketing, customer success, and executives to define needs and data requirements, guiding platform strategy and data governance across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant quantitative, business, or technical field.
• 10+ years in analytics or data strategy, including 5+ years leading analytics teams.
• Strong quantitative skills with visualization, modelling or ML experience.
• Experience with SQL, a BI platform, and Python or R.
• Background in BI governance, metric definition, data quality, and analytics tools/vendor management.
• Excellent communication and ability to explain findings to executive/nontechnical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Set the data and analytics strategy, prioritize work, and develop a high-performing team of analysts.
• Oversee analysis, metrics, models, dashboards, and quality review for decision-makers.
• Build self-service analytics, including AI-assisted tools, to support adoption.
• Partner with sales, marketing, customer success, and executives to define needs and data requirements.
• Guide BI platform strategy, vendor relationships, and cross-functional data governance.
• Coordinate with data engineering on data infrastructure, warehouse needs, integrations, and AI capabilities.

Skills

Data strategy

Analytics leadership

Statistical modelling

Machine learning

Data visualization

Go-to-market analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative/technical field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

SQL

BI tools

Python

R

Cloud data platforms

Data governance

Job description

Role overview

Lead an organisation’s data strategy and business analytics function, turning revenue, operational, and customer information into insights that guide decisions and improve performance. The role manages analysts and provides strategic direction across analytics and data engineering, with responsibility for business intelligence systems, self-service analytics, and responsible data use.

Responsibilities

• Set the data and analytics strategy, prioritize work, and develop a high-performing team of analysts.
• Oversee analysis, metrics, models, dashboards, and quality review, ensuring outputs are accurate and useful to decision-makers.
• Build self-service analytics, including AI-assisted tools, with guidance that supports adoption and appropriate use.
• Partner with sales, marketing, customer success, and executives to define business needs, metrics, and data requirements.
• Guide business intelligence platform strategy, vendor relationships, and cross-functional data governance.
• Coordinate with data engineering on data infrastructure, warehouse needs, integrations, and AI capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant quantitative, business, or technical field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• At least 10 years in analytics or data strategy, including 5 or more years leading or managing analytics teams.
• Strong quantitative skills and experience with visualization, statistical modelling or machine learning, and go-to-market analysis.
• Professional experience with SQL, a BI platform, and Python or R; working knowledge of data engineering and cloud data platforms.
• Background in BI governance, metric definition, data quality, and analytics tools or vendor management.
• Strong communication and prioritisation skills, including the ability to explain complex findings to executive and nontechnical audiences.

Nice to have

• Experience with sales and customer data platforms, or in a B2B or government-focused software organisation.

Benefits and work setup

Remote-first role for candidates who reside and work in the United States. A reliable broadband connection is required; the organisation also provides reimbursement for home-office setup.