Head of Data, Analytics & AI Strategy

NCM Associates; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

NCM Associates seeks a transformational Vice President of Data, Analytics & AI to define and execute the enterprise data, analytics, and AI roadmap, and to lead a high-performing team aligning data assets with business strategy. This executive role focuses on governance, architecture, platform modernization, and responsible AI across the organization.

You will build and lead cross-functional teams, drive data-driven decision making, and deliver digital products and capabilities that create

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in data, analytics, and technology leadership at the enterprise level.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale data, analytics, and AI initiatives with measurable business outcomes.
• Deep expertise in data governance, analytics, architecture, and modern data platforms.
• Strong understanding of regulatory, privacy, and ethical considerations related to data and AI.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and translate business strategy into technical execution.
• Experience building and leading high-performing cross-functional teams through change and ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise data, analytics, and AI roadmap and investment plans aligned to business strategy.
• Assess organizational readiness for data initiatives, including processes, tools, skills, and culture.
• Forecast data, infrastructure, and resource needs to support business demand and transformation initiatives.
• Partner with executive leaders to prioritize initiatives and ensure stakeholder alignment.
• Develop, implement, and enforce enterprise data policies to ensure regulatory compliance, ethical use of data, and risk mitigation.
• Ensure ownership, management, and stewardship of data assets across the data lifecycle.
• Own lifecycle management of data, analytics, and AI products, from ideation and prioritization through delivery and ongoing enhancement to create and maintain high-quality, reusable data assets.
• Define and link KPIs to digital products to measure business impact and drive continuous improvement.
• Plan the evolution of digital products with timelines, dependencies, and milestones to ensure reliability, performance, and user satisfaction.
• Foster a culture of data-driven decision-making through enablement and self-service analytics.
• Lead the introduction of AI and machine learning solutions to automate processes and enhance business outcomes.
• Ensure responsible AI practices, including bias mitigation, explainability, and compliance with internal and external standards.
• Guide architecture and engineering to create standardized, connected, and flexible data structures across the enterprise.
• Standardize data domains, data integration patterns, and data storage solutions for high-quality, reusable data assets and interoperability.

Skills

Data governance

Analytics leadership

Architecture & engineering

Executive stakeholder influence

Job description

NCM Associates seeks a transformational Vice President of Data, Analytics & AI to define and execute the enterprise data, analytics, and AI roadmap, and to lead a high-performing team aligning data assets with business strategy. This executive role focuses on governance, architecture, platform modernization, and responsible AI across the organization.

You will build and lead cross-functional teams, drive data-driven decision making, and deliver digital products and capabilities that create