Sr. Director, Analytics, Yahoo Home & News

Yahoo; United States; On-site; USD 159,140 - 346,075; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k)

Education stipends

Backup childcare

Job summary

Yahoo seeks a Sr. Director of Analytics to innovate how data shapes product strategy and drives user growth. You will establish the vision for analytics, ensuring a proactive insight engine for decision-making and leading a culture of data-driven insights.

The role requires a strong analytics background, particularly in product and consumer experiences. Expect a robust compensation ranging from $159,140 to $346,075 plus benefits, including healthcare and education stipends.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in analytics and data science, 4 years in leadership.
• Experience with product analytics, cohort analysis, and retention modeling.
• Communication range from junior analysts to executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic direction for data use in Yahoo Home & News.
• Embed analytics function in business planning and decision-making.
• Establish QA processes for reliable data.

Skills

Analytics background

Product analytics

SQL proficiency

Deep curiosity

Communication skills

Tools

Python

R

Job description

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

The Opportunity

Yahoo Home & News is one of the most‑visited destinations on the internet, reaching hundreds of millions of people every day. We’re investing meaningfully in what comes next: better products, smarter personalization, deeper creator relationships, and a data organization built to help drive all of it. We have the scale, the data, and the ambition, and we’re looking for a leader who can bring all three together into something transformative. Reporting to the VP, Operations & Strategy for Yahoo Home & News, the Sr. Director of Analytics will lead the evolution of our analytics function into a proactive insight engine that shapes product strategy, drives user growth, and informs every meaningful business decision we make.

What You’ll Lead

Transformation in how we operate Own the strategic direction for how Yahoo Home & News uses data, establishing a clear point of view and roadmap that raises the ceiling on what analytics can do for the business. You’ll help us find the short‑term signals that predict long‑term growth, building the models, frameworks, and habits that allow the business to move with both speed and conviction. That includes expanding our data science and product analytics capabilities, and partnering with Engineering to strengthen data infrastructure and ensure the team has the foundation to move fast and with confidence.

A deeper partnership with the business Embed your team in squad planning cycles, quarterly reviews, and executive conversations. Represent the analytics function as a thought partner to leaders across Product, Editorial, Engineering, Revenue, and Business Development.

Responsible AI transformation Identify where AI can fundamentally change how the analytics team plans, creates, and delivers work, and build toward it. This means embedding AI into how the team operates: automating routine reporting, using AI‑assisted trend surfacing, and exploring natural language querying tools.

A culture of insight and craft Raise the bar on how insights are packaged and delivered. Coach the team on data storytelling, visualization, and stakeholder management so that great analysis doesn’t get lost in translation.

A foundation of trust Accurate, reliable data is non‑negotiable. You’ll establish the QA processes and infrastructure improvements that make “I trust this number” the default assumption across the organization.

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years in analytics, data science, with at least 4 years in a senior leadership role
• Deep product analytics background: worked on personalization, cohort analysis, retention modeling, and experimentation at a consumer tech or streaming company
• Operated at scale and knows how to move a large, complex organization, and has built something from the ground up with measurable impact
• Technical credibility across BI and data science; able to lead across all Analytics disciplines with authority
• Deep curiosity and bias toward proactive insight generation: pulls threads, notices what doesn’t add up, and follows it
• SQL fluency; familiarity with Python, R, or ML workflows is a meaningful advantage
• Communication range to move fluidly between a junior analyst, a cross‑functional working group, and an executive audience
• Strong convictions, paired with genuine openness
• Experience in consumer tech or a complex, multi‑sided business is a must; operator mindset also required

What Success Looks Like

By the end of year one, the analytics team is no longer defined by the questions it answers, but by the opportunities it uncovers. Stakeholders seek out analysts as thought partners. Data science is embedded in product decisions. Dashboards are trusted, self‑service, and freeing analysts to do the work that actually moves the business. The team has a culture of learning, craft, and shared ownership over outcomes.

The compensation for this position ranges from $159,140.00 – $346,075.00/yr and may include incentive compensation and equity opportunities. Benefits include healthcare, 401(k), backup childcare, education stipends, and more.

Yahoo is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment.