Sr. Director, Data Analytics

Lumentum Operations LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in optical and photonic products is seeking a Director of Data Analytics to drive data strategy and analytics functions. This role involves transforming data into actionable insights and requires strong leadership in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will lead a high-performing team, ensuring data governance and collaboration across functions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership in data analytics.
• Strong experience with BI/visualization tools.
• Exceptional problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the analytics function to enable modern analytics capabilities.
• Define and implement a robust enterprise data strategy.
• Champion the adoption of AI/ML across analytics initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Data Governance

Data Analytics

Stakeholder Management

Problem-Solving

Education

Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS

Tableau

Databricks

Power BI

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

As Director of Data Analytics at Lumentum, you will lead the vision, strategy, and execution of enterprise data analytics. You will play a pivotal role in transforming data into actionable insights that shape business strategy and operational excellence across the company. You will also drive the governance and quality of our enterprise data assets, while enabling innovation through AI and advanced analytics.

This high-impact leadership role requires a strategic thinker with deep technical expertise and the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.

The Director of Analytics will report to the Chief Transformation Officer.

Responsibilities

• Lead and Scale Analytics Function: Provide visionary leadership to evolve the analytics platform and team, enabling scalable, modern analytics capabilities across Lumentum.
• Drive Enterprise Data Strategy: Define and implement a robust data strategy that promotes data accessibility, trustworthiness, and strategic use company-wide.
• Insights for Strategic Decision-Making: Partner with executive leadership to deliver high-impact insights, establish KPIs, and build dashboards that align with corporate goals and track long-term performance.
• AI and Advanced Analytics: Champion the adoption and governance of AI/ML within analytics initiatives. Establish standardized workflows, best practices, and deliver measurable business value through advanced techniques.
• Data Governance and Quality: Own the data curation and governance functions, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of enterprise datasets.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, ensuring that data and insights are integral to strategic planning and execution across functions.
• Team Leadership and Development: Recruit, develop, and mentor a high-performing team of data engineers, analysts, and data scientists. Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Toolset Ownership: Own the strategy for business intelligence and data tooling (e.g., AWS, OBIEE, Databricks, Tableau), ensuring alignment with business needs and technology roadmap.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of progressive leadership in data analytics, with a strong track record of building and scaling analytics teams and platforms.
• Deep expertise in modern data architecture and governance (e.g., data lakes, pipelines, modeling).
• Strong experience with BI/visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar.
• Demonstrated ability to define and implement enterprise KPIs, OKRs, and measurement frameworks.
• Proven success in delivering actionable insights to executive leadership in a complex business environment.
• Solid understanding of statistical modeling, data science, and experimental design.
• Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Additional Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience implementing data management strategies such as Data Mesh or federated data governance.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, SDLC for data workflows, and modern cloud data ecosystems.
• Proven track record of leading AI/ML initiatives that drive tangible business outcomes.
• Comfortable operating in a high-growth, fast-paced, and evolving environment.

Pay Range:

P90-USA-1 :$156,800.00 - $224,000.00

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

As Director of Data Analytics at Lumentum, you will lead the vision, strategy, and execution of enterprise data analytics. You will play a pivotal role in transforming data into actionable insights that shape business strategy and operational excellence across the company. You will also drive the governance and quality of our enterprise data assets, while enabling innovation through AI and advanced analytics.

This high-impact leadership role requires a strategic thinker with deep technical expertise and the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.

The Director of Analytics will report to the Chief Transformation Officer.

Responsibilities

• Lead and Scale Analytics Function: Provide visionary leadership to evolve the analytics platform and team, enabling scalable, modern analytics capabilities across Lumentum.
• Drive Enterprise Data Strategy: Define and implement a robust data strategy that promotes data accessibility, trustworthiness, and strategic use company-wide.
• Insights for Strategic Decision-Making: Partner with executive leadership to deliver high-impact insights, establish KPIs, and build dashboards that align with corporate goals and track long-term performance.
• AI and Advanced Analytics: Champion the adoption and governance of AI/ML within analytics initiatives. Establish standardized workflows, best practices, and deliver measurable business value through advanced techniques.
• Data Governance and Quality: Own the data curation and governance functions, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of enterprise datasets.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, ensuring that data and insights are integral to strategic planning and execution across functions.
• Team Leadership and Development: Recruit, develop, and mentor a high-performing team of data engineers, analysts, and data scientists. Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Toolset Ownership: Own the strategy for business intelligence and data tooling (e.g., AWS, OBIEE, Databricks, Tableau), ensuring alignment with business needs and technology roadmap.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of progressive leadership in data analytics, with a strong track record of building and scaling analytics teams and platforms.
• Deep expertise in modern data architecture and governance (e.g., data lakes, pipelines, modeling).
• Strong experience with BI/visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar.
• Demonstrated ability to define and implement enterprise KPIs, OKRs, and measurement frameworks.
• Proven success in delivering actionable insights to executive leadership in a complex business environment.
• Solid understanding of statistical modeling, data science, and experimental design.
• Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Additional Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience implementing data management strategies such as Data Mesh or federated data governance.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, SDLC for data workflows, and modern cloud data ecosystems.
• Proven track record of leading AI/ML initiatives that drive tangible business outcomes.
• Comfortable operating in a high-growth, fast-paced, and evolving environment.

Pay Range:

P90-USA-1 :$156,800.00 - $224,000.00

Disclaimer:

Final base salary for the successful candidate will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job location, where work will be performed, qualifications, work history and relevant experience. With our continual goal of making Lumentum a best place to work for our employees, we strive to offer employees competitive total compensation packages, which may include annual bonus, commission for certain sales roles, equity, and health and welfare benefits.

About Us

It’s an exciting time to join Lumentum! Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a market-leading manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling optical networking and commercial laser customers worldwide. Lumentum’s optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type of telecom, enterprise, and data center network. Lumentum’s commercial lasers enable advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications including next-generation 3D sensing capabilities. Lumentum is headquartered in San Jose, California with R&D, manufacturing, and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.lumentum.com .

We believe Lumentum is a great place to work and we support a diverse and inclusive culture where employees bring their whole and authentic selves to work. We strive to build meaningful connections that fuel innovation to produce products that impact the world. We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving customers throughout our global communities. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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