Warner Bros. Discovery - Director - Analytics & Insights

Enterprise Analytics & Insights Strategy :

• Develop and execute a unified enterprise strategy for analytics and insights-anchored in business impact, speed-to-decision, and user empowerment.
• Define and lead strategic programs that embed analytics into content optimization, audience engagement, operational efficiency, marketing attribution, and revenue management.
• Transform the organization's decision-making from reactive reporting to proactive, predictive, and prescriptive insights.

Business Intelligence Platform Leadership :

• Own the global BI & reporting function, overseeing development, governance, performance, and innovation across platforms like Power BI, Tableau, MicroStrategy, and SAP BusinessObjects.
• Lead the modernization and consolidation of BI tools and workflows to drive consistency, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Establish enterprise-wide KPI frameworks, reporting templates, and executive dashboards to align operational and strategic decision-making.

AI-Enabled, Self-Service & Conversational BI :

• Spearhead the implementation of AI-powered BI, including self-service analytics, conversational interfaces, and natural language querying.
• Drive adoption of augmented analytics capabilities-automated insights, anomaly detection, forecast narratives, and proactive alerts.
• Enable a federated, insight-driven culture by designing intuitive, role-based BI experiences for business users, creatives, and executives alike.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement :

• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, translating complex analytics into actionable business insights with measurable outcomes.
• Partner closely with data engineering, data governance, data science, product, content, ad sales, marketing, and finance teams to ensure alignment and impact.
• Embed a data-first mindset across the enterprise through training, advocacy, and thought leadership.

People Leadership & Operational Excellence :

• Lead, inspire, and grow a high-performing global team of analysts, BI developers, product owners, and insight consultants.
• Institutionalize delivery excellence by building reusable assets, scalable reporting templates, and high-impact insight playbooks.
• Monitor performance and adoption of analytics solutions and drive continuous improvement.

Innovation, Governance & Future Readiness :

• Champion innovation in decision intelligence by exploring cutting-edge techniques such as causal inference, simulation modeling, and AI-generated narratives.
• Define and enforce BI governance, access controls, and data quality frameworks to maintain integrity, trust, and compliance.
• Stay at the forefront of analytics trends and tools, ensuring WBD's analytics stack evolves ahead of the curve.

Qualifications & Experiences :

• Master's in Business Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in analytics, insights, and BI-ideally within media, entertainment, or direct-to-consumer businesses.
• At least 5+ years of proven leadership experience in managing large, global teams across analytics and BI disciplines.
• Deep expertise in enterprise BI platforms such as Power BI, Tableau, MicroStrategy, SAP BusinessObjects, and experience leading BI modernization programs.
• Proven success in deploying AI-enabled analytics, augmented BI, conversational interfaces, and self-serve data platforms at scale.
• Strong understanding of modern cloud data stacks (Snowflake, BigQuery), data modeling, SQL, and analytical architecture.
• Exceptional executive communication, data storytelling, and stakeholder management skills.
• A strategic thinker with a hands-on ability to connect analytics execution with tangible business results

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