Global Head of Data & Analytics

Global Head of Data & Analytics

Salary: Competitive, Location dependent (see benefits section)

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: IB Global Centres:
Cardiff, Netherlands, Singapore or Washington DC
Hybrid working opportunity

About IB
If you're looking to work for a global organization with a meaningful mission, and with colleagues all over the world, then the International Baccalaureate® (IB) may have the ideal opportunity for you! The International Baccalaureate provides world‑class educational services to over 5,700 schools across 162 countries. A career at IB is not just a job; it’s an opportunity to work with an innovative world leader in education services and contribute to our mission of creating a better and more peaceful world.

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About the Job
The Global Head of Data & Analytics will lead the IB’s enterprise‑wide data strategy, building a high‑performing function that enables the organization to consistently generate strategic value from data.
As the organization's senior authority on data and analytics, you will modernize core data platforms, strengthen governance and standards, and embed a culture of evidence‑based decision‑making. You’ll drive the design and operation of a global data and analytics model that delivers trusted insights, empowers business units, and ensures consistency and quality across the IB.
Operating as a key advisor to the Chief Digital Officer and senior leadership, you will influence strategic priorities, challenge assumptions through insight, and align stakeholders across a complex global organization. You will also lead a hybrid analytics model that combines centralized expertise with embedded analysts to meet both organizational and business‑specific needs.
This is a critical leadership position with organization‑wide impact—shaping the IB’s digital transformation, long‑term strategy, and the way data informs decisions at every level.

Final date to receive applications
Applications are being received until 11.55pm BST, 13 January 2026.

We are committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. The International Baccalaureate is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants.

• Lead the global data strategy, setting the vision, operating model, and governance needed to build a scalable, organisation ‑ wide data capability.
• Drive consistent, trusted insights by defining enterprise metrics, overseeing global dashboards, and ensuring high standards of data quality, integrity, and performance.
• Advance analytics maturity, setting expectations for advanced analytics and ensuring high ‑ quality, actionable insight generation that informs strategic and investment decisions.
• Champion data storytelling, establishing global standards for visualisation and ensuring insights are communicated clearly and effectively to senior leaders.
• Oversee data acquisition and integration, shaping scalable data pipelines and ensuring a connected, transparent, and reliable data landscape.
• Strengthen data infrastructure and governance, prioritising platforms, safeguarding data privacy and security, and enabling self ‑ service analytics across the organisation.
• Build trust in data, ensuring reliability, rapid issue resolution, and strong performance across pipelines, platforms, and analytical outputs.
• Provide strategic leadership, advising senior executives, shaping organisational priorities, and fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Develop global capability, leading talent strategy, developing future data leaders, and promoting digital and data literacy across the organisation.
• Represent the organisation externally, contributing to sector thought leadership in data and analytics.
• Own budget and value delivery, ensuring strong return on investment and long ‑ term value creation from data initiatives.

• Significant experience leading large‑scale data and analytics transformation across complex global organizations.
• Strong senior…