Director, Data Strategy & Program

Wide Orbit is seeking a Director, Data & Analytics to define and execute the company’s data platform and analytics strategy. This role is responsible for building and scaling products that transform raw operational, audience, inventory, and revenue data into actionable insights for customers and internal stakeholders.

This is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of data engineering, analytics, and product strategy. You will lead a team of Product Managers, partner deeply with Engineering and business leaders, and drive platforms that support reporting, forecasting, optimization, automation, and advanced analytics across Wide Orbit’s product portfolio.

• Define and execute the strategy for our Data bridge and WO Analytics product(s), expanding data source integration capabilities, and enabling AI solutions.
• Define and own the product vision and strategy for Wide Orbit’s data and programming platforms.
• Establish a multi-year roadmap covering data ingestion, modeling, analytics, reporting, and insight delivery.
• Align data product strategy with company-level objectives, customer outcomes, and platform scalability.
• Serve as a thought leader for data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Build, lead, and mentor a team of Product Managers focused on data infrastructure, analytics, and insight products.
• Set clear goals, success metrics, and development plans for the team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, pragmatism, and customer-centric execution.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and Professional Services.
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of data and analytics products, from concept through delivery and adoption.
• Prioritize initiatives that balance customer value, technical feasibility, and long-term platform health.
• Guide product execution using Agile best practices, including backlog management, sprint planning, and release readiness.
• Ensure analytics products are reliable, performant, secure, and scalable.
• Lead strategy for data ingestion and integration pipelines, data models and semantic layers, reporting and dashboards, customer-facing and internal analytics, forecasting, optimization, and insight generation.
• Partner with engineering to define standards for data quality, governance, observability, and access control.
• Drive alignment on KPIs, metrics definitions, and analytical consistency across products.
• Engage directly with customers to understand reporting needs, decision workflows, and unmet analytical gaps.
• Translate customer and market needs into clear product requirements and prioritization decisions.
• Monitor industry trends in media data, analytics, and measurement to ensure Wide Orbit remains competitive.
• Communicate product strategy, progress, and tradeoffs clearly to executive leadership.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing on positioning, messaging, and go-to-market for analytics capabilities.
• Enable internal teams with trusted, actionable data to support operational and strategic decisions.

• 8+ years of product management experience, including 3+ years leading product strategy and teams.
• Deep experience delivering data platforms, analytics products, or insight-driven SaaS solutions.
• Strong understanding of data architectures, analytics workflows, and modern data ecosystems.
• Proven ability to translate complex data concepts into clear, customer-facing value.
• Experience working closely with data engineering and platform engineering teams.
• Strong analytical mindset with a bias toward measurable outcomes and business impact.
• Exceptional communication skills, with comfort presenting to executives and customers.

• Forecasting, yield optimization, or performance analytics

• Own a foundational product domain that impacts every Wide Orbit customer and internal team.
• Shape how data is used to drive decisions, automation, and growth across the company.
• Work with experienced product, engineering, and business leaders.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and a remote-friendly environment.

Please note that Wide Orbit is unable to provide visa sponsorship.…