• Job available in 2 locations
  • St. Petersburg, Florida, United States Corporate Office - St. Petersburg 140 Fountain Parkway
  • New York, New York, United States Corporate Office - New York 330 West 34th Street

Overview

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Foot Locker is on the cutting edge of on-line retail technology. Our evolution has led us to improve our systems and strengthen our teams.  We are searching for a Director of Data Strategy and Engagement to join Foot Locker’s Data Organization. This forward-thinking leader will be a thought partner with business units to leverage data capabilities in strategic decision making.  As an integral leader in our innovative, data-driven environment, youwill partner with the Data leadership and Business teams to shape and achieve the strategic aspirations of organizational units and be part of a team of consultative individuals to scale across our business functions.

Responsibilities

• Engage with global executive leadership to s hape the broad analytic vision for Foot Locker, Inc. , ensure alignment across global business units, and facilitate progress
• Identify opportunities and partner with business executives to set priority, manage expectations , facilitate change needed to activate insights, and measure impact
• D econstruct problems and goals to form a clear picture for hypothesis generation and use best practices around analytic approaches and technology to solve business challenges

• Proactively shape and nurture the vision and practice of the global data strategy and engagement team
• Recruit, retain, and motivate a highly effective team of engagement leaders and quantitative analysts; Manage their performance and growth , teach executive engagement skills , and develop potential successors
• Present frequently to senior leadership team on key findings and makes recommendations for business chang e
• Participate in the capital and expense plan for all areas of the Data organization . Forecast return on capital projects and ensure delivery and activation to achieve planned targets
• E nsure the successful adoption and usage of data products into business through stakeholder management, training, and business process change when and where needed

• Communicate clearly and effectively with business users and agile teams through all phases of the development life cycle
• Maintain knowledge on the latest Data technology and best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Accounting, Finance and/or Management Information Systems, MBA preferred
• Strategic and operational consulting firm experience post MBA preferred with a CPG/retail/omni-channel concentration or business planning experience at a leading CPG or retail firm
• Deep expertise in two or more of the following areas: Marketing Analytics and CRM, Merchandise Planning, Inventory Management, Geo-spatial intelligence, Field operations.

• Intermediate experience with Data Science methodologies, Analytics use cases, and Data Engineering constructs.
• Knowledge of basic statistics, data manipulation, and research methods; Intermediate/advanced Microsoft Office product skills (e.g. Access, Excel, PowerPoint, VBA)
• Organizational management and p eople management skills, having led a team of significant size in complex, multi-stakeholder setting(s)
• Must demonstrate the ability to interpret business data and translate into insightful recommendations
• Presentation skills and strong executive presence

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