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This Global role is responsible for creating, delivering, and operating the Analytics domain / suite of applications / modules to meet the need of Funko’s business strategy. You will manage internal and external technology teams for Funko’s BI & Analytics landscape, from a technical and business process perspective. The successful candidate will direct and deliver an Enterprise-wide analytics strategy, build, and own the analytics and data visualization tools, complex dashboards, mobile, methods of increasing user adoption and proactively drive the adoption of AI/ML tools to increase supercharge our capability and free up customer bandwidth.
Job Responsibility:
Own the roadmap for Business Intelligence, tracking items to completion while communicating status to stakeholders
Strategic ownership and thought partner of the way forward for Funko BI and data strategy
Leverage modern AI/ML technologies—including generative AI, predictive analytics, and automation frameworks—to identify new business opportunities, optimize decision-making, and accelerate Funko’s enterprise data strategy
Responsible for initiating and directing projects as required to support business segments within Funko globally
Set the objectives and goals of the domain with relevant metrics to drive a high performing team
Engage business stakeholders across the company to gain a strong understanding of reporting and analytics needs
Responsible to develop and review the development & integration standards that align with Funko IT policies
Responsible for preparing & tracking budgets and related financial documents
is responsible for managing financial accounting on new projects to be undertaken
Align contracts with vendors and partners to ensure Funko and its customers data meets our policy guidance
Ensure all applications have a technical recovery plan in place, are highly available where necessary and have documented procedures to support business continuity in a disaster recovery situation
Provide management, coaching and mentoring to create an environment which encourages accountability and strong staff development
manage the hiring, training, motivation, and retention of top talent
Drive projects to successful completion by delivering on promised scope / functionality, resolving issues and conflicts with business / IT / Vendor partners, hitting deadlines with quality deliverables
Responsible for managing relationships with our application vendors. Held accountable for hitting metrics associated with vendor performance
Ensure the operational performance, scalability, and reliability of application services
Requirements:
10 years' experience with Business Intelligence / Analytical architecture, frameworks, tools, and development lifecycles with increasing levels of supervisory and leadership responsibilities
5 years’ experience as a people manager both directly and indirectly
Strong analytical, mathematical, logical thinking and drive POCs to prove the value of the POC to the organization
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships with and effectively communicate complex ideas to technical and non-technical audiences
Demonstrated ability to engage and manage through influence across a large international organization, preferably in retail space
Excellent project management (Agile) and time management skills
Will have demonstrable experience of building and growing technology organizations with a focus on the development of people and the utilization of nearshore and offshore services
Highly self-motivated. Accepts ownership and welcomes responsibility
Demonstrated acumen and passion for both business and technology, including the latest digital innovations as they apply to the creation of business value
Ability to step into projects already in progress, or in need of rescue, and effectively assume a leadership role
Demonstrates an ability to communicate with leadership at all levels in order to convey complex IT operations issues and their implications on the organization
Experience with enterprise PaaS tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Microstrategy, Snowflake
Experience with SQL and Business Intelligence Tools
A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or equivalent. MBA preferred
What we offer:
competitive compensation package with full benefits
401(K) plan with matching contributions from the company