Sr. Director, Int'l Analytics & Insights

Company Description

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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Universal Products & Experiences Overview:

Universal Products & Experiences (UP&E) globally drives the expansion and elevation of NBCUniversal’s iconic collection of brands, intellectual properties, characters, and stories based on the company’s extensive portfolio of properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. The division executes this through innovative physical and digital products, engaging retail and product experiences across our expansive global theme park destinations (for both owned and 3rd party IP), location-based venues, e-commerce product platforms, and retailers around the world. Along with global brand strategy and creative, UP&E’s three lines of business include Consumer Products, Games and Digital Platforms, as well as Theme Parks Products & Retail. UP&E is a division of Universal Destinations & Experiences, part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. https://www.universalproductsexperiences.com/

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Job Description

This role will be responsible for the development of a world-class business analytics practice which empowers data-driven decision making and commercial results.  Will serve as the key internal expert and collaborator for senior executives and functional leaders across the Consumer Products and Games organization worldwide including Retail, Category, Franchise, Product Development, Retail Brand Development, Strategy, Business Development, and Finance teams

Responsibilities include:

Global Analytics Leadership and Design

• Lead, develop and implement plan to globalize the Business Analytics function through a center-of-excellence and regionally based structure
• Spearhead the identification and prioritization of overall data and analytics capabilities and resources needed to properly support commercial activities worldwide.  Manage vendor relationships and negotiations with annual budget management responsibility
• Develop centralized data management, standardized reporting suites in modern BI platform, and shared analytics and forecasting tools and models which will maximize reach and need for local development and resources
• Direct organizational design and global vs. local resourcing levels based on market size, complexity, and data maturity.  Oversee talent recruitment, training, and development.

Analytics 

• Lead analytics for high visibility, executive business meeting presentations and pitches to effectively sell-in incremental programs, defend existing placements, or makes business case to support our brands vs. competitors with compelling insights and storytelling
• Manage the identification and sizing o