Data and Analytics Transformation Director

Huntington National Bank•Columbus, OH

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Data and Analytics Transformation Director is responsible for developing, refining, and communicating the Huntington analytics strategy, for the monitoring of strategic initiatives, and for driving long term growth and competitive advantage with analytics. This role involves working closely with senior leadership across the enterprise to enhance our analytics organization, infrastructure, and capabilities to achieve organizational objectives. This leader should be equally comfortable with and conversant in technical subjects and business administration. This leader reports to the Enterprise Data and Analytics Director within the Enterprise Data Strategy and Analytics group and the Finance and Strategy organization.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a STEM field or Business management discipline
12+ years of business experience in analytics, strategic planning, management consulting, or a related field.
3+ years of leadership experience managing high performing teams.

Nice To Haves

Financial Services background with experiences in marketing, logistics, risk assessment, and regulatory oversight
Ability to foster an inclusive and innovative working environment within the analytics team and across businesses
Demonstrated negotiation, influencing, partnership & presentation/communication skills
Ability to understand business challenges and translate them into value added, data driven solutions
Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job
Demonstrated ability to communicate complex results to technical and non-technical audiences
Ability to teach others to use analytics tools and methods and to develop best practices.
Progressive experience in strategic management consulting, project management, or agile management
Proven creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
Excellent influencing and communication (both oral and written) skills, with the ability to successfully interact with and relate complex technical information to multiples audiences in business terms.
Management experience with strong coaching and mentoring skills to lead teams within a culture of trust and inclusivity.
Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent organizational skills, able to coordinate multiple projects, and flexible at adjusting assigned priorities when needed.

Responsibilities

Develop, refine, and communicate the Huntington analytics strategy
Create analytics business cases for revenue generation, risk reduction, and expense management and maintain enterprise-level analytics Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Coordinate with Business Segment Data and Analytics Strategy Directors
Maintain an enterprise-wide view of analytics groups
Transfer and translate analytics methods, tactics, and technologies to business line partners
Support recruiting and onboarding for analytics roles
Develop executive and board-level presentations on progress in strategic initiatives
Maintain a summary of the Enterprise Data Strategy and Analytics book of work and a long-term summary of EDSA financial impact.
Serve as a lead on internal strategic consulting engagements, providing both day-to-day project management, and thought leadership to shape strategies across the analytics enterprise
Conduct comprehensive market research, competitive analysis, and internal assessments to inform strategic decisions.
Closely collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide strategic guidance and leadership to foster alignment and synergy across departments.
Maintain Huntington’s strong risk culture through early identification, communication, and proactive management and mitigation of financial risks.
Performs other duties as assigned.