Director of Analytics & Business Intelligence (Enterprise Reporting & Performance)

Hearst • New York, NY

11d • $168,000 - $204,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Hearst Magazines is seeking a Director of Analytics & Business Intelligence to lead enterprise reporting and cross-functional performance analytics across its Content, Advertising, and Affiliate businesses. This highly visible player-coach role owns executive-ready reporting in Domo, investigates shifts in key business metrics, and translates complex data into actionable direction for stakeholders. The director contributes directly to dashboards and analyses while guiding a team of analysts and partnering with business, data engineering, and IT teams.

The role is based in New York City and follows a hybrid work model, with in-office presence required four days per week. The base salary range is $168,000–$204,000 USD.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in business intelligence, data analytics, or a related field, with a strong focus on reporting and insights delivery.
• Proven track record of leading teams in creating and delivering data-driven insights, dashboards, and reports.
• Strong expertise in Domo, which is required, and experience validating and cross-referencing data against Looker semantic models.
• Experience building executive dashboards and scalable reporting frameworks.
• Extensive experience defining and managing KPIs, metrics, and reporting standards across business functions.
• Demonstrated experience independently conducting deep-dive performance analyses that led to measurable business impact.
• Experience analyzing digital advertising and/or affiliate monetization performance, including revenue efficiency metrics such as RPM, EPC, CTR, and CPM.
• Strong communication skills and ability to present complex data insights to non-technical stakeholders and drive actionable decisions.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence decision-making through data insights.
• Excellent leadership skills and experience mentoring and guiding teams of data analysts or BI professionals.
• Proficiency in SQL, Excel, or other data query and manipulation tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Business Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with cloud platforms such as BigQuery, AWS, or Azure and data warehousing solutions.
• Master’s degree.
• Experience defining and managing KPIs and metrics in a data-driven environment.
• Familiarity with digital advertising, eCommerce, or other data-driven industries where analytics is central to business strategy.
• Experience building automated reporting tools or processes that improve reporting efficiency and accuracy.
• Experience leading a team of BI analysts, including mentoring, guiding, and developing talent.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and development of a comprehensive Domo reporting suite covering Content Performance, Advertising Revenue, and Affiliate Monetization, aligned with enterprise KPI definitions and Looker semantic models.
• Personally build dashboards and analyses in Domo while guiding a team of analysts as a player-coach.
• Lead cross-functional root-cause analysis of enterprise performance shifts, identifying macro drivers and partnering with domain analytics teams for deeper campaign-, product-, or partner-level diagnostics.
• Analyze digital advertising and affiliate performance metrics, including RPM, CPM, CTR, EPC, and revenue per session, to identify revenue optimization opportunities.
• Ensure enterprise KPIs are consistently operationalized, reconciled across business units, and presented through executive-ready reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into analytics initiatives that produce actionable insights.
• Lead and mentor data analysts and BI professionals, fostering continuous improvement and innovation in analytics and insights delivery.
• Implement processes to automate reporting and analytics workflows and ensure timely, accurate delivery of insights.
• Communicate insights effectively across the organization to support informed decision-making.
• Define and standardize reporting methodologies for consistent, clear data presentation and interpretation.
• Continuously improve reporting frameworks and analytical approaches to increase speed, clarity, and business impact.
• Support weekly and monthly executive performance reviews with clear, reconciled reporting and actionable insights.
• Work with data engineers and IT teams to ensure data infrastructure supports effective analysis and reporting.

Benefits

• Access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops, and exclusive industry events.
• Hybrid work flexibility.
• Employee Resource Groups.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
• 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
• Competitive financial perks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director