Director of Data Strategy & Insights
About The Position
Elemental Impact is seeking a Director of Data Strategy & Insights to lead how we measure, understand, and communicate impact across our portfolio and the broader climate innovation ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of data, strategy, and storytelling. You will build the systems, analytics, and insights that help Elemental make better investment decisions, identify emerging trends, and demonstrate the real-world impact of our work. We're looking for someone who is equally comfortable building dashboards, designing scalable data systems, and synthesizing complex information into clear insights that drive action. As a key cross-functional partner, you'll work closely with our investment, portfolio, communications, and operations teams to strengthen data infrastructure, improve decision-making, and surface the stories that matter most. You'll also help identify and implement AI and automation tools that improve efficiency and enable our team to scale its impact. This role will report to the Chief Operating Officer.
Requirements
- Strong experience analyzing complex datasets and translating findings into actionable insights, recommendations, and strategic decisions
- Experience measuring and evaluating environmental, economic, or social outcomes within climate, investment, or mission-driven organizations
- Ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative information into compelling narratives and data visualizations
- Experience building and managing scalable data infrastructure, CRM systems, and reporting workflows using platforms such as HubSpot, Airtable, Salesforce, or similar tools
- Strong project management, communication, and cross-functional partnership skills with the ability to align teams around data-driven insights
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment where curiosity, adaptability, and initiative are highly valued
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with automation and AI tools that improve reporting, workflows, and organizational efficiency
- Experience consulting, supporting entrepreneurs or providing client-services around impact measurement and reporting
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and execution of Elemental’s organizational data strategy, including the portfolio annual shareholder survey.
- Maintain and continuously improve centralized data infrastructure, primarily within HubSpot and Airtable
- Improve the organization's CRM architecture, including stakeholder engagement, pipeline tracking, and reporting systems
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI tools, automate workflows, integrate emerging technologies, and improve organizational efficiency
- Analyze organizational and portfolio performance, pipeline activity, investment outcomes, and market trends, with a focus on analysis of the annual shareholder survey results.
- Develop dashboards, visualizations, and reporting tools that translate internal and external industry datasets into actionable insights
- Identify emerging themes and trends across sectors, and proactively surface strategic opportunities and risks
- Partner with investment, growth, communications, and leadership teams to translate insights into compelling narratives, reports, case studies, and thought leadership
- Help oversee and manage external data partnerships, including relationships with data analytics firms
- Establish portfolio-wide impact measurement frameworks and reporting standards
- Coach companies on identifying the metrics for growth, impact and commercialization and linking metrics to environmental and community outcomes, business performance and revenue growth
- Support the development of impact narratives that resonate with customers, partners, policymakers, and investors
- Advise companies on building scalable data collection, management, and reporting systems
- Facilitate peer learning by identifying common challenges, benchmarks, and best practices across the portfolio
Benefits
- professional development stipend
- three weeks paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
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