Analytics Strategic Planning Director

Job Description The Analytics Strategic Planning Director is focused on advising senior leaders across the Consumer Marketplace portfolio as to how Data and Analytics can be utilized to beat increasing competition in the market. This includes building relationships with all senior leaders of the Consumer Marketplace portfolio and partnering with them to establish leading strategic success measures for each key part of the business and then ensuring the Marketplace Analytics team has the right strategy to operationalize measurement against these key metrics.As a strategic advisor to the Consumer Marketplace, this leader will remain current on industry trends and proactively monitor strategic internal KPI’s, providing strategic recommendations as to how the Consumer Marketplace Operations, Marketing or Product teams should take action to ensure these businesses are the most data driven in the Market.The Director will also work with senior business leaders to understand the future vision in order to ensure key data foundational elements are included in business plans and key success measures are considered collectively across growth initiatives, ensuring the Consumer Marketplace is truly a data-driven organization.This role is also accountable for key strategic deliverables throughout the year such as annual forecasting, monthly forecasts aligned to annual forecast, KPI focus throughout the year relative to progress towards forecasts, group capacity planning (in conjunction with Director Marketplace Analytics) and role delineation between business analytics and other analytics teams across Cox Automotive.WHAT YOU'LL DO Primary Duties/Key ResponsibilitiesBuild relationships with senior leaders across the Consumer Marketplace portfolio to ensure that as the business strategy is formulated and key new initiatives are ideated, proactive consideration is given to establishing a data driven culture to measure success of the business strategy is clearIn conjunction with Operations, Marketing and Product leaders, act as a leader of collaboration setting the priorities for the Marketplace Analytics team, ensuring these priorities are closely aligned to the Marketplace business prioritiesChampion clarity and alignment by establishing transparent processes, communication channels, and frameworks that ensure all analytics initiatives are understood, prioritized, and measured consistently across the Consumer MarketplaceTranslate complex analytics insights into actionable business recommendations for senior leaders and non-technical stakeholdersMake recommendations for most appropriate KPI’s to measure success of Marketplace on-going business and key annual initiatives and also recommend appropriate targets for these strategic KPI’sIn conjunction with key Operations and Marketing leaders, lead development of the annual Marketplace forecast which then drives many associated business planning assumptionsLead in-depth, proactive ad hoc analyses around the most important business trends and strategic KPI’s, leveraging all available Cox Auto data to inform Marketplace business strategy. Summarize outputs of these ad hoc analyses in a cohesive story that spurs business action.Maintain a proactive view of market competitors such as CarGurus, cars.com and CarFax so that Cox Automotive’s data and analytical capabilities can continue to serve as a market differentiator against these competitorsOversee acquisition of and strategic analysis of 3rd competitive comparison data such as ComScore or SimilarWeb, used to inform our strategic approaches toward other major competitors in marketLead analytics efforts associated with new product/business line planning for the Marketplace portfolioServe as a change agent, influencing business decisions and efforts to build a stronger data foundation for the Consumer Marketplace without having direct control over the resources responsible for this workDevelop key strategic frameworks which can be utilized across the Marketplace Analytics team in order to ensure business analytics support on new initiatives is truly strategic in natureProactively work with other CDA Analytics teams to leverage frameworks and deliverables that be utilized by the Marketplace Analytics team to drive additional business valueWHO YOU ARERequirements/Minimum QualificationsBS/BA degree + 10 years experience with a concentration in Analytics, Business Administration or Data Science preferredRequired 10+ years of relevant analytics consulting or industry experienceMinimum 5 years of leadership experience5+ years experience working with BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, DOMO, Qlik or similar tool set5+ years experience leading cross team collaborations and adding strategic value to an organizationProven track record of advising senior executives and influencing business decisions through data-driven insightsAbility to drive change and influence without direct authorityAbility to translate complex data into clear, actionable business recommendationsProven experience in building out and implementing digital analytics framework and strategy in an enterprise environmentExcellent verbal, written and presentation skills up to Sr Executive levelAbility to create clear goals and foster accountability/ownershipOther duties as needed or requiredMust be willing to travel up to 15-25% of timeMust live or be willing to relocate to Atlanta GADrug TestingTo be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.BenefitsThe Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.About UsThrough groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.