Director, Data Strategy and Operations
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Austin, TX · Posted November 7, 2026
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November 2026
- #1Best cities for professional services pay after cost of living$168k · of 25
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southwest493 jobs · of 38
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Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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About the job
Level: Director+. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 15 years of experience in management consulting, sales or GTM strategy and operations, business strategy, or corporate advisory roles in the technology sector. 7 years of direct people leadership experience. Experience functioning as a leader, scaling global capacity and operating models, and leading cross-functional governance in matrixed environments. Experience owning enterprise operational systems of record, multi-year operational roadmaps, annual business planning, and operational budget and capacity allocation. Experience as a manager of managers leading multi-tiered strategy and operations teams across global regions.