Associate Director, Analytics

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Now, About The Opportunity
As an
Associate Director, Analytics
, you will seize a pivotal opportunity to drive strategic data initiatives and foster innovation. In this leadership role, you will define advanced analytical frameworks and partner deeply with cross-functional leaders (including media, finance, and operations) to translate complex data into actionable business strategies and impactful outcomes. We are seeking a dynamic leader who excels at solving complex data challenges and champions innovative analytical solutions.

What You Will Do
Data Management & Insights:

• Define and oversee the development of advanced analytical reports and dashboards that provide strategic insights into overall business and project performance.
• Drive strategic data analysis to identify overarching trends, anticipate potential issues, and generate actionable insights that inform senior leadership decisions.
• Optimize complex data flows, sources, and transformations, leveraging data integration tools and technologies.
• Identify systemic data issues and champion collaborative solutions with key stakeholders to enhance data quality and reliability across the organization.

Client Engagement

• Act as a key client-facing expert, presenting insights, reports, and strategic recommendations.
• Manage client relationships, ensuring analytics solutions exceed expectations and drive measurable impact.

Analytics Strategy & Leadership

• Serve as a primary strategic partner to cross-functional leadership, translating complex data findings into clear business strategies and recommendations.
• Champion continuous innovation in data methodologies, tools, and process improvements within the analytics function, driving efficiency and new capabilities.

Experience

• Minimum 6 years of experience in data science, analytics, data strategy, or a related field, preferably in an agency or consultancy environment.
• Expert-level proficiency in SQL and extensive experience with cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS), and advanced data visualization tools (e.g., Looker Studio, Tableau, Power BI).
• Proven success in managing complex, multi-faceted analytics projects.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with a talent for simplifying complex data narratives for diverse audiences.
• Bachelor's/ Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Quantitative Finance or other analytics-related field.
• Proficiency in a programming language such as Python or R for advanced analytics and modeling.
• Develop, implement, and validate robust statistical models to address business challenges and drive data-driven decision-making.
• Experience in marketing analytics is preferred.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.
Monks is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under local accessibility laws.
This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company's then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.
Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status.
Salary Range$130,000—$140,000 CAD

About Monks
Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry's best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world's trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek's Fastest Growing lists , ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger's Programmatic Power Players list every year In addition to being named Adweek's first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year , won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek's Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.