Sr Director, Distribution U0026 Sales Analytics

Job Description

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Job Description
Position Overview:
Sr Director of Distribution and Sales Analytics is a key leadership position responsible for overseeing the distribution analytics function. This position sits within the Data, Insights, and Strategic Analytics team, a group whose charter to provide actionable insights that enable decision-making across SpinCo's properties. The role will traverse the many distribution avenues that put SpinCo's content and products in front of audiences. Areas of focus include leading analytics for linear network and digital product carriage deals, informing go-to-market approach, distribution valuation analyses that span linear and streaming, SpinCo's portfolio of FAST channels, and distribution market intelligence to contextualize performance and support our growth.
The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and media industry enthusiast who enjoys leading high performing teams to solve complex problems in novel ways. Delights in building for the future while optimizing current distribution channels, to drive business value and deliver on consumer needs. An adept collaborator able to develop strong relationships cross functionally and with key stakeholders.

Responsibilities:
• Lead a team of data and business analysts to gather, analyze, and interpret data, identifying trends, opportunities, and challenges across our distribution channels to provide strategic guidance to senior management.
• Develop frameworks and strategies for evaluating distribution value and shaping SpinCo's positioning in distribution renewals.
• Prepare thought provoking executive level presentations on the video landscape, informing competitive performance across streaming, linear and FAST.
• Evaluate impact of distribution, partnerships, or programming changes in collaboration with stakeholders
• Establish relationships with research teams across the company to share insights and maintain a well-rounded view of the media landscape
• Be the expert in a wide array of media data sources (3rd, 2nd and 1st party), knowing what is best to use for the task at hand.
• Shape the direction of SpinCo's distribution, evaluating new opportunities, tracking the landscape, proactively generating ideas for leadership, and coordinating across teams to execute.
• Advance contractual reporting terms in distribution deals and manage vendor relationships, evaluating new vendors as needed to keep pace with evolving business demands.
• Leveraging data visualization tools and technologies to present findings in a compelling and easy-to-understand manner for stakeholders at all levels.
• Lead analyses that involve querying large datasets to evaluate opportunities and address distribution evolution.
Qualifications
• 10+ years of experience in insights, strategy, consulting, or a related function
• Ability to interpret stakeholder needs and remain focused on business impact while also deeply understanding data and analytical methods
• Proficient in leading and motivating multidisciplinary teams to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines effectively
• Experience crafting compelling PowerPoint presentations that tell meaningful stories with data.
• Expert Excel skills and experience compiling, transforming, and modeling data in workbooks
• Expertise in Tableau or comparable data tools
• Expertise in Nielsen, Comscore, Adobe or other streaming industry measurement sources
• Experience leading and managing projects of all sizes with vision and purpose
• Keen eye for visual design and exceptional attention for detail
• Revels in and is energized by white spaces
• Candidates for this role have a strong background in distribution analytics, strategy, media research and measurement tools, along with excellent leadership and communication skills.
Additional Requirements:
Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week. Subject to change based on Manager discussion or business need.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $175,000 - $220,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible).

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-12v0ve-18-188-127-79-42 in your application.