VP, Analytics

Summary

Join UpGuard's Analytics team as Vice President of Analytics to lead and scale the Analytics function, aligning it with company goals. You will oversee the central A3 function (AI, Automation & Analytics), enhance the central Analytics function, and build robust data infrastructure. Lead and mentor a high-performing team, translate data insights into actionable recommendations, and build strong relationships with stakeholders. Plan for and build a data science capability, and oversee reporting and insights. This role requires proven leadership experience in Analytics within a high-growth SaaS company, scaling experience, data infrastructure expertise, and exceptional business acumen.

Requirements

• 6+ years of progressive leadership experience in Analytics, with a minimum of 3-5 years specifically leading a central Analytics function within a high-growth SaaS company
• Demonstrated experience in scaling an Analytics function and its underlying data infrastructure in an organisation experiencing significant growth (ideally towards $100M+ revenue )
• Strong understanding of modern data infrastructure principles, technologies (e.g., cloud data warehouses like Snowflake, BigQuery; ETL/ELT tools; data visualisation tools like Tableau, Power BI, Looker; data governance frameworks). You don't need to be a hands-on data engineer, but you must understand the complexities and requirements
• Ability to quickly understand complex business problems, identify key performance indicators, and translate data into strategic insights that drive tangible business value
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex analytical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, and influence decision-making at all levels
• Highly analytical and strategic mindset, with a proven track record of developing and executing data strategies that align with business objectives
• Strong experience in recruiting, developing, and retaining top analytical talent

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long-term vision and strategy for the Analytics function, aligning it with the overall company goals and growth objectives
• Lead and integrate our central A3 function, (AI, Automation & Analytics), identifying opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence and automation to improve operational efficiency and business processes
• Oversee and enhance the existing central Analytics function, ensuring its effectiveness in providing actionable insights to various business units
• Partner closely with engineering and other relevant teams to define, design, and implement the robust data infrastructure necessary to support an organisation scaling towards $100M in revenue . This includes considerations for data warehousing, ETL processes, data governance, and data quality
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of business analysts, data engineers, and in the future, data scientists. Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning
• Translate complex data insights into clear, concise, and actionable recommendations for senior leadership and business stakeholders. Drive measurable business outcomes through data-driven strategies across product, marketing, sales, and operations
• Build strong relationships with executive leadership and department heads, understanding their analytical needs and proactively delivering solutions that address critical business challenges
• Plan for and, in due course, build out a data science capability within the analytics function, leveraging advanced analytical techniques and machine learning to uncover deeper insights and build predictive models
• Oversee the development and delivery of comprehensive reports, dashboards, and self-service analytics tools that empower business users to make data-informed decisions

Preferred Qualifications

Experience leading or significantly contributing to AI and Automation (N8n) initiatives

Benefits

• Monthly Lifestyle subsidy: use this for financial, physical and mental wellbeing (all regions)
• WFH set-up allowance: to ensure you have the right environment to work in, we will help you get set up within your first 3 months at UpGuard (all regions)
• $1500 USD annual Learning & Development allowance: to support your career development all team members will be able to expense development opportunities against this allowance (all regions)
• Generous Annual Leave/PTO allowances: time to recharge your batteries (all regions)
• 18 weeks paid Parental Leave: irrespective of parenting role (all regions)
• Personal Leave allowance: this includes sick & carer’s leave (all regions)
• Fully remote working environment: whilst we have physical offices in Sydney & Hobart, we do not mandate compulsory attendance (all regions)
• Top-spec hardware: all team members will be provided with top-spec laptops for their role (all regions)
• Generative AI subsidy: UpGuard provides paid subscriptions for all team members to access generative AI tools to support their work (all regions)