Global IT Data & Analytics Director

San Diego, CA (Hybrid)

Must be able to work in the US without current or future sponsorship

Today it lives across regions and systems. We’re hiring the leader who will bring it together into one trusted foundation.

Our name stands for Water Displacement, 40th formula. Our chemist got it right on the 40th try, and we still call a miss a "learning moment." That kind of patience is exactly what this work needs.

We recently brought our regional teams together into one global organization. Now we want to treat data the same way: as one company-wide asset that people across WD-40, and the AI agents they build, can trust. This is a new role. You'll be the leader of our global data team and analytics strategy.

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  • →Be the data champion. Bring finance, sales, marketing and operations leaders together to agree on what our data means and who owns it. This is the heart of the job.
  • →Lead. Coach the Architect and the Manager of this team who leads the engineers and partners behind them. Help the team move from mostly tickets to mostly projects.
  • →Build for AI now, not later. Shape a governed Microsoft Fabric platform with definitions, security and guardrails built in, so people outside IT can safely build reports and AI agents.
  • →Set the roadmap. Write a 3–5 year data and analytics strategy tied to what matters most to the business.
  • →Lead the business side. Manage the budget, negotiate with platform vendors, keep cloud costs in check. Build relationships with key business stakeholders and collaborate to drive value through solutions.
  • →Keep it safe. Lead governance and compliance across GDPR, CCPA and changing data sovereignty rules.

   

You'll know our people, processes and technology. Business leaders will seek you out. Data governance will be running, with a few quick wins people can point to. There'll be a roadmap everyone has agreed to, and colleagues will be building on the platform.

You’ll report to our Vice President of Global Information & Technology, who leads by enablement: lots of autonomy, advice when you want it, and regular check-ins. You’ll lead a small, capable team based in the US and UK. 

• Experience leading data and analytics, BI or data engineering teams, including architects and engineers. Ideally 7+ years of that within 12+ years of progressive IT and business leadership.
• A background in data: you've worked hands-on with data and analytics before moving into leadership.
• A track record of getting business leaders to agree on data governance: definitions, owners, stewards.
• Experience with modern cloud data platforms. Microsoft Fabric is strongly preferred.
• Global experience across countries and regulations (GDPR, data sovereignty). Ideally 5+ years.
• AI fluency to guide a team building for AI agents and to explain it to business leaders.
• Experience owning a budget and negotiating with vendors.
• Public company experience is a strong plus. D365 experience is a plus.
• A bachelor's degree in business, computer science, information systems, data science or a related field. A master's or MBA is a plus.

At WD-40 Company, we believe that purpose-driven, passionate people guided by our values create amazing outcomes.  Our "why" is refreshingly simple - we exist to create positive lasting memories in everything we do. 

• A strong values-aligned organization where contributions are acknowledged and rewarded, and where 91% of our employees experience a sense of belonging.
• A learning-based culture where 77% of our team believe they can achieve their career objectives.
• Over 95% employee engagement as of our most recent global employee survey.
• 91% of our people actively recommend WD-40 Company as a great place to work.

Please, only consider employment with WD-40 Company if you feel as strongly about our values as we do:  We live, breathe, and play by our values every day.

Thank you for considering WD-40 Company in your career search! 

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At WD-40 Company we foster a culture of inclusion where all individuals are recognized, valued, respected, and experience a sense of belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to individual characteristics that make us unique such as our backgrounds, experiences, qualities, talents, traits, beliefs, and preferences.

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