Director, Analytics & Business Operations

Responsibilities

• Partner with the executive team and cross functional leaders to drive strategic priorities, develop long-term plans, and lead key initiatives that enhance organizational performance
• Develop, manage, and continuously improve the company-wide OKR process, ensuring alignment across departments, clear accountability, measurable outcomes, and consistent progress toward organizational priorities
• Lead the WSL analytics function and serve as a strategic insight partner to the organization, translating data and complex business questions into actionable insights that inform decision making across product, marketing, partnerships, social media, content, and other key areas
• Establish and evolve reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and analytical frameworks that provide leadership and cross-functional teams with clear visibility into business performance, audience behavior, operational trends, and opportunities for growth
• Oversee key third party vendors and external partners, ensuring strong relationships, effective performance management, and alignment with WSL’s business objectives and operations needs
• Lead the strategic and operational oversight of WSL’s sports betting and prediction market initiatives, working cross functionally and with external partners to support the development and execution of these programs
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, productivity, and organizational effectiveness while working across teams to connect strategy, operations, and analytics and support informed, high impact decision making

Qualifications & Experience

• 5-10 years of relevant experience in strategy, business operations, consulting, analytics, corporate development, IB/PE, or related fields
• Expert in Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint or Google Suite
• Demonstrated experience partnering directly with executive leadership
• Strong analytical capabilities with experience translating complex data into actionable business insights and executive-level recommendations
• Experience designing executive dashboards or performance management frameworks
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives from concept through implementation
• Experience managing external vendors, agencies, or strategic partners
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment
• Working knowledge of SQL and modern data ecosystems is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, statistics, data science, or a related field