Director of Marketing Analytics

About the role

The Director of Marketing Analytics will lead marketing measurement and performance insight generation across lines of business. This role is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of marketing activity across paid, earned, and owned channels, and for translating data into actionable recommendations that improve business outcomes. The role is both strategic and hands-on: providing leadership on marketing measurement strategy, advising senior stakeholders, and shaping how analytics supports decision-making, while also personally leading complex analyses, refining measurement frameworks, improving dashboards and reporting, interpreting performance trends, and generating clear recommendations.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in offline and brand analytics, web analytics, attribution, experimentation, and performance reporting. This individual will champion innovation in insight generation, expand analytics enablement through self-service reporting, apply AI to improve the speed and quality of analytics work, and serve as a trusted thought partner to Marketing Leadership in support of Ascensus OKRs and growth priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall approach to marketing measurement across paid, earned, and owned channels, ensuring Ascensus has a clear and practical framework for understanding performance, efficiency, and business impact.
• Establish and strengthen web analytics as a core capability for the marketing organization, including measurement planning, tagging and taxonomy standards, event and conversion tracking, and reporting that connects website activity to lead generation, funnel progression, and commercial impact.
• Personally conduct and lead high-value analysis on campaign performance, channel effectiveness, audience behavior, brand visibility, and marketing contribution to business outcomes.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on offline and brand analytics, bringing a strong point of view on how brand, PR, media visibility, organic discovery, and broader awareness efforts should be measured and interpreted.
• Build, improve, and govern self-service dashboards and reporting that enable marketers and leaders to monitor performance, identify trends, and act more quickly.
• Lead the continued development of attribution, experimentation, and advanced measurement approaches that improve decision quality and marketing investment allocation.
• Use AI to improve analytics workflows and insight generation, including applications that accelerate data preparation, dashboard creation, pattern detection, summarization, and interpretation of results.
• Provide clear interpretation of performance and translate data into concise, decision-ready recommendations for Marketing Leadership and other senior stakeholders.
• Partner closely with Marketing Technology, Data, IT, Finance, Sales-related stakeholders, and line-of-business marketing partners to improve data quality, reporting consistency, KPI alignment, and closed-loop visibility into marketing performance.
• Embody and demonstrate Ascensus Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always® in day-to-day actions and decision making.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years of experience in marketing analytics, marketing science, digital analytics, insights, or a closely related field, with significant responsibility for both strategic direction and direct analytical execution.
• Deep expertise in cross-channel marketing measurement across paid, earned, and owned channels, with strong experience in performance analysis, attribution, experimentation, and ROI evaluation.
• Strong hands-on experience with web analytics, dashboarding, and performance reporting, including tools such as Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Power BI, Looker, Tableau, or comparable platforms.
• Strong technical fluency in analytics tools and methods, including SQL and experience with Python, R, or similar analytical tools.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex data, identify business implications, and communicate recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Experience working in a complex, matrixed, or multi-line-of-business environment preferred.
• Experience in financial services or another regulated industry preferred.
• Knowledge of marketing data governance, privacy expectations, and related controls is also preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.

Pay

The national average salary range for this role is $140K–200K in base pay, exclusive of any bonuses and benefits. Actual salary offered will vary and may be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to location, experience, performance, and internal pay alignment.

Benefits

• 401(k) match
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Paid-Time-Off

Schedule

For all virtual remote positions, an uninterrupted virtual workspace is required, with family care in place during business hours. Internet speed must be 25 Mbps or better for individual use; if multiple people share the connection, a stronger speed is required. For call center roles, equipment must be hardwired directly to the internet router or the workstation must be in close proximity to the router.