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Sr. Director of Analytics (AI & Intelligence) - Retail

Creative Circle · San Francisco, CA · 3 mo ago
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Position Overview

Our client, a leading apparel retail company, seeks a Senior Director of Analytics with AI and Intelligence experience to join their team in a 40 hours/week, 6 month engagement. The role can be onsite at their offices in San Francisco, CA or Dallas, TX. This role is central to their transformation, modernizing data and AI use in stores, employee service, and enterprise decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own and execute the product roadmap for Centralized BI and Stores Intelligence, including self-service analytics, AI-assisted reporting, and agentic BI capabilities.

  • Lead the integration of AI/LLM-driven features such as Natural Language Query (NLQ), automated narrative generation, anomaly detection, and conversational analytics.

  • Partner with AI platform teams to build analytics products on a governed AI foundation using Vertex AI and Gemini.

  • Drive enterprise reporting modernization and consolidation while ensuring business continuity.

  • Translate complex business needs into prioritized roadmaps and delivery plans.

  • Serve as a strategic partner to senior leaders across Customer, Product, Enterprise, Retail, and Technology organizations.

  • Lead and develop distributed, cross-functional teams, driving operational excellence and organizational scale.

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of technology experience, including 7+ years leading BI, analytics, data products, or analytics platforms.

  • Proven experience building or leading AI-powered analytics solutions, including LLM integration, RAG, agentic workflows, and NLQ capabilities.

  • Strong expertise with Power BI and cloud-based data platforms; GCP, Vertex AI, and Gemini experience preferred.

  • Experience transforming traditional reporting environments into self-service and AI-enabled analytics ecosystems.

  • Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams and influencing executive stakeholders (VP/SVP/C-suite).

  • Strong strategic, product management, and stakeholder management skills.

  • Retail, consumer, or omnichannel industry experience preferred.

Benefits

  • Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan.

  • Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws.

  • A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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