Description

Summary:

The Data and Analytics Strategy Director is responsible for developing, refining, and communicating the Huntington analytics strategy, for the monitoring of strategic initiatives, and for driving long term growth and competitive advantage with analytics.  This role involves working closely with senior leadership across the enterprise to enhance our analytics organization, infrastructure, and capabilities to achieve organizational objectives.  This leader should be equally comfortable with and conversant in technical subjects and business administration.

This leader reports to the Enterprise Data and Analytics Director within the Enterprise Data Strategy and Analytics group and the Finance and Strategy organization.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop, refine, and communicate the Huntington analytics strategy
• Create analytics business cases for revenue generation, risk reduction, and expense management and maintain enterprise-level analytics Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Coordinate with Business Segment Data and Analytics Strategy Directors
• Maintain an enterprise-wide view of analytics groups
• Transfer and translate analytics methods, tactics, and technologies to business line partners
• Support recruiting and onboarding for analytics roles
• Develop executive and board-level presentations on progress in strategic initiatives
• Maintain a summary of the Enterprise Data Strategy and Analytics book of work and a long-term summary of EDSA financial impact.
• Serve as a lead on internal strategic consulting engagements, providing both day-to-day project management, and thought leadership to shape strategies across the analytics enterprise
• Conduct comprehensive market research, competitive analysis, and internal assessments to inform strategic decisions. 
• Closely collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide strategic guidance and leadership to foster alignment and synergy across departments.
• Maintain Huntington’s strong risk culture through early identification, communication, and proactive management and mitigation of financial risks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a STEM field or Business management discipline
• 12+ years of business experience in analytics, strategic planning, management consulting, or a related field.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing high performing teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Financial Services background with experiences in marketing, logistics, risk assessment, and regulatory oversight
• Ability to foster an inclusive and innovative working environment within the analytics team and across businesses
• Demonstrated negotiation, influencing, partnership & presentation/communication skills
• Ability to understand business challenges and translate them into value added, data driven solutions
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex results to technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to teach others to use analytics tools and methods and to develop best practices.
• Progressive experience in strategic management consulting, project management, or agile management
• Proven creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent influencing and communication (both oral and written) skills, with the ability to successfully interact with and relate complex technical information to multiples audiences in business terms.
• Management experience with strong coaching and mentoring skills to lead teams within a culture of trust and inclusivity.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational skills, able to coordinate multiple projects, and flexible at adjusting assigned priorities when needed.

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Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay)

Workplace Type:

Our Approach to Office Workplace Type

Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds:  in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Note to Agency Recruiters:  Huntington Bank will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.  All unsolicited resumes sent to any Huntington Bank colleagues, directly or indirectly, will be considered Huntington Bank property. Recruiting agencies must have a valid, written and fully executed Master Service Agreement and Statement of Work for consideration.