Head of Data Analytics

This is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping and driving Monks’ data strategy, capabilities, and solutions across clients and the wider business. This role combines strategic leadership, data expertise, and commercial thinking to help clients turn data into meaningful business outcomes.

Working closely with senior clients and cross-functional teams across strategy, technology, media, creative, and analytics, the role will identify opportunities to leverage data, AI, analytics, and emerging technologies to solve complex business challenges and create measurable impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead data strategies and solutions that align with client business objectives and industry needs.
• Provide strategic leadership and subject matter expertise across data, analytics, AI, measurement, and data-driven transformation.
• Partner with senior clients and stakeholders to understand business challenges and translate them into actionable data opportunities.
• Lead the development and delivery of innovative data solutions, ensuring they are scalable, practical, and commercially viable.
• Collaborate with creative, strategy, technology, media, and production teams to embed data into integrated client solutions.
• Identify emerging trends, technologies, and opportunities in data and AI, and translate them into new capabilities and offerings.
• Support business development through client pitches, proposals, thought leadership, and the identification of new opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and act as a strategic advisor on data and technology topics.
• Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing data teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Establish best practices, frameworks, and standards to strengthen Monks’ data capabilities and ways of working.
• Oversee project delivery, ensuring quality, timelines, budgets, and client expectations are effectively managed.
• Work with global and regional teams to share knowledge, capabilities, and best practices across the organisation.

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years of relevant experience in data, analytics, data strategy, AI, or a related field, ideally within an agency, consultancy, technology, or digital environment.
• Proven experience leading data strategy and transformation initiatives for large or complex organisations.
• Strong understanding of data ecosystems, analytics, AI/ML, measurement, and emerging data technologies.
• Demonstrated experience working with C-suite and senior client stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience contributing to business development, pitches, and client growth.
• Proven people leadership experience, including building and developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate complex data and technology concepts into clear business and client outcomes.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to balance long-term vision with practical execution.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and constantly evolving environment.