Strategic Leadership & Team Development: Strategy & Vision: Refine and execute a multi-year Global Data & Analytics strategy that enables Hill’s wellness and therapeutic brand growth plans. SME Leadership: Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing global team of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in Data Science and Business Analytics, fostering a culture of curiosity, agility and future-thinking Cultural Catalyst: Champion data literacy across the organization, evolving the business from static reporting to guided, data-driven decision support. Collaboration & Partnerships GIT Relationship: Act as the primary strategic partner to Global Information Technology (GIT) regarding Data Engineering, ensuring technical architecture supports analytical scale. Enterprise Synergy: Liaise with Enterprise Global Data & Analytics (GDA) to ensure collaboration, sharing of best practices, adoption and alignment with corporate standards. Business Integration: Partner closely with Division and Regional Commercial Leaders to embed analytics into annual business plans and commercial negotiations Execution & Advanced Analytics AI & Machine Learning: Advance the use of predictive analytics and AI to unlock commercial growth, including analysis like price elasticity modeling, promotion forecasting, and retail & media execution optimization. This will include both implementing and deploying enterprise scaled solutions, as well as creating and scaling solutions bespoke to Hill’s. Value Creation: Measure and track business impact of analytics initiatives, in terms of revenue growth, ROI, cost savings, efficiencies and/or adoption Data Partnerships: Identify and secure local and global data partnerships to drive business growth with veterinary professionals and consumers. Data Products: Leverage enterprise scaled data products and build new data products specific to Hill’s (in partnership with GIT), ensuring that analytics and AI solutions are fueled by a single source of truth. Lead the end-to-end delivery of data products, ensuring they are designed for scalability, reuse, and measurable ROI. Governance & Integrity: Drive compliance of data governance practices that ensure data quality, compliance, and ethical AI use. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelors and/or Advanced degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or a related quantitative 15 years of progressive experience working with data and advanced analytics. Proven experience as part of a leadership team with a track record of managing large, technical teams of Data Scientists and Analysts. Demonstrated ability to work closely with both Business and IT teams, acting as a translator between technical capabilities and strategic needs. Deep understanding of Cloud platforms, AI/ ML enablement, and Data Engineering. Strong understanding of P&L, Revenue Growth Management (RGM), and retail performance Proficiency in demand forecasting, scenario simulation, and financial modeling. Experience in product-centric delivery and iterative development PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Masters or PhD Expreience i. N CPG, Healthcare or Pet Nutrition with a deep understanding of retail/professional ecosystems (eg: Niesel IQ, CRM, POS) TRAVEL REQUIRED: 20 - 25% Compensation and Benefits. Salary Range $270,000.00 - $298,000.00 USD - Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles. Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/ PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies. Our Commitment to Inclusion. Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.