Director of Data, Analytics and AI

Description

Funko Overview Welcome to the Funko-verse, a world built on pure imagination, a land governed by the philosophy that stories matter, a universe comprised of characters from countless fandoms, a galaxy of once upon a times and happily ever afters. But what does Funko do? Funko is a purveyor of pop culture and licensed-focused collectibles company. Funko currently holds thousands of lenses and the rights to create tens of thousands of characters – one of the largest portfolios in the pop culture and collectibles industry. Funko’s Pop! Vinyl is the number one stylized vinyl collectible on the market, selling millions of figures to fans around the world.This Global role is responsible for creating, delivering, and operating the Analytics domain / suite of applications / modules to meet the need of Funko’s business strategy. You will manage internal and external technology teams for Funko’s BI & Analytics landscape, from a technical and business process perspective.The successful candidate will direct and deliver an Enterprise-wide analytics strategy, build, and own the analytics and data visualization tools, complex dashboards, mobile, methods of increasing user adoption and proactively drive the adoption of AI / ML tools to increase supercharge our capability and free up customer bandwidth. What You’ll Do

• Own the roadmap for Business Intelligence, tracking items to completion while communicating status to stakeholders
• Strategic ownership and thought partner of the way forward for Funko BI and data strategy
• Leverage modern AI / ML technologies—including generative AI, predictive analytics, and automation frameworks—to identify new business opportunities, optimize decision-making, and accelerate Funko’s enterprise data strategy.
• Responsible for initiating and directing projects as required to support business segments within Funko globally
• Set the objectives and goals of the domain with relevant metrics to drive a high performing team.
• Engage business stakeholders across the company to gain a strong understanding of reporting and analytics needs
• Responsible to develop and review the development & integration standards that align with Funko IT policies
• Responsible for preparing & tracking budgets and related financial documents; is responsible for managing financial accounting on new projects to be undertaken
• Align contracts with vendors and partners to ensure Funko and its customers data meets our policy guidance
• Ensure all applications have a technical recovery plan in place, are highly available where necessary and have documented procedures to support business continuity in a disaster recovery situation
• Provide management, coaching and mentoring to create an environment which encourages accountability and strong staff development; manage the hiring, training, motivation, and retention of top talent
• Drive projects to successful completion by delivering on promised scope / functionality, resolving issues and conflicts with business / IT / Vendor partners, hitting deadlines with quality deliverables
• Responsible for managing relationships with our application vendors. Held accountable for hitting metrics associated with vendor performance
• Ensure the operational performance, scalability, and reliability of application services

What You’ll Bring

Salary Information The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $150,375-$200,500 annually. ​Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses / incentives, and restricted stock units. What Funko Offers Funko offers a competitive compensation package with full benefits and a 401(K) plan with matching contributions from the company. Most importantly, we offer a creative work environment with people who love pop culture just as much as you do. Can’t wait to gush about your latest binge? Neither can we! Looking for a place where your favorite pop culture t-shirt will receive the compliments it deserves? We know how you feel!