At Stingray, creativity, collaboration, and innovative technology are the pillars of our DNA. Are you ready to rock your career by joining a growing company, a team of music enthusiasts in a stimulating and fun work environment?

We are looking for a Head of Data & Business Intelligence to join our Data & Business Intelligence team. This position reports to the Director of Software Development Unit – Internal Tools. As Head of Data & Business Intelligence, you will drive the data vision and strategy for the entire organization. Your role will be to transform our data into a strategic asset by ensuring alignment between technological capabilities and business objectives. You will act as a key leader in evolving our culture and practices, bridging the gap between technical teams and executive leadership.

Your day-to-day

• Define the strategic vision: Develop and drive the roadmap for data architecture, technology, and warehousing
• Champion data culture: Promote the importance of data quality, standardize definitions, and implement clear processes to shift the organization toward a predictive approach
• Guide and unify teams: Lead, mentor, and ensure effective collaboration between local and remote data teams, prioritizing high-impact business initiatives
• Ensure operational excellence: Oversee the design of a reliable and high-performing data ecosystem, while directly contributing (approximately 20%) to technical initiatives to stay connected to ground-level realities

Your Qualifications

• Over 10 years of experience in data, business intelligence, and analytics, including team management
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business objectives into a clear technical vision and strategic roadmap
• Strong leadership experience, with a talent for mentoring, change management, and aligning multidisciplinary teams, including data science and data engineering
• Proficiency in data architecture concepts (Data Mesh, Data Lakehouse, ETL/ELT, streaming, Pub/Sub) and Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Excellent technical skills, with the ability to contribute to solution design
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Fluent in French and English, spoken and written

Nice-to-haves

• Hands-on experience managing the merger of technology stacks and teams
• Knowledge of data ecosystems and technologies (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Apache Beam, DBT, Google Cloud Dataflow, Tableau, etc.).
• Experience with the advertising data industry (SSAI, SSP, DSP)
• Ability to design business intelligence strategies tailored to different business models (e.g., subscription services, advertising)
• Knowledge of various programming and database languages (Python, Java, Rust, SQL, etc.)

The team you’ll be joining

• A technical Data & Business Intelligence team of 8 people, including a technical lead and a project manager in Montreal
• A remote data science team
• A remote data engineering team
• Collaborative work with leaders across the entire company

Life at Stingray

• A cool office in Montreal
• Stingray café with breakfasts and snacks offered every day
• Flexibility to work from home for a maximum of 1 day per week, depending on needs
• Shares purchase plan (with a contribution from Stingray)
• Access to virtual healthcare
• Free fitness classes offered weekly
• Access to private consultations on nutrition and wellness
• Free language classes
• Summer hours
• Milestones celebrated with our loyalty program
• 5@7 and vibrant social events
• And much more!

Montreal-based Stingray Group is a leading music, media and technology company with over 1,200 employees worldwide. Our offices are located in the Old Port of Montreal just minutes from the Lachine Canal bike path, a prime location for picnics or a jog at lunch time.

Stingray supports the principles of Employment Equity and is committed to ensuring our workforce is representative of the communities we serve and in which we operate. Women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and visible minorities are encouraged to apply and to self-identify so we can work towards full representation of those groups within our company.

Not the job for you? Go to jobs.stingray.com to consult other available positions and learn more about Stingray, we’re always on the lookout for new talent.

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