Head of Data & Analytics

About Repsly

Repsly is a global SaaS vendor for retail execution. Our product is used by over 800 CPG and Retail Service companies around the world, built to help field teams achieve top-notch execution in retail sales, merchandising, and promotion plans. Our customers are some of the most exciting and innovative brands and retail service organizations across the world, including Kraft-Heinz, Dyson, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Fenty Beauty, Nutrabolt, Anheuser-Busch, Core-Mark, and Crossmark, to name a few.
Our headquarters are in Zagreb (Croatia) & Boston (USA), with partners worldwide.

About the Role

The Head of Data & Analytics is a strategically critical leadership position at Repsly, shaping and executing the data strategy that powers our product innovation, customer impact, and competitive edge.

We are offering a unique opportunity for a senior leader to drive our pivotal re-platforming initiative and lay the foundation for how data enables Repsly’s growth for years to come. This role combines high visibility with direct impact: you will define our data architecture and long-term vision, build and mentor a high-performing team, and collaborate closely with senior leadership and external partners. You’ll work at the intersection of strategy and execution, guiding a small but growing team while staying close enough to the technology to influence architectural choices and mentor on technical best practices.

If you’re excited by scaling data teams, delivering cutting-edge analytics platforms, and translating business needs into innovative data solutions, this role places you in a position to make a lasting mark on Repsly’s future.

Key Responsibilities

Data Strategy & Vision

• Owns the overall data and analytics vision, strategy, and execution for the organization, directly aligned with business growth and customer outcomes
• Responsible for data-driven innovation, including creation and management of data products, platforms, and talent
• Anticipate long-term business and product needs, establishing the architecture and practices to scale toward increased data traffic, automation, and real-time analytics.
• Identify opportunities to create or enhance data-driven products that reinforce Repsly’s customer value and market differentiation
  
  

Impact & Delivery

• Translate company objectives into a clear, actionable data roadmap; prioritize initiatives with measurable business outcomes.
• Define and track success metrics, ensuring insight-driven feedback loops at all levels of decision-making.
• Deliver scalable systems and processes, including data pipelines, models, and reporting frameworks to power customer-facing analytics.
• Manage and coordinate external consultants and vendors to ensure alignment, quality, and impact.
• Communicate clearly with executive leadership and peers on progress, trade-offs, and outcomes.
  
  

Team & Leadership

• Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing data team; create structured career paths and foster a culture of learning and accountability
• Own hiring and team growth to match the strategic needs of the business
• Act as a trusted partner across functions (product, platform, and customer services), ensuring tight alignment and collaboration
• Establish best practices for agile delivery, balancing strategic initiatives with day-to-day execution

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years in data/analytics roles, with 5+ years leading teams and delivering enterprise-scale initiatives
• Proven record in large-scale data platform initiatives (re-platforming, migrations, or end-to-end analytics implementations)
• Strong technical background across data engineering, databases, pipeline development, ETL, and logical data modeling (LDM)
• Expertise with modern data warehousing and cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure), including orchestration tools
• Experience designing data products and scalable architectures that support BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker)
• Ability to connect business objectives with technical execution, and to prioritize effectively among competing initiatives
• Track record of managing cross-functional stakeholders and vendors, with strong communication and decision-making skills
• Experience in managing budgets and making strategic hiring decisions
• Familiarity with SaaS business models, particularly B2B, with an understanding of how data shapes customer and product success

We are Offering

• Continuous education and professional development
• Choose your location, work remotely or in the office
• Enjoy a pet-friendly working atmosphere
• Company events and team buildings
• A culture that is not afraid to try, fail and learn from mistakes

Join us and be part of a team that is building the future of scalable cloud SaaS solutions!

To apply, please send an e-mail with a cover letter and resume to: careers@repsly.com.