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VP, Data

Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

VP, Data

2 Weeks ago • All levels • Data Analyst

About the job

Summary

As VP, Data at Prodigy Education, you'll lead the data department, setting the long-term data vision and strategy aligned with company goals. You'll manage data engineering, analytics, and science teams, driving innovation and delivering impactful insights. You'll partner with executive leadership, influencing strategy using data-driven analytics. Responsibilities include overseeing the data roadmap, managing resources, leading change initiatives, ensuring data compliance, and fostering a data-driven culture. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership, communication, and technical skills, along with experience in multi-sided platforms.

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Must have:

Lead data functions across engineering, analytics, and science
Align data initiatives with company objectives
Communicate complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Develop and implement advanced data models and architectures
Manage significant change initiatives and adopt new tools
Lead and mentor diverse data teams
Drive compliance with data governance and privacy requirements

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Prodigy Education, a global leader in game-based learning, is on a mission to make every student in the world love learning. We believe learning should be as fun as playing a video game. This is central to our educational philosophy, because when you love what you do, you do it better. Visit www.prodigygame.com to learn more.

With Prodigy, kids practice standards-aligned skills in Math and English as they play our fun, adaptive learning games. All with teacher and parent tools to support their learning in class and at home.

As the VP, Data, you will set the overall direction for our data department and play a key role in embedding data at the heart of Prodigy’s strategy. Your leadership will span across Data Engineering, Data Analytics, and Data Science, driving innovation and change throughout the organization. You will work closely with the executive team to ensure that data drives strategic decisions, unlocks new business opportunities, and fosters a data-driven culture across the company. This is a pivotal role where your vision for data will help shape the future of game-based learning.

Your Impact

Define and execute the long-term data vision and strategy, aligning it with company-wide goals.
Lead the data teams across engineering, analytics, and data science, ensuring the successful delivery of impactful insights and business solutions.
Drive innovation in data methodologies, tools, and industry best practices to keep Prodigy at the forefront of data advancements.
Partner with executive leadership to influence the broader organizational strategy using data-driven insights and analytics.
Oversee the data roadmap, managing resources effectively while ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
Lead significant change initiatives, ensuring successful adoption of new tools, methodologies, and innovations.
Ensure data practices align with internal and external compliance standards to mitigate risk.
Build and foster a strong data-driven culture across all departments and levels within Prodigy.

About You

Experience in leading data functions across data engineering, analytics, and data science at a strategic level for companies with multi-sided platforms
Strong business acumen with the ability to align data initiatives with company objectives and deliver business-driven outcomes.
Proven ability to communicate complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders and executives, translating insights into actionable strategies.
Expertise in developing and implementing advanced data models, architectures, and best practices.
Experience managing significant change initiatives and adopting new tools, ensuring alignment with business goals.
Strong project management skills, with a history of overseeing data roadmaps and driving cross-functional collaboration.
Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop diverse data teams.
Experience building strong partnerships across departments and influencing organizational strategy with data-driven insights.
Ability to drive compliance with data governance, privacy, and regulatory requirements.

Prodigy Math is used by almost one million teachers a year, and was named the most popular supplemental education platform in classrooms in the United States! Our products have also won numerous consumer awards, including the Mom’s Choice Award, Parent and Teacher Choice Awards, and National Parenting Product Award.

Come as you are. We believe the power of our collective potential will transform education. We are building towards a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace to empower and create access and opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people from all underrepresented groups, including (but not limited to) people of any gender, age, or religion, members of the LGBTQIA2+ community, BIPOC and other underrepresented races and nationalities, people with disabilities, veterans, and anyone who may contribute to the further diversification of Prodigy Education. If you feel like you don’t have all the qualifications for this position and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest, we’d still love for you to apply!

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Prodigy Education will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us at jobs@prodigygame.com, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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About The Company

Prodigy Education

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Prodigy Education is a global leader in game-based learning. Our mission is to help every student in the world love learning, motivating millions worldwide via fun, secure and accessible curriculum-aligned gameplay experiences. At Prodigy Education, we believe maximizing student motivation helps develop a lifetime love of learning. Prodigy’s approach to fun, game-based learning means kids no longer have to choose between homework and playtime.

You’ll be working on products used and loved by millions of students, teachers and parents worldwide. It’s why so many of our team members are proud to be Prodigy.

Not only are our games fun and engaging, they’re also designed to support positive educational outcomes. Helping kids have fun while they learn — what could be more rewarding than that?