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Omnicom

Director, Data Science

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

Data and Analytics Job Subfunction: Data Science and AI The Data Science team is pivotal in the ... Lead and train direct reports and manage their career progression Required Skills Hands-on ...

Figma

Director, Data Science

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

As Director, you will lead a team of data scientists and managers, setting the vision for how data shapes strategy across Figma's AI products. You'll work closely with Product, Engineering, Design ...

Cerebras

Director, Data Center Counsel

Sunnyvale, CA · On-site

$200 - $320/hr

Director, Data Center Counsel At Cerebras, you will support our Global Data Centers team to enable our ambitious data center acquisition and development plans. You will own deals throughout their ...

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Gap Inc.

Director - Data Platform

San Francisco, CA

About the role In this role, you will direct software development, delivery and support efforts of highly scalable and high performing technology solutions in an Agile work environment and produce ...

Fujifilm

Director Data AI & Analytics

Irvine, CA · Hybrid

The Director Data, AI and Analytics will own the strategy, platforms, operating model, and outcomes for Data, AI, and Analytics across three FUJIFILM lifesciences businesses. In highly regulated GxP ...

Fujifilm

Director Data AI & Analytics

Irvine, CA · On-site

The Director Data, AI and Analytics will own the strategy, platforms, operating model, and outcomes for Data, AI, and Analytics across three FUJIFILM life-sciences businesses. In highly regulated GxP ...

Veracyte

Director, Data Engineering

San Diego, CA · On-site

$234K - $253K/yr

The Director of Data Engineering will lead the design, development, and evolution of our enterprise data platforms to empower scientific, clinical, operational, and commercial teams with trusted ...

Figma

Director, Data Science

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$290K - $376K/yr

As Director, you will lead a team of data scientists and managers, setting the vision for how data shapes strategy across Figma's AI products. You'll work closely with Product, Engineering, Design ...

Doist

Director, Data Center Operations

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$250 - $300/hr

Together AI is scaling its physical AI infrastructure rapidly -- and we're looking for a Director of Data Center Operations to help us build it right. This is a ground‑floor opportunity to own the ...

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Poshmark

Director, Data Analytics

Redwood City, CA · On-site

$180 - $260/hr

Poshmark is seeking a proactive, commercially driven Director of Data Analytics to join the Revenue team. This role is the analytical engine behind Poshmark's merchandising, growth, and supply ...

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As of Aug 8, 2026, the average yearly pay for director data in California is $126,843.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $92,800.00 and $161,400.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Director Data vs Data Analyst?

AspectDirector DataData Analyst
Required CredentialsBachelor's or Master’s in Data Science, Computer Science, or related field; often leadership experienceBachelor's degree in related field; certifications like Microsoft Data Analyst or Tableau often preferred
Work EnvironmentStrategic leadership, overseeing data teams, and setting data policiesData collection, analysis, reporting, and visualization tasks
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in large corporations, tech firms, and data-driven organizationsCommon across various industries including finance, marketing, and healthcare

The main difference between a Director Data and a Data Analyst lies in their scope and responsibilities. The Director Data focuses on strategic leadership, managing data teams, and setting organizational data policies. In contrast, the Data Analyst handles data collection, analysis, and reporting to support business decisions. Both roles require strong analytical skills, but the Director Data typically has more experience and a broader leadership role.

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Infographic showing various Director Data job openings in California as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 82% Full Time, 13% Part Time, and 4% Contract. Highlights an 87% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 10% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $126,843 per year, or $61 per hour.

Director, Data Science

Omnicom

Los Angeles, CA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 11 days ago

Job description

Agency:
Omnicom Media
Job Function:
Data and Analytics
Job Subfunction:
Data Science and AI
Job Description:
The Data Science team is pivotal in the delivery of modern agency services. We are tightly integrated with marketing science teams to deliver on and exceed our clients' business goals.
Responsibilities
External facing responsibilities:
Partner with Planning & Investment teams to provide expert hands-on and well as strategic Data Science support across the entire campaign lifecycle.
Build advanced ML models to cluster and segment audiences, scale and deploy custom audiences across various platforms/ publishers
Run descriptive and diagnostic analyses to help measure campaign performance within clean rooms and/or other analytics platforms (e.g., Google ADH, Facebook advanced analytics, Amazon Marketing Cloud, etc.)
Help develop strategic analytical roadmaps to institutionalize data driven outcomes
Excellent project management skills with an ability to set and achieve goals, meet deadlines and act with a strong sense of urgency without compromising executional excellence
Leverage technical (coding) expertise to help bring about process efficiencies
Internal facing responsibilities:
Build and present decks that provide a compelling narrative to decode complex analytical results to technical and non-technical audiences
Help design and develop the DS practice knowledge repository and delegate tasks to junior resources to support vision
Lead and train direct reports and manage their career progression
Required Skills
Hands-on programming language skills (SQL, Python, R, etc)
Experienced in machine learning techniques, causal models, etc. to support the analysis of information
Advanced presentation and communication skills
Experience working with non-technical teams
Clear understanding of digital clean rooms, and their related concepts and strategy
Certifications in any of the following: Meta (Blueprint), SQL, Python, R (online)
Expert-level domain knowledge of business/industry
Education and Experience
A university degree in mathematics, computer science, statistics or related field, and 7-10 years of experience in informatics work in academia, advertising, management consulting, marketing or digital consulting
Knowledge of agency-side execution process is desirable, but not requiredCalifornia: $90,000.00-$215,000.00
Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom's corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.
Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we're focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us-we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.
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