VP, Strategy Analytics (London)

Verve has created a more efficient and privacy-focused way to buy and monetize advertising. Verve is an ecosystem of demand and supply technologies fusing data, media, and technology together to deliver results and growth to both advertisers and publishers–no matter the screen or location, no matter who, what, or where a customer is. With 30 offices across the globe and with an eye on servicing forward-thinking advertising customers, Verve’s solutions are trusted by more than 90 of the United States’ top 100 advertisers, 4,000 publishers globally, and the world’s top demand-side platforms.

The Vice President of Strategy Analytics will be a key leader within Verve, tasked with elevating our data capabilities to the next level. In this role, you will drive a strategic vision for analytics across our organization, enabling data-driven decision-making that impacts core business functions and enhances overall performance.

You are a proven leader with a passion for transforming data into actionable insights, fostering a data-first culture, and building scalable analytics frameworks that influence both operational and strategic outcomes. As a visionary, you will spearhead the development of innovative analytics solutions, unlock new opportunities, and ensure that Verve remains at the forefront of the digital advertising landscape.

Your expertise in analytics, combined with a deep understanding of the ad tech ecosystem, will enable you to identify key drivers of success, optimize business performance, and provide clarity and guidance to stakeholders at all levels. The ideal candidate is both technically adept and strategically focused, excelling at solving complex challenges while inspiring teams to deliver exceptional results.

This position is based in London and requires working from our London office three days a week.

What You Will Do

• Define and execute the analytics vision and roadmap for the Marketplace Supply team to support Verve’s growth objectives.
• Act as a strategic partner to product, engineering, and operations teams by embedding analytics into all decision-making processes.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing analytics team, including data analysts, data scientists, and BI engineers.
• Foster a collaborative, results-oriented culture that values innovation and operational excellence.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of analytics tools and data infrastructure, ensuring accessibility, scalability, and reliability.
• Provide actionable insights by analyzing supply-side data to optimize performance, detect inefficiencies, and identify new opportunities.
• Develop KPIs, dashboards, and reporting frameworks to track performance and measure success across the supply chain.
• Work with the Marketplace Supply team to improve supply quality, predict trends, and ensure compliance with industry standards and privacy regulations.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to define metrics, conduct A/B tests, and evaluate new initiatives' impact.
• Collaborate with sales and client-facing teams to support business cases and client reporting with accurate, meaningful data.

What We'll Need

• 10+ years of experience in analytics, data science, or business intelligence, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record of leading analytics teams in ad tech, programmatic advertising, or marketplace platforms.
• Strong understanding of supply-side dynamics in the digital advertising ecosystem.
• Expertise in data modeling, ETL pipelines, statistical analysis, and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Hands-on experience with SQL, Python, R, or similar languages for data analysis.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud) and big data tools (e.g., Spark, Snowflake).
• Exceptional leadership, project management, and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to manage and scale teams.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to present complex data insights to non-technical stakeholders clearly and persuasively.
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science). Advanced degrees (e.g., MBA, Master’s, PhD) are a plus.

What We Offer

• Be part of a multicultural team that is bringing advertising to the next level.
• You will learn and evolve in an empowering environment characterized by entrepreneurial actions.
• Responsibility, independence, and an opportunity to participate in projects that have a significant impact on Verve’s success.
• 3 Wellness days per year (in Q1, Q2 & Q3) and Employee Assistance Program to help you maintain your well-being.
• Enhance your professional skills with a yearly training budget and improve your language skills through German and/or English classes.
• Work and Travel Program (monthly raffle after 2 years of employment).
• We are eager to build a great team together and we appreciate your help through our Employee Referral Bonus.
• Align your interests with the company's success and take part in our Employee Shares Purchase Plan.
• You will be entitled to 25 holidays per year in addition to any of the public/bank holidays.
• Personalized Benefits Platform; with a budget of 50 GBP/month, you can choose the benefits that fit you best.
• Corporate Pension Scheme.
• Bupa Healthcare Plan.

Verve provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.