Head of data and analytics jobs in California
33 open roles for data and analytics leaders in California as of Nov 15, 2026. OpenAI, Socure, Vaxcyte, Accordion and Attain have the most. 1 is remote and the median advertised salary is $260K.
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Skills asked for in head of data and analytics roles in California
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- Head of Data (Data Science and Data Engineering)Aircall.io, Inc. · 🇺🇸New York Office; San Francisco Office$300K - $350KLead and abovePythonSQLMachine Learning
- Director, Data EngineeringChime · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, USA$269K - $373KLead and aboveLLM
- Director of AnalyticsMovers+Shakers · 🇺🇸New York, NY or Los Angeles, CA$140K - $150KLead and aboveAI agentsContent marketingHootsuite
- Head of Data Science, Compliance ProductsSocure · 🇺🇸Hub - San Francisco$250K - $300KHybridLead and abovePythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Vice President, Insights & AnalyticsVaxcyte · 🇺🇸San Carlos, California, United States$325K - $385KLead and aboveTableauPower BIProduct marketing
- Data LeadWonderschool · 🇺🇸San Francisco—Lead and aboveSQLLLMdbt
- Head of Data Science, Strategic FinanceOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$459K - $536KLead and above
- Frontier Data LeadLabelbox · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area$170K - $230KLead and aboveDatabricksLow-code toolsControl systems
- Director, Analytics, DashOSDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA; Seattle, WA$255K - $375KLead and aboveSQL
- Data Science LeadOpusclip · 🇺🇸Mountain View$230K - $300KLead and abovePythonSQLBigQuery
- Director, Data PartnershipsSnorkel AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)$215K - $315KHybridLead and aboveLLM evaluation
- Director of Analytics EngineeringScribdInc · 🇺🇸San Francisco—HybridLead and abovePythonSQLLooker
- Director, Data & AICurri · 🇺🇸Ventura, CA$220K - $300KRemoteLead and aboveMachine LearningSnowflakeAI
- Senior Director, Analytics & Data ScienceCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$310K - $355KLead and abovePythonSQLGCP
- Data Engineering Manager, Growth & RevenueOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$459K - $536KPythonSQLScala
- Associate Director, Data EngineeringFormation Bio · 🇺🇸New York, NY; Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA$214K - $267KLead and abovePythonSQLDocker
- Sr.Director, Data Science & Data EngineeringCoupang · 🇺🇸Mountain View, USA—Lead and aboveLLM
- Head of Data ComplianceBuild Ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$160K - $250KLead and above.NETHTML
- VP of Data ProductAttain · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Redwood City, CA—Lead and aboveSnowflakeDatabricks
- VP of Data ScienceAttain · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Redwood City, CA—Lead and abovePython
- Director of Data Science & AnalyticsEverlane · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA—Lead and abovePythonSQLMachine Learning
- Director, Analytics EngineeringSpotter · 🇺🇸Culver City, California, United States$160K - $180KLead and abovePythonSQLdbt
- Director Data ScienceSageSure · 🇺🇸Jersey City, New Jersey, United States; Mountain View, Ca…—Lead and abovePythonSQLMachine Learning
- Human Data ManagerxAI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$100K - $186KPythonSQLLLM
- Director of Data ScienceBrigit · 🇺🇸San Francisco (Hybrid)$225K - $250KHybridLead and abovePythonSQLMachine Learning
- Director, Data ScienceFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$290K - $376KLead and aboveLLMLLM evaluationData quality
- Head of Data Science, Identity GraphSocure · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, CA$250K - $300KHybridLead and abovePythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Head of Data Collection Operations, Nimble BrainNimble Robotics · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$150K - $250KLead and above
- Senior Director, Data PlatformAccordion · 🇺🇸Atlanta; Boston; Charlotte; Chicago; Dallas; Los Angeles…$234K - $280KLead and aboveAzuredbtSnowflake
- Director, Data PlatformAccordion · 🇺🇸Atlanta; Boston; Charlotte; Chicago; Dallas; Los Angeles…$170K - $225KLead and aboveAzureSnowflakeCI/CD
- Senior Director of Data Analytics & Business SystemsInstead · 🇺🇸San Francisco—Lead and aboveSQLTableauLooker
- Senior Data Science Manager, GrowthGusto · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco…$185K - $217KHybridSeniorLLMA/B testingPerformance marketing
- Associate Director, Data and Knowledge ManagementVaxcyte · 🇺🇸San Carlos, California, United States$183K - $214KLead and aboveSQLTableauData governance
Who is hiring for head of data and analytics roles in California
Where head of data and analytics roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States33
- 🇺🇸California33
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area27
- 🇺🇸New York, NY10
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA5
- 🇺🇸Chicago, IL4
- 🇺🇸Boston, MA3
- 🇺🇸Dallas, TX2
- 🇺🇸Atlanta, GA2
- 🇺🇸Texas2
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
Questions about head of data and analytics jobs in California
- How many head of data and analytics jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 33 open head of data and analytics jobs in California at 28 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 3 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most head of data and analytics jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Socure (2), Vaxcyte (2), OpenAI (2), Attain (2) and Accordion (2). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote head of data and analytics jobs in California?
- 1 of the 33 open head of data and analytics jobs in California (3%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do head of data and analytics jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $260K, based on 25 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $200K and $321K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the head of data and analytics jobs in California?
- 0 of the 33 open head of data and analytics jobs in California (0%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 20 postings that state experience, the median asks for 8 years. 28 companies are hiring and 3 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing head of data and analytics jobs in California?
- 15 of the 33 open head of data and analytics jobs in California (45%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, PyTorch. Employers still list 33 such roles today at 28 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do head of data and analytics jobs in California ask for?
- Most often SQL (45%), Python (42%), LLM (27%), Statistics (24%), Machine Learning (21%) of the 33 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in head of data and analytics jobs in California?
- Director (7), Head of Data Science (3), Senior Director (2), Associate Director (2): the most common titles among the 33 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are head of data and analytics jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 33 head of data and analytics jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 28 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 3 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $260K. 1 (3%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for head of data and analytics jobs in California?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.