Director of Data and AI

About Lovesac

We are a young-at-heart, fast-growing furniture company, dedicated to helping people fill their homes with Total Comfort™. We do this by designing and innovating furniture solutions that are adaptable, washable, expandable, and delivered right-to-your-door-able, allowing our customers to live the life they want to live.

Our Designed for Life mission started with Sacs, a seat so much better than your classic beanbag made with repurposed Durafoam and designed to reduce environmental impact while providing unimaginable, cloud-like comfort. From there, we expanded the possibility for sustainable furniture with Sactionals, a customizable modular sectional that can be endlessly rearranged to evolve with you. Our product line has grown a lot since our Sacs days, but our goal will always remain the same – to create truly adaptable, comfortable furniture that can be with you for life.

About Our Culture

At Lovesac, we strive to be an employer of choice by embodying a culture that encourages team members to think and dream big. We call this Top Ambition. We aim to not only excel within our industry but also make a meaningful impact on the world. Above all else, we’re driven by love (because it matters) and are dedicated to promoting love and happiness in all aspects of our work. It’s about success, of course, but it’s also about making a positive impact on everyone our business touches.

About The Role

As our Director of Data and AI, you will lead the strategy, development, and execution of enterprise data, analytics and AI initiatives. This role is responsible for transforming data into actionable insights that drive customer experience, store performance, merchandising, supply chain optimization and omnichannel growth. You will partner closely with executive leadership, merchandising, marketing, store operations, supply chain, and technology teams to build scalable data platforms and AI capabilities that support both our corporate and field teams.

This position is remote and will report into Lovesac Corporate HUB based in Stamford, CT. Candidates must fully reside in the United States at all times during employment and should have the ability to travel as needed.

What You’ll Do

Data & AI Strategy

• Define and own the enterprise Data & AI strategy, prioritizing initiatives and investments to deliver a clear, outcome-driven roadmap aligned to corporate objectives.
• Deliver high-impact analytics, machine learning, and AI use cases that drive measurable business value.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, enabling data-driven decision-making at the executive level.

Data Architecture & Governance

• Translate Data & AI strategy into a scalable, modern data architecture, establishing clear models, standards, and governance frameworks. Take end-to-end accountability for the design, development, and delivery of the enterprise data platform and data management capabilities.
• Establish and enforce data governance, quality standards, and best practices to ensure trusted, reliable data.
• Ensure compliance with privacy, security, regulatory, and ethical AI guidelines.

Advanced Analytics & AI

• Oversee enterprise analytics spanning descriptive through prescriptive insights to enable proactive decision-making.
• Lead the development and deployment of AI and machine learning capabilities that drive business outcomes.
• Ensure analytics and AI solutions are interpretable, scalable, and operationalized to support business decisions.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to embed data and AI into core business processes.

Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Articulate a clear Data & AI vision, aligned to enterprise strategy, and define the actions required for execution.
• Build trusted partnerships with senior executives, providing strategic guidance and thought leadership.
• Lead and mentor high-performing teams across data engineering, analytics, and AI.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Influence and align cross-functional leaders to drive adoption and change without formal authority.

Measurement & Value Realization

• Define and track KPIs to measure the effectiveness, adoption, and ROI of Data & AI initiatives.
• Ensure insights translate into action, driving tangible business outcomes and sustained value.

Perform any other reasonable duties for this role as requested by management.

Qualifications

Who You Are:

• Core Values: Top Ambition, We All Win Together, Conscious Operations, Do Less and Do Best, Love Matters
• Table-Stake Values: Willing to Sweep Floors, Grit, Positive, Self-Aware, Self-Starting, Insatiable Learners, Transparency, Customer-Centric
• Core Competencies: Builds Customer Centricity, Drives Remark-able Results, Collaborates Effectively, Makes Good Decisions, Demonstrates Self-Awareness

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Analytics or related field required.
• 10+ years of experience in data, analytics and/or AI leadership roles.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience.
• Strong experience delivering data and AI solutions that drive business outcomes.
• Experience translating business strategy into data and AI solutions.
• Proven experience owning and managing Microsoft Fabric environments and Power BI platforms, driving scalable analytics and enterprise insights.
• Experience in furniture, home goods, lifestyle, or other high-consideration consumer categories preferred.
• Advanced degree (Masters of MBA) preferred.
• Exemplify each of our Lovesac values, at all times, be results driven and utilize knowledge to meet or exceed key performance indicators (KPIs), goals and deadlines.
• Must be able to travel using various forms of transportation, as required by the Company in its sole discretion, for mandatory meetings and conferences held either at our offices or off-site (i.e. quarterly team connection weeks, companywide meetings and events, vendor visits).
• Must comply with all policies and procedures outlined in the Lovesac Employee Handbook and work collaboratively with fellow employees, treating all clients, both internal and external with dignity and respect at all times.

Full Time Benefits*

Financial Benefits

• Annual Bonus Program, Annual and Inaugural Grant Equity Awards, 401K Matching Contribution, Financial Wellness Tools.

Health and Wellness Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Paid Parental Leave, Life/AD&D, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness and Accident Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.

Paid Time Off

• Up to 160 hours of paid time off within our fiscal calendar year, prorated from date of hire, 8 paid company recognized holidays.

Pet Insurance and generous Associate Discounts.

Eligibility and terms for all benefits listed are as outlined in Lovesac’s policy and plan documents. Associate pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level and competencies.

Lovesac is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender-related identity, gender nonconformity),, pregnancy, age, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Non-New York City Applicants Only: To the extent permitted by law, conditional offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, including but not limited to education verification, employment history verification, reference checks, criminal history and motor vehicle history (if vehicle required). All qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal law.

Lovesac participates in E-Verify as required by law. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.

Lovesac is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please reach out to us at: Accommodations@lovesac.com.

Key skills/competency

• Data Strategy
• AI Strategy
• Data Architecture
• Data Governance
• Machine Learning
• Advanced Analytics
• Leadership
• Cross-Functional Partnership
• Microsoft Fabric
• Power BI