Director of Analytics & Data EngineeringChicago, IL – Loop (WFH 2 days/week)This role will have 2 managers reporting to it, one focused on BI and the other focused on data engineering/advanced analytics (Client). Each of those managers has 2-4 engineers reporting to them.
You will be working closely with the VP overseeing this area of the business to formulate a data strategy, inclusive of analytics, and develop a roadmap to execute on data technology initiatives that meet business goals. You'll be interfacing with business executives to influence decisions on budgets and how data plays a role in business decisions.
We are a Microsoft shop, using Azure and Power BI, but otherwise it's a pretty greenfield environment, as we are just starting to build out a new data platform to power better business insights. We are looking for individuals passionate about data and deriving business insights from data to lead the data teams.
Essential Functions- Partner with the VP of Revenue to establish, manage, and deliver the enterprise Data and Analytics strategy and measure value.
- Initiate and convert enterprise business problems into analytics solutions in order to create actionable insights for the business. Work with stakeholders as a thought leader to align solutions with business strategies. Direct the research and development of complex business requirements and support translation of those requirements to functional designs.
- Effectively develop and manage business intelligence, engineering, and analytics talent to build relevant capabilities within the team and consistently deliver results. Establish staffing/resource plans to meet long-range business needs.
- Lead the development and execution of a roadmap for existing and future enterprise data assets as well as traditional data warehouse environments tied to business strategic objectives and capabilities.
- Execute enterprise data governance to drive accurate master data.
- Champion a data-driven culture and lead change management activities.
- Guide purchasing decisions to understand, monitor, and track existing and new data sets leveraging cloud technologies and services.
- Work with IT to continuously improve master data models, data lakes, and identify opportunities to utilize cross-divisional data.
Skills we're seeking- 8+ years of experience within the data realm – ideally a combination of data engineering, BI, and analytics/Client.
- At least 2 years of experience in a manager or director role managing data teams.
- Experience in a cloud-based data environment, ideally Azure.
- Strong understanding of data warehousing principles and big data architecture including technical architectures, infrastructure components, large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines, automation, database optimization, and reporting/analytic tools and environments; prior experience in delivering large data management initiatives.
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