Director of Business Intelligence and Data Strategy

We are seeking a highly technical, hands-on Director of Business Intelligence & Data Strategy to lead the buildout of our enterprise data platform while managing a growing BI and data engineering team. This role is critical to shaping our future-state data architecture and strategy in an environment that is close to greenfield. The ideal candidate comes from a small-to-mid-size company, has built or rebuilt a data platform from the ground up, and is comfortable balancing strategy, execution, team leadership, and budget ownership. This is not a “hands-off” director role-you must be able to get into the weeds, guide technical decisions, and lead multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Advance data-driven decision-making, oversee business intelligence (BI) initiatives, and implement AI solutions to enhance business performance.
• Manage the data team, shape data strategies, and develop BI and AI-driven data analytics frameworks.
• Ensure data assets are effectively used to drive business value while aligning with Digital Transformation objectives.
• Collaborate with key business and technical stakeholders to ensure that architecture and governance principles align with organizational objectives.
• Provide vision and guidance to a team of data engineers to make optimal use of IT capabilities and technology investments.
• Provide thought leadership in domain-specific strategies, standards, and guidelines to define the Enterprise Architecture Target State, Blueprints and Roadmaps.
• Work with Business, Data leaders and Data Specialists to review strategies, requirements, and solutions to assess the impact on data and information architecture to ensure consistency and traceability throughout the enterprise.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive enterprise Data, BI/BA, and AI strategy aligned with business goals.
• Drive data-driven culture across Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, and Product Development.
• Establish Data Governance frameworks to ensure data accuracy, consistency, security, and compliance with industry regulations.
• Lead and mentor a team of Data Engineers and BI Analysts fostering innovation in analytics.
• Continuously assess and enhance the organization’s AI and data capabilities.
• Ensure seamless integration of BI tools with existing enterprise systems for cross functional analytics.
• Work with external vendors, tech providers, and research institutions to drive best practices in manufacturing analytics.

• Experience leading the build out of a greenfield data platform environment
• Proven people leadership experience, must have directly managed technical teams
• Strong data architecture knowledge , understands how modern data platforms are designed end-to-end
• Strong technical background and Databricks experience
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects as well as project budgets

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Strong AWS knowledge
• DBT knowledge
• Fivetran knowledge

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.