Associate Director, Global Business Insights

Westlake•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director, Business Insights is responsible for leading the development, governance, and delivery of enterprise-wide business intelligence and strategic analytics to support senior leadership. This role oversees a team that transforms financial, operational, market, and macroeconomic data into actionable insights, informing strategic decisions, performance management, and long-range planning across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline required.
Minimum 10–12 years of progressive experience in business analysis, FP&A, strategy, or economic/market analysis roles.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products.

Nice To Haves

MBA or Masters in Finance, Economics, or related quantitative disciple desirable.
CFA, FRM or similar designation desirable.
Proficiency in financial quantitative software applications desirable.
Experience in manufacturing, chemicals, building products, or other industrial sectors preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary business insights partner to the VP Finance, providing forward-looking analysis and recommendations on business performance, risks, and opportunities through the application of analytical and quantitative analysis and tools.
Lead the design and execution of a business insights strategy that integrates financial, commercial, and economic indicators to support decision-making. Identify and create new reports and distribution of insights to inform senior business leaders and support the broader FP&A and Investor Relations functions.
Present insights and recommendations to executive and senior leadership, tailoring messages to different audiences and levels of technical expertise.
Oversee development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of finance and market intelligence dashboards (e.g., Power BI) that incorporate macroeconomic and industry data (interest rates, inflation, GDP, housing activity, commodities, currency trends, etc.)
Integrate external economic and industry data sources (e.g., commodity price indices, housing and construction indicators, trade and tariff data, FX rates) with internal financial and operational data to provide a comprehensive view of performance drivers.
Perform regression analysis, econometrics and other forms of quantitative analysis to identify drivers of business performance and predict future business outcomes to inform performance expectations, drivers of business performance, and assist in capital deployment and strategic decision making.
Build and maintain forecasting, scenario, and sensitivity models that link economic drivers (raw material prices, demand cycles, housing starts, currency movements) to company performance and margins.
Support the development of medium- and long-term strategic plans by providing economic outlooks, industry cycle assessments, and quantitative evaluation of strategic options.
Translate complex analyses into clear, concise narratives and recommendations that drive action.
Build the Business Insights function by hiring, training, and developing key personnel and helping drive a culture of insight, accountability, and partnership across all key stakeholders.