Business Intelligence and Data Management Technology Executive Director, DTS - UT System Administration

University of Tennessee • Knoxville, TN

7d • $180,000 - $195,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Seasoned senior technical leader responsible for designing, delivering, and operating enterprise BI and data management solutions that turn data into trusted insights. This role blends hands-on technical ownership with stakeholder-facing leadership: you’ll build and govern data platforms, lead a team of engineers and analysts, and translate business needs into scalable data products. The position reports to the AVP/AVC of Enterprise Applications and Process Improvement, requires a four-year degree, ten years of experience and is hybrid with an on-site presence in Knoxville, TN. NOTE : Employment-based visa sponsorship is not available (including, but not limited to, H-1B, TN, E-3, O-1, F-1 OPT/STEM OPT, J-1), etc.)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Business Analytics, or related field.
• 8+ years in data engineering, BI, or data platform roles with at least 3 years in a leadership capacity.
• Strong experience with data modeling, ETL/ELT, SQL, data warehousing concepts, and analytics/reporting tools.
• Proven ability to present technical concepts to non technical stakeholders and to gather business requirements effectively.
• Demonstrated experience building and managing high performing technical teams.
• Hybrid role based in Knoxville, TN; ability to work on site as required.

Nice To Haves

• Hands on experience with Microsoft Fabric and/or Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence.
• Cloud and Modern Data Stack — Experience with cloud data platforms (Azure and Oracle preferred), data lakehouse architectures, and modern orchestration tools.
• Relevant certifications in cloud platforms, data engineering, or BI tools.
• Prior work in higher education, government, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, or other regulated industries is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Strategy and Road map - Define and maintain the enterprise BI and data management roadmap aligned to CIO priorities and business objectives.
• Champion the use of emerging technologies, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence to unlock new insights and drive value from data assets.
• Team Leadership and Development - Hire, mentor, and manage BI, data engineering, and data management staff; set performance goals and foster a collaborative culture.
• Stakeholder Engagement - Act as the primary technical liaison to business leaders and end users; gather requirements, present solutions, and translate technical tradeoffs into business terms.
• Platform Ownership - Lead architecture, implementation, and ongoing operations of the data platform and analytics stack; ensure reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Hands on Technical Leadership - Design and implement ETL/ELT pipelines, data models, semantic layers, and reporting solutions; participate in code reviews and complex technical work as needed.
• Data Governance and Quality - In conjunction with the AVP/AVC of Enterprise Applications and Process Improvement assist in the establishment of and enforcement of data governance, lineage, metadata management, and data quality standards across systems.
• Project Delivery - Oversee project planning, prioritization, and delivery; manage cross functional dependencies and ensure timely, high quality releases.
• Security and Compliance - Ensure data access controls, privacy, and regulatory compliance are implemented and audited.
• Vendor and Tool Management - Evaluate, select, and manage relationships with BI and data platform vendors and third party service providers.
• Performance Monitoring and Cost Control - Monitor platform performance and usage; optimize for performance and cost; report metrics to CIO and leadership.

Benefits

• The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that include excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of oppressional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits and much more.
• Additionally, Tennessee residents do not pay a state income tax.
• For more information of the University of Tennessee's benefits, visit https://hr.tennessee.edu/benefits/

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive