Director, Business Intelligence

DLB Associates

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Director, Business Intelligence is the strategic leader of the Company’s enterprise data, analytics, and forecasting capabilities. This role transforms data scattered across CRM, ERP, HRIS, project performance, and financial systems into a unified, decision-grade intelligence layer that the CEO, CFO, and executive team rely on to run the business. The Director sets the technical and operational direction for the Business Intelligence platform, builds and leads a high-performing analytics team, and is personally accountable for the quality, accuracy, and executive usability of every metric, dashboard, and forecast the Company depends on. This is a strategic leadership role; the Director must possess the technical depth to credibly direct a team building on the Microsoft data platform, but day-to-day execution is delegated to senior engineers and analysts on the team. The role includes leading the design and delivery of an integrated forecasting capability that unifies data across pipeline, demand, resource, financial, and cost systems, and providing leadership with what-if scenario tooling that models the downstream impacts of business decisions on operating expense, technology costs, headcount, and cash flow. The Director works closely with finance, operations, delivery, and technology leadership to translate business questions into analytics products that drive decisions. This role is responsible for establishing and maintaining BI platform standards, modernizing the data and analytics estate on Azure Data Lake and Microsoft Fabric, and ensuring consistency, governance, and definitional integrity across the Company’s reporting and analytics products. The Director provides technical leadership, escalates complex issues when necessary, and ensures alignment between platform architecture, analytics delivery, and business needs. Key areas of responsibility include executive-grade reporting and analytics, enterprise forecasting and scenario planning, BI platform strategy and architecture (Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Reporting Services, Power BI, Azure Data Lake, Microsoft Fabric), team leadership and development, and data governance across source systems. This role also includes oversight of cross-functional metric ownership, single-source-of-truth standards, and the modernization roadmap that retires fragmented legacy reporting. The Director, Business Intelligence operates with a high degree of autonomy, setting direction for both technical and analytical work. This role is expected to lead and develop team members, prioritize work across the BI function, and ensure effective collaboration between analytics, engineering, finance, operations, and delivery teams.

Requirements

Advanced understanding of the Microsoft data and BI ecosystem, including Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Power BI, Azure Data Lake, and Microsoft Fabric
Strong working knowledge of data integration, dimensional modeling, semantic layer design, and modern lakehouse architecture sufficient to set technical direction without serving as the hands-on engineer
Demonstrated experience designing and delivering enterprise forecasting and scenario-planning capabilities that integrate data across CRM, ERP, HRIS, and project or operational systems
Knowledge of MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Ability to translate complex data and analytics into clear, decision-ready insight for C-suite audiences, with the executive presence to influence decisions and the storytelling ability to make data land
Ability to leverage AI and emerging technologies to streamline workflows, optimize operational processes, and contribute to company-wide innovation.
Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form (technical and non-technical information)
Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing BI and analytics teams, including establishing delivery practices, modeling standards, and operational cadence
Ability to work successfully as a member of a team and independently with minimal supervision
Ability to work under pressure and meet close deadlines
Demonstrated aptitude for learning new technology and adapting to evolving requirements
Organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Responsibilities

Own Executive Reporting: Lead the design and ongoing delivery of executive dashboards, scorecards, and analytic products consumed by the CEO, CFO, and senior leadership; ensure accuracy, narrative clarity, and decision-readiness
Lead Enterprise Forecasting: Direct the design, build, and continuous improvement of an integrated forecasting capability that unifies pipeline, demand, financial, headcount, and cost data, and deliver what-if scenario tooling that models downstream impacts to operating expense, technology costs, and cash flow
Establish a Single Source of Truth: Define and maintain authoritative metrics, KPI definitions, and reporting standards across the organization to eliminate inconsistent or fragmented reporting and present analytics personally in executive forums
Set Technical Direction: Define the BI and analytics technology strategy across Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Analysis Services, SSRS, Power BI, Azure Data Lake, and Microsoft Fabric, including data integration, modeling standards, semantic layer design, and tool selection
Drive Modernization: Lead the modernization roadmap leveraging Azure Data Lake and Microsoft Fabric to consolidate data sources from CRM, ERP, HRIS, project performance, and financial systems into a unified analytics foundation, retiring fragmented legacy reporting
Govern the Data Estate: Establish and enforce data governance, definitional consistency, access controls, and data quality standards across source systems in partnership with system owners and IT leadership
Build and Develop the BI Team: Establish team structure, hire and retain analytics and engineering talent, define clear roles and ownership, and provide direct mentorship, performance management, and career development across the function
Partner Across the Business: Serve as the trusted analytics partner to finance, operations, delivery, HR, and IT leadership; coordinate with peer directors on company-wide KPI definitions, metric ownership, and integrated executive reporting
Report on Platform Health: Provide regular reporting on BI delivery, data quality, platform performance, project progress, and analytics adoption to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

Choice of comprehensive medical plans (including two PPO-style plans and a HDHP w/ HSA option)
Flex spending accounts (FSA)
Dental and vision plans
Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits extended to spouse / domestic partner and dependent children up to age 26
401k with company match and self-directed brokerage account option
PTO including additional paid time off during the last week of the year
Company paid life insurance coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
Short and long-term disability, AD&D coverage
Professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement and professional licensing assistance
Paid parental leave after one year of employment