Director Data Analytics

Green Dot•Los Angeles, CA

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for talented professionals to join us in bringing smart money management and payment solutions to everyone’s fingertips. This position is classified as structured hybrid, with an expectation of a minimum of three (3) days per week working in the office and flexibility to work remotely on the remaining days. On-site expectations may evolve over time to support business needs, with clear communication provided in advance. This position is open only to candidates who currently reside in one of the following approved locations: Los Angeles, CA Job Summary Director, Data Analytics (People Leader, Program Manager & Technical Lead) Green Dot is seeking an experienced analytics leader to serve as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for our largest business partner within BI & Analytics engagement. This Director-level role is fully dedicated to partner -related analytics work and blends senior people leadership, program and project management, and hands-on technical expertise . The ideal candidate can lead and develop a high-performing BI team, manage a complex external partnership with our largest partner , and step into the analytics work when necessary, across SQL and Tableau.

Requirements

10+ years experience in Analytics / BI space with strong experience in technology, database, SQL and analytics tools
Proven experience as a people leader, including managing and developing analytics professionals or managers.
Strong program and project management experience managing complex, multi-workstream initiatives.
Advanced SQL skills with the ability to independently analyze data and troubleshoot issues.
Hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining dashboards in Tableau.
Experience acting as a primary point of contact for senior external partners or clients.
Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience using Jira and Confluence for project tracking and documentation.
Ability to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
Ability to meet the location requirement outlined above

Nice To Haves

Experience with dbt and modern analytics engineering practices.
Prior exposure to MicroStrategy or similar enterprise BI platforms.
Experience leading BI platform migrations or large-scale reporting transformations.
Background in financial services, payments, or other regulated environments.
Ability to comfortably operate as both a strategic leader and hands-on contributor when necessary.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for all Partner BI & Analytics initiatives and act as the primary, day-to-day point of contact with external P artner resources .
Own and strengthen the strategic working relationship between Green Dot BI and the Partner through clear communication, reliable delivery, and high-quality analytics output.
Lead, manage, and develop a dedicated Partner BI team; provide coaching, performance management, and career development.
Own intake, prioritization, resourcing, and delivery of all Partner analytics requests across recurring, ad hoc, and project-based work.
Provide program and project management leadership, including planning, timelines, risk management, and dependency tracking using Jira and related tooling.
Maintain accurate and transparent project boards and reporting for both internal stakeholders and Partner counterparts.
Ensure delivery of high-quality, accurate , and well-documented reporting and analytics deliverables.
Lead and support dashboard development in Tableau, including requirements gathering, design, validation, and stakeholder enablement.
Write, review, and troubleshoot complex SQL queries to support analytics, data validation, and issue resolution.
Partner closely with Data Engineering on data models and pipelines, including work in dbt and enterprise data platforms.
Oversee and support legacy reporting where (including MicroStrategy) while driving modernization efforts.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Finance, Operations, Compliance, and Engineering teams in support of Partner initiatives.
Identify staffing needs, skill gaps, and hiring plans for the Partner BI team; support recruiting and onboarding efforts.