Director, Data and Analytics

Progress

70d•Remote

About The Position

We are Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) - the trusted provider of software that enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible, AI-powered applications and experiences with agility and ease. We’re proud to have a diverse, global team where we value the individual and enrich our culture by considering varied perspectives because we believe people power progress. Join us as a Director, Data and Analytics and help us do what we do best: propelling business forward. This will be a remote role working out of your home office in the United States. Due to the team's location, we need candidates to be in EST since there is a global piece to this role. In this role, you will:

Requirements

10+ years in Data & Analytics, including experience leading a data platform modernization initiative in a complex enterprise environment.
Proven success driving adoption of Power BI or a similar enterprise visualization platform, with an emphasis on Self-Service rather than Dashboard curation, at scale.
Strong familiarity with modern Data Platform concepts, semantic modeling, and analytics platform architecture, with the ability to challenge technical assumptions and guide design decisions.
Experience building or maturing data platforms, governance practices, semantic models, AI-enabled analytics and data product delivery frameworks.
Track record of leading data engineering, analytics engineering, and BI/reporting teams, ideally in a distributed or global model.
Demonstrated ability to partner with GTM, Finance, IT, and Executive leadership to align priorities and drive adoption.
Product Mindset: You deliver outcomes, not artifacts — focusing on clarity, usability, adoption, and business value.
Expectation Setter: You communicate early, directly, and clearly, especially around timelines, trade-offs, and priorities.
Influential Leader: You earn trust, challenge assumptions, and can say “no” in a way that leads to alignment, not friction.
Calm in Ambiguity: You bring structure to complex environments and create clarity in moments of change.
Business-Savvy Storyteller: You translate complex data and technical concepts into simple, actionable business language.
Team Developer: You coach, align, and elevate talent — building a predictable, high-trust, high-ownership operating model.

Responsibilities

Lead the transformation of our enterprise data environment by migrating from our legacy SQL Server data warehouse to a modern data platform, positioning the company for scale, performance, and data trust.
Drive the transition from Tableau Server to Power BI as our standard visualization and analytics layer, including the rationalization of legacy dashboards and adoption of a governed semantic layer.
Ensure the successful delivery and long-term integration of the ARR & Renewal Pool Data Product, working closely with our third-party partner to align architecture, prevent rework, enable trust, and increase business adoption.
Own and evolve our data engineering, analytics engineering, and BI/reporting teams, ensuring the right structure, roles, and workflows to balance day to day support and strategic execution.
Implement a predictable data product operating model, including intake, prioritization, SLAs, ceremonies, and communication rhythms that create transparency and confidence in delivery.
Partner closely with Finance, Sales Operations, Customer Success, Product, and IT to ensure data quality, availability, and adoption across the business.
Establish foundational data governance, quality management, and lifecycle practices, ensuring our data is accurate, secure, and trusted.
Communicate clearly and consistently with executives — setting expectations, sequencing work, highlighting trade-offs, and providing status visibility throughout the modernization journey.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, and financial benefits (including 401(k) retirement savings plan.
Tuition Reimbursement program.
Additional voluntary benefits including crucial illness/hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, auto & home insurance, legal, and pet insurance.
Competitive salary, bonus, and best-in-class Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) with a 27-month lookback
Flexible paid vacation time, paid day off for your birthday, and company holidays.
A variety of leave plans, including Parental Leave.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and an employee well-being program focusing on physical, mental, and financial health.

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