Director, Data Foundations

Chamberlain Group•Oak Brook, IL

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for the strategic leadership and operational management of the Data and Analytic Foundations group within the IT organization. The Data and Analytics Foundations group, comprised of the data engineering, data management, and data quality tools teams, enables the organization to obtain insights from data through data access and data trust. This vital role designs and enforces the processes and protocols to manage data effectively, driving quality, consistency, and availability of data to support our business transformation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or other quantitative field of study
10+ years of experience, including hands-on experience in data engineering and data management and 5+ years leading teams
Extensive experience partnering with stakeholders and working with highly technical developers and analysts, with an ability to earn trust
Ability to deal with ambiguity and make quality decisions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills with an ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the organization
Ability to travel up to 5%
Deep understanding and subject matter expertise in data engineering and data management, with an ability to operate at all levels, diving deep where necessary
Demonstrated knowledge of cloud solutions and data modeling
Insistence on high standards with a strong desire to transform and improve and a bias for action

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in computer science or other quantitative field of study
Data management and data engineering experience related to B2C and B2B streaming / near real-time data sources
Data management experience with SAP ERP
Experience with agile/scrum development methodologies
Azure platform expertise, including one or more certifications

Responsibilities

Advance our data foundations strategy to scale the use of data and analytics across the CG, acting as a catalyst for data and analytics to enable the organization to achieve more than otherwise possible
Engage with stakeholders to develop deep understanding of our customers, organizational strategy, and priorities, establishing and maintaining a multi-year data foundations roadmap to support the achievement of business objectives
Design and implement standardized processes, protocols, roles and responsibilities for efficient and scalable data governance and management
Lead and drive master data management, data lineage, data dictionary, and data literacy throughout the organization
Provide technical expertise and direction in the design and development of high-volume, high-velocity data engineering solutions and advanced data management capabilities to strengthen data integrity
Engage, align, motivate, and inspire the data foundations team to maximize their impact and influence through the delivery of high-quality results
Collaborate with data architecture, data science, analytics, and business intelligence colleagues to ensure alignment and execution of shared objectives, including data source integration and platform evolution
Directly lead large and medium scale projects to strengthen our data foundations
Comply with health and safety guidelines and rules; managers should also ensure compliance across their teams.
Protect Chamberlain Group’s reputation by keeping information confidential.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed.
Motivate and lead a high performance team by attracting, developing, engaging and retaining team members
Drive the performance management and compensation processes by communicating job expectations, monitoring and evaluating performance, providing feedback and facilitating employee development per the company’s policies
Maintain transparent communication by appropriately communicating organization information to team through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, appropriate email, IM and regular interpersonal communications
Lead and motivate individuals and teams to create a workplace culture that is consistent with the Chamberlain Group mission, vision and values.