Director Data & Insights

Express•Columbus, OH

17h

About The Position

The Director, Data & Insights provides strategic leadership for the enterprise-wide data strategy, overseeing a multi-brand portfolio of data warehouses, reporting and advanced analytics, and enterprise integrations. This leader is responsible for defining the technology roadmap, aligning data initiatives with business objectives, and fostering a culture of innovation across the organization. The Director leads high-performing teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions, ensures data integrity and security, provides operational excellence, and drives organizational impact through real-time insights and fiscal accountability. The Director is accountable for oversight and support for all data solutions and must support and implement new enterprise projects in conjunction with daily operations, as well as modernizing our data technology stack and leading a high performing team. This role leads team members in data engineering, enterprise integrations, data architecture, data science, and reporting and analytics.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or relevant area of study
10+ years of experience in data, integrations, analytics, big data, data warehouses, cloud environments, and strategic data architecture
5+ years in a leadership role delivering data capabilities
Proven ability to lead large-scale data transformations, and manage a complex enterprise portfolio
Exceptional executive presence and communication skills, with a track record of influencing senior and executive leadership, and a demonstrated ability to partner with business/IT partners across the organization
Participate in 24/7 on-call support activities as an escalation point
Excellent troubleshooting, root cause analysis and resolution skills
Excels in a fast-paced environment, comfortable navigating through ambiguity, thrives under pressure
Ability to multitask and manage multiple priorities effectively
Strong coaching, interpersonal, and leadership skills
Excellent communication skills with all levels of management and third party vendors
Approaches obstacles proactively and looks for ways to resolve problems and issues
Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize, cope with change and maintain composure under pressure
Accountable for results
Possesses a sense of urgency; self-motivated and detail-minded
Solid verbal presentation, group dynamic, and facilitation skills
Proactive approach to resolving problems and issues
Applicants must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States.
PHOENIX does not sponsor applicants for work visas (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this position.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the long-term data and integration strategy, aligning technology investments with enterprise-wide business goals, and delivering high impact data solutions.
Lead and mentor a diverse team of technology professionals, fostering professional growth and building a high-performing, agile organizational culture.
Partner with senior leadership to shape strategic pillars and modernize the data stack, transitioning legacy systems to real-time insights and scalable cloud architectures.
Direct the total cost of ownership (TCO) for the data ecosystem, managing data budgets and optimizing cloud resource utilization.
Cultivate and leverage strong partnerships across the enterprise to drive alignment on the prioritization of critical initiatives and ensure cohesive roadmap execution.
Champion global data governance and security standards, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations and the integrity of enterprise data assets.
Develop and execute a strategy to maximize self-service analytics capabilities, enabling internal users to derive insights independently while maintaining data integrity.
Leverage enterprise data assets to identify, prioritize, and drive AI and machine learning initiatives that provide actionable insights and competitive advantages across the business.
Define and enforce an Agile-first Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC); oversee project documentation, resource planning, and continuous delivery improvements.
Interface regularly with, and manage, third-party vendor relationships to ensure deliverables meet brand standards.
Provide 24x7 oversight for business-critical applications, serving as the primary escalation point for data pipeline or reporting outages.
Identify and pursue opportunities to transform raw data assets into tangible business value or operational efficiencies, and establish key performance indicators to gauge effectiveness of data initiatives.