Director, IT and Data Analytics

Upchurch•Horn Lake, MS

About The Position

The Director of Information Technology and Data Analytics is a visionary and operationally disciplined leader responsible for architecting a modern, AI-enabled technology ecosystem that drives growth, protects margins, and delivers exceptional customer service. This leader will continue to evolve technology from a support function into a strategic engine—building a unified data architecture, deploying intelligent automation, strengthening operational visibility, and ensuring enterprise-grade reliability and security. The leader balances leading-edge innovation with predictable performance, ensuring that mission-critical systems remain stable, and secure.

Requirements

Proven track record in a Digital Transformation leadership role, preferably within the MEP, construction, or field service industries.
10+ years of experience in progressively higher leadership roles.
Deep experience with Sage Intacct, ADP, and BuildOps is highly preferred.
Ability to act as a "high-level architect" while building a team to handle the tactical execution with a focus on long-term departmental and company strategy top of mind.
Experience building unified data layers and utilizing advanced analytics tools like Datarails, experience building dashboards with tools like Power BI.
Ability to align IT initiatives with EBITDA growth and financial transparency.

Responsibilities

Design and implement a centralized cloud-based enterprise data repository serving as the organization’s Single Source of Truth.
Architect enterprise-grade, real-time integrations between Sage Intacct (Accounting), ADP (HR & Payroll Systems), and BuildOps (Field Service & Operations).
Structure enterprise data to meet modern AI and private equity due diligence standards.
Lead the transition to a “Touchless AP” environment leveraging Ottimate and Datarails.
Deploy AI-enabled tools within CRM systems to automate proposal and scope generation and filter bid opportunities based on historical profitability data.
Develop real-time operational dashboards and “Margin Guardrails.”
Conduct a comprehensive audit of the current technology stack.
Implement automated AI tools to transform daily field notes into structured executive summaries.
Oversee investment in secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.
Define clear data ownership across Finance, HR, Operations, Sales, and Field Service functions.
Implement automated data validation, cleansing, and monitoring processes across systems, including Sage Intacct, ADP, and BuildOps.
Develop governance over key master data domains: Customer, Vendor, Employee, Project, and Chart of Accounts.
Ensure structured, labeled, and governed datasets to support AI deployment and predictive modeling.
Define data classification policies (public, internal, confidential, restricted).
Standardize executive dashboards and operational reporting structures.
Maintain clearly defined service level objectives (SLOs) for uptime and performance.
Act as a strategic partner to the executive team.
Manage a high-performance IT organization focused on accountability, service excellence, and innovation.
Provide oversight and coaching to team to support goals and objectives and career development.
Participate in and develop cross-functional relationships across the organization to ensure collaboration and continuity.