Director of Data & Analytics

Barge Design Solutions•Nashville, TN

18h

About The Position

The Director of Data & Analytics leads Barge’s Data & Analytics Center of Excellence (COE) and builds the foundation for trusted, reusable data and self‑service analytics across the firm. This role is accountable for improving leadership visibility and decision speed by establishing shared enterprise measures, brokering definitions across business owners, and building a scalable data platform that enables better decisions and analytics.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, engineering, analytics, or other relevant experience.
8+ years of experience in data, analytics, BI, data engineering, or related discipline
Experience implementing data governance practices that improve trust and reuse without creating bottlenecks
Experience building self‑service reporting and analytics capabilities
Experience implementing modern data architecture preferably experience with Microsoft Fabric and Azure
Ability to partner with and influence executive and operational leaders; strong relationship building and negotiation skills
Ability to translate business needs into durable data products (datasets, metrics, models) and usable reporting experiences
Strong understanding of data quality, data modeling, integration concepts, and data lifecycle management
Working knowledge of privacy, security, and data classification considerations in an enterprise environment
Comfort operating in ambiguity; able to broker shared definitions and resolve conflicts across teams

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the enterprise data strategy aligned to business priorities, digital modernization, and transformation initiatives
Create and maintain the enterprise data roadmap including data platforms, governance frameworks, data quality, and business intelligence initiatives
Foster a culture of enablement and partnership Data succeeds when business teams can move faster without dependency
Communicate clearly with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders ability simplify complex topics across personas
Build and lead a high‑performing COE team; hire, coach, and develop talent while setting clear expectations and accountability
Broker metric and data object definitions across Finance, Operations, Marketing, and HR to eliminate conflicting truths and reduce rework
Create reusable, well‑governed datasets and semantic models that reduce manual blending and accelerate decision‑making
Define federated data governance guardrails (quality, access, security, reuse) that enable business ownership while ensuring enterprise consistency
Partner with IT, Security and legal on data protection, risk management, regulatory compliance, and controls
Implement data quality monitoring, remediation processes, and continuous improvement mechanisms
Build and evolve Barge’s data platform to enable reliable reporting, scalable self‑service analytics, and future advanced analytics/AI
Partner closely with IT, Enterprise Applications, and Innovation to ensure data is integrated into core workflows and systems of record
Deliver and manage a small set of high‑value, cross‑enterprise reporting needs that are complex and business‑critical, while keeping most reporting self‑service
Establish measures of success for data and analytics adoption (usage, confidence, cycle time reduction) and communicate progress clearly
Improve leadership visibility and decision speed through trusted metrics and accessible analytics
Increase self‑service reporting adoption and reduce manual spreadsheet blending and reconciliation
Deliver a scalable data platform foundation that supports analytics and AI readiness