Manager, Data & Analytics - Baxter Shared Services - On-site in OMAHA, NE

Baxter Shared Services•Omaha, NE

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Data & Analytics leads Baxter Auto Group’s enterprise data platform, business intelligence, reporting, data governance, and analytics initiatives. The role drives the transition from legacy reporting tools to an internally managed Microsoft Fabric environment and ensures enterprise data is accurate, secure, scalable, and accessible. The position partners with business leaders to turn data into actionable insights, supervises and develops Data & Analytics team members, and serves as a liaison among business stakeholders, technology partners, and external vendors. This is an on-site position based at the company’s Omaha, Nebraska office. The Manager leads the data and analytics roadmap, oversees the data warehouse and analytics environment, and guides the migration of pipelines, business logic, and reporting from legacy platforms while maintaining continuity of critical business reporting. The role also establishes data architecture and governance standards, supports reliable reporting and self-service analytics, advances responsible use of AI and advanced analytics, and promotes data literacy and adoption across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
Five or more years of progressive experience in business intelligence, data analytics, reporting, data management, or a related discipline.
Demonstrated experience supervising, mentoring, and developing analytical or technical teams.
Must be at least 18 years of age and have a valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle.
Strong knowledge of data modeling, data quality, data governance, business intelligence, analytics, and process improvement methodologies.
Strong analytical, project management, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to explain complex technical and analytical concepts clearly and actionably to technical and non-technical audiences.
Based in Omaha, Nebraska, for this on-site role.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading enterprise reporting, data governance, data platform, business intelligence, or analytics initiatives.
Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Qlik, Azure, SQL, Python, PySpark, notebooks, or comparable data and analytics technologies.
Automotive retail or dealership industry experience.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of Baxter Auto Group’s data and analytics roadmap.
Establish and manage the data warehouse, analytics environment, business intelligence tools, reporting ecosystem, and supporting roadmap.
Guide migration of data pipelines, business logic, and reporting from legacy platforms to Baxter-managed infrastructure while maintaining critical business reporting.
Oversee data architecture, modeling, ingestion, transformation, storage, security, and performance standards.
Establish and maintain data governance standards covering definitions, mappings, access controls, documentation, lineage, retention, data quality, and exception management.
Ensure enterprise data accuracy, integrity, and reliability through validation, monitoring, reconciliation, and timely issue resolution.
Oversee the design, development, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of dashboards, semantic models, recurring reports, and self-service analytics solutions.
Partner with business leaders and Executive Leadership to translate business needs into data, reporting, analytics, and decision-support solutions.
Lead and perform analyses to identify trends, explain performance drivers, evaluate opportunities, and support strategic and operational decisions.
Advance responsible use of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics to improve reporting, analysis, marketing effectiveness, and internal workflows.
Evaluate, prioritize, and implement opportunities to automate data, reporting, reconciliation, and business processes.
Manage relationships with data providers, technology vendors, consultants, and implementation partners, including deliverables, issue resolution, and knowledge transfer.
Supervise, coach, and develop Data & Analytics team members by setting expectations, providing feedback, managing performance, building capabilities, allocating work, reviewing deliverables, and supporting professional growth.
Develop team standards, operating procedures, documentation, and cross-training programs to support continuity and reduce key-person dependency.
Promote data literacy and solution adoption through stakeholder communication, training, demonstrations, office hours, and one-on-one support.
Translate complex analytical findings into clear business insights, recommendations, and actions for leaders at all levels.
Protect confidential information and support compliance with company policies and applicable data privacy requirements.
Lead special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Competitive pay commensurate with experience.
Flexible Monday–Friday work schedule.
Medical plans including PPO, HSA, and FSA options.
Multiple dental plans, including orthodontics, and vision plans.
Vacation and sick leave available from Day 1.
Four weeks of paid parental leave available from Day 1.
401(k) match with 100% vesting after one year and immediate eligibility at age 18.
Short- and long-term disability options.
Accident and critical illness plans.
Basic life, pet, legal, and identity insurance.
Training and development opportunities for all employees.
Employee discounts on vehicle purchases, parts, service, hotels, travel, and more.
Educational reimbursement for general and specialized technical automotive degrees.
Employee assistance programs.
Paid holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.