Senior Vice President, Data & Analytics

Family & Children's Services Career Center•Tulsa, OK

16h

About The Position

The Senior Vice President of Data & Analytics leads the agency’s Business Intelligence (BI) strategy and teams, ensuring data-driven insights support business objectives. This senior leadership role oversees data governance, shared data infrastructure, analytics, reporting, and BI solutions across the agency. The position works with the CIO and FCS Executive Leadership Team to define and implement the agency’s data and BI vision and roadmap, and advises executives using data analysis and trends. The role leads BI professionals and provides direct and dotted-line leadership to distributed agency data analysts. It collaborates with departments and programs to deliver tailored BI solutions, communicates findings to non-technical stakeholders, and coordinates training to support consistent and accurate use of BI reports and dashboards. It also manages relationships with external partners, vendors, and consultants as needed. The position establishes data governance practices, oversees integration of internal and external data, develops common data and semantic models, and ensures data quality, security, and compliance with applicable regulations and standards. It oversees dashboards, reports, visualizations, and advanced analytics, including AI/ML, statistical, predictive, and prescriptive modeling, to inform decisions, forecast trends, support research, and identify opportunities. This is classified as a safety-sensitive position under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act. The employee is subject to drug and alcohol testing, including random testing. A valid driver license, satisfactory driving record, personal automobile for travel to locations beyond the primary office, and proof of automobile insurance are required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field.
10+ years in a management position.
5+ years of experience in BI, data science, data analytics, or a related field.
5+ years of experience with data governance, data management, and data integration best practices.
Knowledge of BI tools and platforms such as SSRS, SSIS, and Power BI, and data management systems such as SQL Server and Cache.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage and mentor teams, with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with senior executives and other stakeholders to drive business results.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Valid driver license, satisfactory driving record, use of a personal automobile for travel to locations beyond the primary office, and proof of automobile insurance.
Subject to drug and alcohol testing, including random testing, as a safety-sensitive employee.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or MBA.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for the FCS Data team and agency-wide Business Intelligence activities.
Work with the CIO and FCS ELT to identify and implement the agency’s data and BI vision and roadmap.
Develop and execute a BI strategy aligned with agency business goals and objectives.
Identify opportunities to use data and analytics to support growth, operational efficiency, compliance, and competitive advantage.
Architect, build, and oversee shared data infrastructure.
Advise the executive team with insights and recommendations based on data analysis and trends.
Lead distributed agency data analysts through direct and dotted-line leadership.
Collaborate with agency departments and programs to understand data needs and provide tailored BI solutions.
Communicate complex data insights and findings clearly and actionably to non-technical stakeholders.
Build relationships with external partners, vendors, and consultants as needed.
Work with the IT Applications team to develop and maintain APIs that populate application data into the EDW.
Coordinate cross-departmental training to promote consistent and accurate use of BI reports and dashboards.
Lead, manage, mentor, and develop BI team members, including data analysts and BI developers.
Oversee BI team recruitment, training, and performance evaluation.
Lead the development of predictive and prescriptive analytics using AI and Machine Learning.
Monitor and evaluate BI initiatives, adjusting them as needed to improve outcomes.
Develop and track KPIs to assess the impact of BI efforts on business performance.
Implement best practices and process improvements to enhance BI operations.
Establish and enforce data management and governance policies and practices to ensure accuracy, consistency, and security.
Develop common data and semantic models that incorporate internal and external disparate data sources into a comprehensive data platform.
Oversee data integration from internal and external sources and ensure data quality for analysis and reporting.
Ensure compliance with relevant data protection regulations and industry standards.
Design and implement advanced analytics and reporting solutions that support actionable, data-driven decision-making.
Oversee development of dashboards, reports, and visualizations communicating key metrics and performance indicators.
Use AI/ML, statistical, and predictive modeling techniques to forecast trends, support research, and identify opportunities.