VP of Data
About The Position
Pacers Sports & Entertainment is seeking a visionary VP of Data to lead the enterprise data strategy guiding our data engineering analytics enablement AI innovation and data governance initiatives across the organization They will own and evolve PS&Es enterprise data ecosystem shaping our data vision building scalable architecture and delivering insights that transform the way we operate and engage fans This leader will oversee a high impact team of four direct reports and will partner closely with business leaders technology teams and digital innovation functions
Requirements
- 10 years of progressive experience in data engineering data architecture or analytics leadership
- 5 years in a senior leadership role managing technical data teams
- Expertise with modern cloud data ecosystems AWS Azure or GCP orchestration frameworks and analytics platforms
- Strong experience in data modeling governance and AIML enablement
- Proven track record in transforming data functions into scalable high impact business partners
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills capable of translating technical strategy into business value
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Data Engineering or a related field required; masters preferred
Responsibilities
- Strategic LeadershipDevelop and execute a comprehensive data strategy aligned with corporate goals and digital transformation initiatives
- Define the enterprise data architecture platform roadmap and engineering standards across PS&E
- Lead data governance quality and stewardship frameworks in collaboration with Security Legal and Business Intelligence
- Partner with Marketing Finance Ticketing and Operations to drive data driven decision making and automation
- Influence executive and board level discussions on how data creates strategic advantageData Engineering & Platform Development
- Lead design and evolution of PS&Es data platform pipelines and infrastructure ETLELT data lakewarehouse streaming APIs
- Ensure performance scalability reliability and cost efficiency across data systems
- Champion best practices in DevOps CICD monitoring and infrastructure as code for data workloadsAdvanced Analytics AI & Data Science
- Guide the integration of AIML solutions predictive modeling personalization natural language and computer vision use cases into business operations and fan engagement
- Partner with the AI specialist and engineering teams to design scalable model deployment and MLOps frameworks
- Drive experimentation and data innovation exploring generative AI advanced forecasting and digital fan intelligenceData Governance & Privacy
- Oversee data privacy classification retention and compliance frameworks
- Collaborate with the Data Privacy Expert Legal and Information Security teams to maintain adherence to regulations GDPR CCPA HIPAA where applicable
- Embed privacy by design into all data engineering and product development practicesTeam Leadership & Development
- Build inspire and retain a multidisciplinary data team
- Establish clear goals KPIs and growth paths for direct reports
- Create a collaborative learning focused environment that encourages experimentation and continuous improvement
- In every position each employee is expected to align with PS&Es mission and core values along with actively participating in company sponsored community outreach programs
- Other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Industry
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
