Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Brandt Information Services provides technology services for state wildlife and parks agencies, helping connect agencies with the public and support outdoor recreation and conservation. The Director of Data & Analytics will lead the enterprise data and analytics strategy, including the Microsoft Fabric environment, data architecture, governance, semantic layer, and business intelligence platform. The role will provide strategic and technical leadership, partner with executives and stakeholders, and lead the BI and analytics team.
Responsibilities
- Refine and execute Brandt’s enterprise data and analytics strategy, building on the work already underway
- Lead the data and analytics roadmap
- Build trusted relationships across the Senior Leadership Team, helping peers prioritize data initiatives most important to their goals
- Maintain effective, ongoing cross-departmental communication that keeps stakeholders informed so they can prioritize data collection and data-driven decision making
- Prepare Brandt’s data foundation to support practical AI and ML initiatives
- Lead the team developing dashboards and self-service BI. Simplified storytelling is always the priority
- Champion our culture of accurate, performant reporting, aligned with business priorities and adaptable as new customers are onboarded, new products are launched and companies are acquired
- Provide direction and oversight of Brandt’s enterprise data model, semantic layer, and reporting architecture
- Partner with the Technology Department to continue evolving Microsoft Fabric as Brandt’s data warehousing and enterprise data integration architecture
- Oversee continued development of reliable ingestion and transformation pipelines across Brandt’s key enterprise data sources
- Partner with application owners to establish trusted, governed datasets that provide a single source of truth across the business
- Guide practical, continuous improvements in data quality, performance, and governance throughout the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem
- Lead and mentor the BI manager and the broader team of analysts and engineers
- Collaborate across departments to translate business needs into analytics solutions
- Stay current on relevant emerging data trends
- Work with the CFO to manage the data department’s budget and performance goals
Skills
- Must be US Citizen or Green Card holder
- Must reside in the US full time
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or related field
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Data & Analytics, including experience leading teams and cross-functional initiatives
- Strong understanding of dimensional modeling, semantic models, SQL, data integration and cloud data platforms
- Prior hands-on experience to provide technical direction with Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, SQL, and modern cloud analytics architectures. Same with integrating enterprise data sources such as Google Analytics, proprietary transactional databases, payment platforms, and REST/API-based systems
- Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrable intellectual curiosity, sound judgement and internal initiative
- Proven track record of increasing responsibility and success
Benefits
- Health insurance through United Health Care including one plan offering fully covered for the employee (family members can be added at a discounted rate)
- Vision insurance fully covered for the employee (family members can be added at a discounted rate)
- Dental insurance available for purchase
- Flexible/Open paid time off (PTO) policy (available after 30 days of continuous service)
- Nine (9) paid holidays
- 401k plan with matching company contributions
- Annual year-end performance bonuses
- Up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave
- Life insurance fully covered by the company
- Long term disability insurance fully covered by the company
- Free Udemy account for ongoing professional development and learning
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