Job Descriptions

DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (BI) 

JOB DESCRIPTION

General Summary: 

The Director of BI  role focuses on strategic development and operation of the BI/data warehousing practice, including managing staffing requirements, optimizing processes and technology, and ensuring a high availability BI/data warehouse platform. The data warehouse/BI director will also work closely with business executives and stakeholders in other departments to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support analytics solutions to deliver essential information to satisfy their information needs.

Responsibilites of this position: Duties include but are not limited to:

Strategy & Planning

• Work with stakeholders to define business and systems requirements for new information technologies, particularly in BI, analytics, and data warehousing.
• Work with different business units at the director level to align the business and IT.
• Ensure the efficient utilization of data resources across different business units and global locations (if applicable).
• Oversee all reports, dashboards, and information artifacts.
• Develop global maintenance schedules for BI and data warehousing systems.
• Promote the BI program.
• Develop a business intelligence competency center (BICC).
• Facilitate system feasibility studies, proof of concepts, pilot projects, and testing.
• Examine, refine, and develop BI metrics.
• Ensure best practices are established for effective problem resolution in a high availability, 24/7, global environment.
• Develop, implement, and maintain all key BI and data management policies and procedures, including BI/EDW architecture, data centers, standards, purchasing, monitoring, and service provision.

Acquisition & Deployment

• Manage the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade, and support of BI/EDW systems, including data architecture, data integration, high availability, security, and data privacy.
• Define the short- and long-term strategies for the corporate BI/analytics program to ensure the effective delivery of information that meets current and future requirements.
• Approve the purchase of equipment and supplies to meet the business’s operational requirements.
• Analyze existing operations and make recommendations for the improvement and growth of the BI/EDW architecture.
• Conduct research and remain current with the latest data technologies and solutions to support future data management procurement efforts.
• Develop requests for proposals.

Operational Management

• Practice asset management for hardware, software, and equipment.
• Provide Cross-functional support and lend expertise to the IT organization as determined by IT management.
• Manage operations staffing, including recruitment, supervision, scheduling, development, evaluation, and disciplinary actions across multiple global locations.
• Ensure change management practices conform to organization-wide standards.
• Establish and maintain regular written and in-person communications with the organization’s executives, department heads, and end users regarding information-based decision-making.
• Assist in provisioning end-user services, including user hotline and technical support services.

Key Requirements

• University degree in computer science, information systems, or business administration and 5-10 years of related work experience.
• MBA is an asset.
• Valid passport needed for travel overseas.
• Strong technical knowledge of data management systems, data warehousing methodology, data quality, data modeling, data governance, analytics, and predictive modeling.
• Strong technical knowledge of current data management trends.
• Proven experience in building and managing virtual teams.
• Extensive knowledge of SQL and data manipulation languages.
• Proven experience in BI/data warehousing planning and development.
• Proven experience in infrastructure and staff.
• Excellent understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives.
• In-depth knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws in multiple countries.
• Experience in successfully using project management tools to execute large-scale global projects.
• Strong understanding of project management principles.
• Strong understanding of human resource management principles, practices, and procedures.
• Strong written and communication skills.

Physical Requirements

This position's job duties and tasks require the employee to sit regularly. The employee may choose to stand and move within their working area. Regular use of computer monitors and a keyboard/mouse will be required.  The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds. Other physical requirements of the job include the ability to communicate. Generally, the employee will be in a temperature-controlled work environment for general comfort.

Availability

• Must be available to work evenings and weekends as required.

Position Location and/or Territory and Travel

• Las Vegas, NV office.
• The position will require travel on occasion.

Position Type

• Full-Time/Regular
• Based on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), management has analyzed this position and determined it to be exempt due to the Executive Exemption.