Senior Director, Data Intelligence

SUMMARY

The Senior Director, Data Intelligence is a senior strategic leader within the Data Operations and Technology organization, responsible for shaping and owning the enterprise data intelligence strategy and serving as a primary point of contact for Senior Leadership Team stakeholders on matters of business intelligence and analytics. This role drives how data‑derived insight informs the company’s most consequential decisions, translating complex analytical work into executive‑ready narratives that influence strategy, investment, and organizational direction.

• Shape, own, and continuously evolve the enterprise data intelligence strategy, aligning the analytical roadmap to organizational priorities and building strategic investment cases presented to the Senior Leadership Team.
• Serve as a primary point of contact and trusted advisor to Senior Leadership Team stakeholders, ensuring analytical outputs are surfaced in relevant, timely, and actionable ways at the highest levels of the organization.
• Ensure quality, cost‑effective, and efficient operations through strong financial management and identifying opportunities for continuous process and systems improvement.
• Oversee the portfolio of internal and external client reporting and analytics work so that it is delivered on‑time and on‑budget, transparently managing delivery risks and issues in partnership with business sponsors and process owners.
• Define and own the metrics framework that communicates the value and impact of the Data Intelligence function to executive stakeholders, ensuring outcomes are visible, defensible, and directly tied to business performance and strategic priorities.
• Lead executive storytelling for the Data Intelligence function, crafting data narratives and senior‑facing presentations that translate analytical complexity into clear, decision‑ready communications for the Senior Leadership Team and other executive audiences.
• Partner with IT and data owners to ensure that data is properly collected and stored to populate the enterprise data lakehouse underpinning the company’s enterprise analytics solutions.
• Stay up to date on industry trends, technological advances and best practices, progressing proof‑of‑concept and pilot efforts to support business cases for new investments.
• Manage relationships with vendors and service providers.

• Provide development, oversight, and direction of departmental staff, including interviewing, termination, training, personal growth, retention plans, coaching/performance management, and goal setting.

• Technical acumen and leadership to develop strategy and vision for a highly technical Data, IT and Analytics team, driving towards success.
• Demonstrated experience as a trusted partner to senior executive stakeholders, including Senior Leadership Team audiences, with credibility to influence strategic decisions through data.
• Exceptional executive storytelling capability, with a proven track record of translating complex analytical findings into clear, compelling narratives for Senior Leadership Team and board‑level audiences that drive strategic alignment and investment decisions.
• Ability to identify, prioritize and describe relevant caveats and uncertainties in research and analytic projects, including how they relate to the business question and broader strategic priorities.
• Recognized expertise and coach to others on connecting, integrating, and synthesizing analysis into a meaningful “so what” to drive clear strategic recommendations.
• Proven ability to act as a strategic partner with the capacity to quickly establish relationships of trust, credibility, and be seen as a driving partner to internal and external clients.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to adapt register and depth for audiences ranging from technical teams to the C‑suite.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Strong organizational, problem‑solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage priorities and workflow; versatility, flexibility, and willingness to work within constantly changing priorities.
• Proven ability to handle multiple…