Director-Data & Analytics

The Director – Data & Analytics in the data and analytics is responsible for defining and executing Premi Star’s enterprise data strategy, transforming data into a strategic asset that drives revenue growth, operational efficiency, and margin expansion.

This role provides executive leadership over data engineering, business intelligence, advanced analytics, and data governance—ensuring a scalable, secure, and high‑performing data ecosystem aligned to Premi Star’s digital transformation initiatives, including Project Mosaic and Enterprise Data Unification.

The Director serves as a key member of IT leadership, partnering with executive stakeholders across Operations, Finance, HR, and Sales to enable data‑driven decision‑making at all levels of the organization.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. Premi Star will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

• Define and execute a multi‑year enterprise data and analytics roadmap aligned to business growth and EBITDA improvement goals.
• Establish data as a strategic asset and drive a company‑wide data‑driven culture.
• Partner with ELT and BU leaders to translate business priorities into analytics initiatives.
• Lead prioritization of data investments based on business value and strategic impact.
• Own the architecture and scalability of Premi Star’s enterprise data platform (Azure Data Lake, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI).
• Ensure high availability, performance, and security of data pipelines and systems.
• Define enterprise standards for data modeling, integration, APIs, and real‑time processing.
• Drive continued evolution toward a single source of truth across all business units.

• Lead delivery of enterprise dashboards and KPI reporting across financial and operational domains.
• Enable real‑time visibility into key metrics such as:
  • Service profitability
  • Project performance
  • Working capital
• Drive advanced analytics use cases including forecasting, predictive maintenance, and customer insights.
• Translate complex data into clear, executive‑level insights and recommendations.

• Establish and enforce enterprise data governance frameworks (data quality, lineage, MDM, access controls).
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal security standards.
• Improve data accuracy, consistency, and trust across all systems and reports.
• Partner with cybersecurity and IT teams to implement secure‑by‑design data architecture.

• Lead and scale a high‑performing team across:
  • BI / Reporting
  • Analytics / Data Science
• Set organizational structure, sourcing strategy (internal vs. partners), and capability roadmap.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop top‑tier data talent.
• Establish performance metrics and accountability for delivery, adoption, and business impact.

• Partner with:
  • Finance: profitability, working capital, forecasting.
• Drive measurable outcomes including:
  • Revenue growth
  • Cost reduction
  • Improved decision speed and accuracy
• Lead strategic analytics initiatives and deep dives to inform executive decision‑making.

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following (or related field):
  • Computer Science
  • Information Systems
  • Data Analytics / Data Science
  • Mathematics / Statistics
  • Business (with strong analytics focus)
• Master’s degree (preferred but not required):
  • MBA (especially with finance/operations focus)
  • MS in Data Science, Analytics, or Information Systems

• 12+ years of experience in data, analytics, or information management
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing enterprise data teams
• Proven success in building and scaling modern data platforms and analytics capabilities
• Experience in multi‑entity or PE‑backed environments preferred

• Data architecture or cloud certifications

• Strong experience with data lakes, data warehouses, and modern cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• Experience with ETL/ELT pipelines, data modeling, and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• Familiarity with advanced analytics and statistical methods
• Experien…