Director of Enterprise Analytics Engineering

Houston Grand Opera is building the data infrastructure that will power its next decade — and we're looking for the technical leader to design and build it. This is a hands‑on Analytics Engineering role. We have a strong point of view on our stack: a grant‑funded enterprise data warehouse on Snowflake, transformation and data modeling in dbt, and a modern BI and AI layer on top.

You'll own that architecture from the ground up, lead a growing analytics team, and become a trusted advisor to executive leadership at one of the most decorated opera companies in the world — all in service of HGO's 2035 Strategic Vision.

If you're energized by translating business needs into well‑modeled, trustworthy data, love building things that don't exist yet, and want your engineering work to have real cultural impact, we want to hear from you.

Opera lives at the intersection of craft, precision, and human connection — and it takes far more than performers to bring it to life. We're looking for people across every part of our organization who bring curiosity, craft, and care to their work. If this role speaks to you but your background doesn't check every box, apply anyway — we're often looking for potential and perspective as much as a perfect resume match.

The mission of HGO is to enrich our diverse community through the art of opera. We do so by creating, curating, exploring, and producing outstanding experiences centered around the human voice. HGO has received a Tony Award, three Grammy Awards, and three Emmy Awards – we are the only opera company in the world to win all three honors.

Our strategic focus is two‑fold: creating profoundly enriching experiences for our diverse audiences and clearly defining and positively promoting the HGO brand. We believe every team member enriches our organization by exposing a broad range of ways to understand and engage our community and discover, design, and deliver enriching experiences.

We offer robust benefits to full‑time employees, including:

Comprehensive and affordable health benefits.

Generous paid time off.

403b retirement plan with employer match.

Professional development fund and opportunities.

Discounted parking in the Theater District garage and nearby lots, plus easy access to Metro transportation.

Free tickets to our mainstage and community productions and events.

Lead a landmark data initiative. Lead the technical execution of HGO's grant‑funded project to build an integrated enterprise data warehouse on Snowflake, with dbt as the transformation and modeling layer, paired with a modern BI platform and AI capabilities — owning the analytics engineering architecture and acting as the primary liaison between our business needs and our technical implementation partners.

Build and lead a growing team. Build the team to leverage the data infrastructure to meet the organization’s strategic and operational needs.

Shape strategy at the executive level. Work directly with HGO's leadership to define, track, and report on the key metrics driving the organization's 2035 Strategic Vision and Campaign, turning data into narratives that support HGO's institutional growth.

Drive revenue growth on two fronts. Partner with our Philanthropy team on donor pipeline analytics, campaign financial reporting, and predictive modeling for contributed revenue; partner with our Audiences team on ticket revenue forecasting, pricing optimization, and audience segmentation to grow earned revenue.

Modernize how HGO works. Lead business architecture efforts across the organization — documenting current‑state processes, defining future‑state…