Director, Business Intelligence

Horizon Next is one of the industry's most innovative and data-driven marketing organizations and sits at the intersection of three constantly changing landscapes: people, data, and media. Our business provides strategic leadership to accelerate growth for our clients through brand strategy, media planning and investment, and best in class analytics across all channels. As the leader in innovative business solutions, we are always pushing ourselves to understand what's next: our next innovation, our next advancement in analytics, the market's next media evolution, and your next breakthrough idea.

Horizon Next operates with the single goal that tomorrow must outperform today. At Horizon, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe and empowered. We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture, and experience, together.

Our simple recipe for success? We hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers), challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.

The Director, Business Intelligence will increase the use of data throughout Horizon Next and ensure that all team members have the data they need to inform their decision-making process. The Director will do this by leading the creation of data products and solutions that scale across our portfolio of clients. They will also drive education and adoption of these data products throughout the organization.

The Director sets department goals for the Business Intelligence team and acts as the team's representative to the leadership groups at Horizon Next.

• 50%
  -Develop and enhance the data and analytics capabilities of Horizon Next
  • Lead data modeling and reporting efforts to make data as accessible as possible throughout Horizon Next
  • Work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to improve current data & analytics processes and develop new capabilities that set us apart in the marketplace
  • Improve and expand Horizon Next’s data and analytics infrastructure
  • Build and improve the team’s data visualization and dashboard practices
• 30%
  -Drive education and adoption of data products across teams
  • Promote the use of data and analytics across Horizon Next
  • Educate non-technical team members on our data products and how best to use data to inform their decision making process
  • Work with Horizon Next clients to understand their data and create impactful Analytics solutions
• 20%
  -Manage and mentor Business Intelligence Analysts and Senior Analysts
  • Set the strategic direction for the Business Intelligence team and develop a roadmap for achieving them
  • Teach and guide Business Intelligence team members on best practices and be a resource for them when they have questions
    
    Enhance the skills of the entire Business Intelligence team by creating and implementing new processes and tools that all members of the team can benefit from

You have a background in or knowledge of the media, advertising, or direct-response industries. You have a background in data or analytics, specifically in building analytical processes, automation, and tooling. You have experience working with non-technical users to define business requirements & KPIs and translating those into code. You're comfortable having one foot in the "business" world and one foot in the "processes & code" world.

You enjoy creating reusable, automatable, production-quality processes that can scale. You have a strong background in SQL and care about code readability & reusability. You have experience managing technical teams.

• Advanced degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Operations research or Equivalent work experience.
• 5 years experience in analytics, business intelligence, or a similar field.
• 3 years experience in media, advertising, or similar industry.
• 3 years using SQL in a work environment.
• 3 years experience with a cloud data warehouse like Amazon Redshift, Google Big Query, or Snowflake.
• 1-2 years experience leading a team of technical Analysts.
• Preferred Experience with Git or a similar version control system.
• Experience with Python or a similar programming language.
• Experience with Presto, Hive, or Spark SQL.
• Experience with BI or dashboard tools like Tableau, Looker, or Domo.
• Experience with dbt (data build tool).

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