Senior Vice President, Data & Analytics

The Senior Vice President of Data & Analytics is responsible for leading and directing the agency's Business Intelligence (BI) strategy, ensuring that data-driven insights effectively support business objectives and strategies. This senior leadership role involves managing BI teams, overseeing data governance, and implementing advanced analytics and reporting solutions to drive informed decision-making across the agency.

Provides strategic leadership for the FCS Data team and all Business Intelligence related activities across the agency.

• Works with CIO and FCS ELT to identify and implement vision and roadmap for agency Data and Business Intelligence initiatives.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive BI strategy aligned with the agency's overall business goals and objectives.
• Identify opportunities to leverage data and analytics to drive agency growth, operational efficiency, compliance, and competitive advantage.
• Architect, build and oversee shared data infrastructure.
• Act as a key advisor to the executive team, providing insights and recommendations based on data analysis and trends.
• Enable and lead through direct and “dotted line” leadership over distributed agency data analysts.
• Collaborate with agency departments and programs to understand their data needs and provide tailored BI solutions.
• Communicate complex data insights and findings to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner.
• Foster strong relationships with external partners, vendors, and consultants as needed.
• Work closely with IT Applications team to develop and maintain APIs to populate application data into the EDW.
• Ensure the BI team effectively communicates and coordinates cross-departmental training to promote consistent and accurate use of key BI reports and dashboards.

Provides performance management and leadership over the BI Team.

• Lead and manage a team of BI professionals, including data analysts and BI developers.
• Lead team to develop predictive and prescriptive analytics using AI and Machine Learning.
• Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, customer service, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee recruitment, training, and performance evaluation for the BI team.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of BI initiatives, making adjustments as needed to improve outcomes.
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the impact of BI efforts on business performance.
• Implement best practices and process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of BI operations

Implements and enforces Data Management and Governance.

• Establish and enforce data governance policies and practices to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and security.
• Develop common data and semantic models to incorporate both internal and external disparate data sources into a comprehensive data platform.
• Oversee data integration from various sources, both internal and external, ensuring high-quality data for analysis and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with relevant data protection regulations and industry standards.

Provides actionable and accurate analytics and reporting.

• Design and implement advanced analytics and reporting solutions to provide actionable insights and support data-driven decision-making.
• Oversee the development of dashboards, reports, and visualizations that effectively communicate key metrics and performance indicators.
• Utilize AI/ML, statistical, and predictive modeling techniques to forecast trends, support research, and identify opportunities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field required.
• Master's degree or MBA preferred.

• 10+ years in a…