Director of Data

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow a team of reporting and data engineers, and stand up a new data science function.
• Own the transition off Crystal Reports and Oracle onto Databricks and Power BI, including setting a realistic deprecation timeline.
• Build a data science function from scratch, including defining its charter, hiring first members, and establishing collaboration with product and engineering.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years in data engineering, analytics engineering, or data leadership roles, including 3+ years managing teams.
• Proven experience leading a legacy-to-modern data platform migration, with direct experience in Databricks and Power BI.
• Experience building or scaling a data science or analytics function, including hiring first members.

Success Metrics:

• A clear, communicated plan with milestones for retiring the legacy reporting system.
• A right-sized, upskilled team operating confidently on the new stack, with reduced dependency on contractors.
• A functioning data science team with a clear charter and early wins, and a data foundation that product and engineering can build AI features on.