Sr. Director Analytics, Integration, and Data Strategy

Job description

**General Summary** The Senior Director, Analytics, Integration, and Data Strategy will provide strategic leadership in driving the enterprise Analytics, Data Warehouse, Integration, and Application Development strategy and roadmap. This role is responsible for defining strategies around data quality, architecture, governance, and insights, as well as setting development standards and overseeing the overall technology architecture. Partner closely with business leaders to leverage analytics and application development to drive operational efficiencies and innovation. As part of the IT Leadership Team, the Senior Director will oversee the design, development, and deployment of analytics solutions, enterprise integrations, and core business applications, including SAP, Salesforce, and other platforms. The role requires a visionary leader who can drive consensus on data strategies, establish best practices, and build a high-performing team to deliver AI/ML-driven insights, scalable application development, and a robust middleware/integration platform. This leader will collaborate cross-functionally to ensure analytics and technology solutions align with business objectives and provide meaningful impact. **Specific Duties and Responsibilities** Strategic Leadership and Vision - Oversee the development and deployment of enterprise applications, ensuring alignment with business needs.\* - Define and drive the long-term analytics, integration, and development strategy, securing leadership alignment.\* - Establish best practices for data governance, data quality, and architecture to ensure enterprise-wide consistency and accuracy.\* - Develop and implement a scalable and secure integration strategy that enables seamless connectivity between enterprise applications.\* - Identify opportunities to drive business innovation through advanced analytics, automation, and application development.\* Team Leadership and Development - Select, manage, train, and develop staff. Establish objectives and assignments and provide ongoing feedback through performance reviews and development plans.\* - Lead and expand the analytics, integration, and development teams, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.\* - Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performance team with expertise in AI/ML, integration platforms, enterprise applications, and software development.\* - Implement professional development plans and provide ongoing training on emerging technologies and best practices.\* Analytics and AI/ML Innovation - Develop and implement AI/ML models to solve key business and operational challenges.\* - Create and maintain real-time dashboards, KPIs, and analytics for key business functions.\* - Work closely with business units to enable self-service analytics, ensuring data-driven decision-making.\* Enterprise Integration and Middleware - Build and oversee a robust middleware and integration platform to enable seamless data flow across enterprise systems.\* - Define and implement integration standards to support enterprise-wide data accessibility and scalability. - Partner with IT security and compliance teams to ensure integration solutions meet security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.\* Application Development and Management - Oversee enterprise application development across SAP, Salesforce, and other platforms.\* - Drive agile development methodologies to accelerate software delivery and improve business responsiveness.\* - Evaluate and implement emerging technologies that enhance business capabilities and efficiency. Collaboration and Business Partnership - Partner with business leaders to define analytics and application development priorities, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy.\* - Work with product teams to develop analytics solutions in support of product innovation and business growth.\* - Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of new technologies into existing environments. Compliance and Best Practices - Adhere to the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures.\* - Understand relevant security, privacy and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company.\* - Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures.\*