Director Data and Analytics Biloxi 5134

About the role

The Director of Data and Analytics will lead the credit union's enterprise analytics strategy, ensuring timely and actionable data insights across all departments. Key responsibilities include creating or enabling measurable value in data and analytics, managing a team, overseeing data sourcing, and collaborating with other business units.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the enterprise data and analytics strategy, operating model, and multi-year roadmap.
• Manage the data and analytics team including hiring, mentoring, and developing talent.
• Oversee enterprise data sourcing, organizing, curation, visualization, reporting, and advanced analytics delivery through AI and AI Analytics.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects on platform scalability and architecture.
• Ensure data governance best practices are established and adhered to.
• Measure data quality by assessing datasets related to business domains.
• Track data literacy levels and deliver training and assessments.
• Create a value-based story of data and analytics' importance.
• Deliver advanced dashboards, KPIs, data pipelines, and self-service analytics.
• Drive data governance, data quality, and operational standards.
• Partner with business unit leaders and the executive team.
• Lead the design and implementation of Member 360, fraud detection, segmentation models.
• Represent the data and analytics function in enterprise planning and technology forums.
• Participate in budget planning and resource management for data and analytics capabilities.
• Serve as the escalation point for high-impact data or analytics issues.
• Develop and own the enterprise data and analytics strategy and roadmap.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of analysts, engineers, and data stewards.
• Manage cloud migration or data platform modernization projects.
• Manage compliance with Federal regulations including BSA and OFAC.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, or related field required, Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in data and analytics, business intelligence, or data engineering.
• 4+ years in a leadership role in a related capacity.
• Experience delivering dashboards, predictive models, and enterprise analytics programs.
• Knowledge of core and digital banking platforms such as Symitar, Alkami, MeridianLink, or similar financial banking systems.
• Knowledge of other data platforms such as Fabric and Snowflake.
• Experience managing cloud migration or data platform modernization projects.
• Experience with predictive modeling, member segmentation, or machine learning use cases in financial services.
• Advanced experience with developing and building high-performing teams.
• Experience with data governance, security, and compliance.
• Proficiency with the Databricks data platform, visualization tools (e.g., Power BI), and modern analytics stacks.
• Intermediate knowledge of HTML, Java, JavaScript, or SQL, SQL Tools, and ETL tools.
• Proven ability to partner effectively across all levels of the organization and develop positive working relationships.
• Intermediate knowledge and experience with cloud technologies.
• Demonstrated experience of understanding mid-level database, including proprietary and/or structured or open relational databases.
• Familiarity with tactical frameworks, including Kanban and Scrum, as well as product-centric delivery models.
• Comprehensive knowledge of evolving technologies in the financial industry.
• A good understanding of the credit union industry.
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills required.
• Excellent communication/influence skills required, including reports; presentations; group facilitation skills; ability to develop professional relationships.
• Must be able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, establish and meet deadlines, coordinate activities with other departments, and perform job with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Must be highly organized and capable of handling multiple tasks concurrently, able to redirect priorities based upon current workload (Ability to react to current situations).

Qualifications

• Leadership, communication, and technical expertise across data analytics, governance, business intelligence, and organizational engagement.

Skills

• Experience delivering dashboards, predictive models, and enterprise analytics programs.
• Knowledge of core and digital banking platforms such as Symitar, Alkami, MeridianLink, or similar financial banking systems.
• Knowledge of other data platforms such as Fabric and Snowflake.
• Experience managing cloud migration or data platform modernization projects.
• Experience with predictive modeling, member segmentation, or machine learning use cases in financial services.
• Advanced experience with developing and building high-performing teams.
• Experience with data governance, security, and compliance.
• Proficiency with the Databricks data platform, visualization tools (e.g., Power BI), and modern analytics stacks.
• Intermediate knowledge of HTML, Java, JavaScript, or SQL, SQL Tools, and ETL tools.
• Proven ability to partner effectively across all levels of the organization and develop positive working relationships.
• Intermediate knowledge and experience with cloud technologies.
• Demonstrated experience of understanding mid-level database, including proprietary and/or structured or open relational databases.
• Familiarity with tactical frameworks, including Kanban and Scrum, as well as product-centric delivery models.
• Comprehensive knowledge of evolving technologies in the financial industry.
• A good understanding of the credit union industry.
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills required.
• Excellent communication/influence skills required, including reports; presentations; group facilitation skills; ability to develop professional relationships.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts for Health Care and Dependent Care expenses.
• Employee and Dependent Life Insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with 100% match on the first 5% contributed by you.
• Paid Leave.
• Tuition Reimbursement and Competitive Scholarships.
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program.