Director, Global Design and Construction Data Analytics

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Analytics Strategy
  • Lead analytics strategy, aligned to business priorities and transformation objectives
  • Define analytics as a scalable capability, not isolated reporting efforts
  • Translate business complexity into clear, decision-ready insights for senior leadership
• Platform Modernization & AI Enablement
  • Drive modernization of analytics platforms through automation, and standardization
  • Lead adoption of advanced analytics, intelligent automation, and self-service reporting to improve efficiency and insight quality
  • Eliminate manual reporting through fully automated, governed analytics solutions
• Governance, Architecture & Security
  • Help maintain reporting standards, metric definitions, and sources of truth
  • Shape analytics architecture principles that balance scalability, performance, and usability
  • Own analytics access and security models, including role-based access and compliance-driven design
• Portfolio & Delivery Oversight
  • Govern a portfolio of analytics and transformation initiatives, prioritizing work based on business value
  • Oversee end-to-end analytics lifecycle, ensuring adoption and sustained value
  • Balance near-term delivery with long-term platform health and scalability
• Leadership & Stakeholder Partnership
  • Lead and develop the global vision for GDC analytics
  • Act as a trusted advisor to leadership on performance, trends, risks, and data-driven opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Economics, Data Science, Construction or a related field or commensurate experience
• Significant experience within the data science/analytics domain, typically 10+ years' experience
• Preference for data science/analytics experience in the construction domain
• Relevant professional certifications or continuous learning in analytics, data, or AI preferred
• Experience operating in a highly cross-functional, multinational business ideally in the data center industry

Skills

• Proven track record delivering large-scale analytics modernization initiatives
• Advanced Power BI and SQL skills, and utilizing AI
• Dynamic, forward-thinking leader with a bias for action, rapid experimentation, and ability to break down complex problems and deliver novel solutions to address them
• Analytical problem solver with the ability to work under pressure and multitask while leading cross-functional teams
• Excellent communicator, able to simplify complexity and tailor messaging based on audience
• Ability to build and maintain strong business relationships with key stakeholders as a trusted advisor
• Ability to demonstrate ownership and proactively drive initiatives while meeting business deadlines
• Ability to balance collaboration and driving alignment, while being decisive