Director of Business Intelligence, Enterprise Architecture & Integrations

About the role

Ash Grove family of companies is one of North America's leading cement manufacturers, with a legacy of innovation and excellence dating back to 1882. The company operates 12 world-class cement plants and a vast network of 41 terminals across the United States and Canada. Renowned for its forward-thinking approach, Ash Grove combines technical expertise, robust safety standards, and empowered talent to deliver high performance and better serve our customers. At Ash Grove, we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.

The Director of Business Intelligence, Enterprise Architecture & Integrations establishes and governs the organization's enterprise data strategy, business intelligence platforms, enterprise architecture roadmap, and application integration ecosystem. This role leads the development of scalable data, analytics, and integration capabilities that enable strategic decision-making, operational excellence, digital transformation, and business growth across the Americas Cementitious Materials organization. The role serves as a key member of the IT leadership team; the Director partners with business leaders, IT peers, operational stakeholders, and external service providers to ensure technology solutions align with enterprise objectives while promoting standardization, security, interoperability, and data governance.

What You'll Be Contributing

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
• Develop and maintain the enterprise data strategy, aligning data, analytics, and integration investments with business objectives.
• Establish and govern enterprise data models, data architecture standards, and master data management practices.
• Lead development of business intelligence, reporting, and analytics solutions using Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Services, and SQL technologies.
• Drive the evolution from operational reporting to predictive, data-driven decision-making capabilities; define enterprise KPI frameworks and executive dashboards.
• Promote data literacy and self-service analytics throughout the organization.
• Establish and maintain enterprise architecture standards, principles, and governance processes; develop technology roadmaps supporting ERP, CRM, operational technology, manufacturing systems, customer platforms, and corporate systems.
• Evaluate emerging technologies including AI, automation, machine learning, and advanced analytics; ensure solutions align with cybersecurity, compliance, scalability, and operational requirements.
• Lead architecture reviews for major projects and acquisitions.
• Own the enterprise integration landscape across SAP, JD Edwards, Oracle Fusion, manufacturing and OT systems, customer-facing platforms, and third-party SaaS solutions.
• Define integration standards, middleware strategy, APIs, event-based architectures, and data exchange mechanisms; lead implementation of enterprise integration platforms and frameworks.
• Ensure data consistency, reliability, and availability across all systems; support M&A integration and divestiture activities.
• Partner with business stakeholders to establish enterprise data governance practices, including data ownership, stewardship, quality, retention, and metadata management; establish governance councils and stewardship programs where appropriate.
• Build and mentor a high-performing team of architects, BI professionals, and integration specialists; define professional development paths, technical standards, and best practices.
• Manage staffing plans, budgets, vendor relationships, and consulting engagements for the BI, architecture, and integration functions.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on data, analytics, architecture, and integration initiatives; identify opportunities to leverage AI, process automation, advanced analytics, digital twins, and manufacturing intelligence.
• Manage relationships with Microsoft, system integrators, ERP providers, and data/analytics vendors; evaluate vendor solutions and govern consulting engagements to ensure achievement of project objectives.
• Additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Minimum 4 Year / Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline.
• Graduate Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience working in enterprise architecture, data, BI, or integration services.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in leading enterprise architecture, data, BI, or integration services.
• Up to 25% domestic travel.

Benefits

• Company Benefits Family Culture – We treat our team like family.
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Prescription.
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• 11 Paid Holidays per year.
• 401k with 5% company match & profit sharing.
• Opportunities for Internal Mobility.
• Professional Development Opportunities.
• Training Provided.
• Tuition Reimbursement Program - We'll assist with continuing education that aligns with your career goals.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Company Paid Life Insurance.
• Short- & Long-Term Disability.
• Company Discounts on products, goods, services, electronics, automotive, travel & more.
• Opportunities for Community Engagement.
• Potential Relocation Packages.
• Highly competitive base pay.
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs.
• Group retirement savings program.
• Health and wellness programs.
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion.

Pay

Compensation: $151,400.00 - $185,100.00 USD. Eligible for yearly bonus.