Senior Director, Enterprise Data & Analytics

About the role

The Senior Director, Enterprise Data & Analytics leads Graco’s enterprise data strategy, ensuring the business operates from trusted, consistent and well-governed core data. The position sets enterprise-wide data standards, and defines how data is owned, governed, structured and used across the organization to support reliable operations, informed decision-making and scalable growth.

Responsibilities

• Define how critical enterprise data (e.g., customer, product, pricing, installed base, supplier) is created, standardized, governed and reused across the company
• Establish clear enterprise data standards, definitions and systems of record so teams operate from consistent and trusted data
• Prioritize and drive resolution of high-impact data quality issues that affect operations, revenue and customer experience (e.g., pricing discrepancies, order-to-cash errors, duplicate customers)
• Establish Graco's MDM vision and multi-year roadmap, define which data domains are managed, the systems that own them, the fidelity standards applied, and the business stakeholders accountable for their governance
• Lead MDM delivery as an enterprise program: engage stakeholders in data stewardship, match/merge rules, hierarchy design, and exception management; with an initial focus on Product and Customer MDM delivery
• Measure MDM program health with visible, business-relevant KPIs such as: Golden record completeness rate attribute fill rate by domain, duplicate rate, re-dirty rate, match confidence, stewardship SLA compliance, and downstream system adoption
• Establish a data governance model that embeds accountability in the business and prevents re-dirtying of enterprise data
• Define decision rights for data standards and exceptions, with governance that is lightweight, practical, and aligned to business cadence
• Embed data quality controls directly into core business workflows (CRM, ERP, etc.), emphasizing front-end prevention over downstream cleanup
• Ensure data platforms and architecture support trusted foundations, reducing duplication, manual reconciliation and conflicting reports
• Enable analytics, reporting and AI only where underlying data is fit for purpose, scalable and aligned to business priorities
• Partner with business leaders to apply clean data to a small set of high-value use cases, translating data improvements into commercial, operational and digital impact
• Ensure analytics and AI practices comply with privacy, security, regulatory, and risk management requirements in partnership with IT, Legal and Cybersecurity
• Lead, mentor, manage and staff a team of leaders, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and promoting a culture of leadership excellence
• Develop and implement strategies for talent acquisition and management, succession planning, and leadership development to build a pipeline of future leaders
• Drive team performance by setting clear goals, providing ongoing feedback, and facilitating professional growth opportunities
• Establish, manage, and be accountable for the annual Data, Analytics and MDM strategy budget, ensuring effective allocation of resources and alignment with organizational strategic objectives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/IS, Computer Science, Statistics, Business (data/IS focus), or related field
• 12+ years of experience leading or owning enterprise data strategy, including data ownership, governance, and standards across multiple functions
• Strong understanding of how core enterprise data (customer, product, order, supply chain, finance) supports daily operations and decision making
• Demonstrated ability to partner with business leaders to improve how data is captured, managed, and embedded into business processes
• Experience establishing practical data governance models that are adopted and used by the organization
• Ability to prioritize data initiatives based on business impact, risk reduction, and reuse across the enterprise
• Working knowledge of modern data platforms and architectures, with the ability to guide strategy and investment decisions
• Experience leading across functions and aligning business and technology teams without direct authority
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain data concepts clearly and practically
• Experience building, leading, and developing teams, including setting goals and managing budgets
• Accelerators Industrial Manufacturing experience
• Experience supporting data strategy in a complex, global, or multi-system environment
• Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms, integration approaches, and enterprise reporting environments
• Exposure to data privacy, security, and regulatory considerations impacting enterprise data management
• Background working closely with IT, digital, or technology organizations on enterprise initiatives

Qualifications

• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Not eligible for immigration sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT)

Benefits

• Athletic club membership
• 401(k) plan
• Flexible spending account
• Healthcare plan
• Life insurance
• Stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Volunteer time off
• Work-life balance programs

Pay

$141,800.00 - $248,200.00

Schedule

Full-time