Associate Director - Data Strategy, Enterprise Reporting and Implementation

1 day, 21 hours ago
Full-time
Lead
Data Science and Analytics
CrossCountry

CrossCountry

CrossCountry Consulting provides customized finance, accounting, HR, risk, operations, and technology consulting services to leading organizations, helping them navigate complex challenges and achieve growth.

Professional Services
251-1K
Founded 2011

Description

  • Serve as a strategic thought partner to C-suite executives on data initiatives and business goals.
  • Advise clients on modern data strategy programs that improve data access, governance, quality, and control.
  • Architect and design scalable, secure, high-performance data solutions across multiple cloud platforms.
  • Lead end-to-end data solution implementations, including ingestion, storage, transformation, and visualization.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders, data engineers, and developers to define technical requirements and best practices.
  • Develop and enforce data governance, security, and compliance standards across data platforms.
  • Optimize data pipelines and ETL processes for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to data infrastructure and analytics capabilities.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to data engineers and other team members.
  • Support clients with forecasting and predictive analytics model design and implementation.
  • Interview clients to identify root causes, define business requirements, and conduct current-state/future-state gap analyses.
  • Create executive-level communications and presentations.
  • Support business development through stakeholder relationships and go-to-market activities.
  • Mentor colleagues, provide feedback and performance reviews, and help teams resolve complex issues.

Requirements

  • 9+ years of professional experience leading data strategy, data architecture, data engineering, or cloud-based analytics initiatives.
  • 5+ years of experience implementing Snowflake, Databricks, Amazon Redshift, or Azure Synapse Analytics.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • 5+ years of experience managing technical teams delivering analytical products and solutions.
  • Experience with ETL/ELT pipelines, data lake architectures, and real-time data processing.
  • Understanding of data security best practices, compliance standards, and access control.
  • Proficiency in SQL.
  • Understanding of Python programming, including Pandas, NumPy, and matplotlib.
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Data Science, or a similar discipline.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience advising clients on modern data architecture and data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Alteryx.
  • Knowledge of project management methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, Lean, or Waterfall.
  • Understanding of core finance and business processes such as Lead to Cash, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, and Hire to Retire.
  • Experience supporting large enterprise organizations, private equity portfolio companies, or private equity sponsors, preferred.
  • MBA or CPA, preferred.
  • Certification in Snowflake, Alteryx, Power BI, or Tableau, preferred.
  • SnowPro Advanced Certification, highly preferred.
  • Willingness to travel based on client preferences.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Flexible spending accounts.
  • 401(k) with company matching.
  • Generous parental and maternity leave policies.
  • Technology stipends.
  • Wellness reimbursement programs.
  • Remote work environment.

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