Director of Analytics & Business Intelligence

Role Description

Horizon3.ai is in search of a highly motivated and technically skilled Director of Analytics & Business Intelligence to lead a dynamic team of BI analysts and developers. This role requires a strong blend of leadership, strategic thinking, business partnership, and hands-on analytics expertise to enable data-driven decision-making across the organization.

The ideal candidate will have experience building and scaling BI and analytics capabilities, developing executive-level dashboards and reporting frameworks, enabling self-service analytics, managing a high-performing team, and collaborating closely with cross-functional stakeholders. This role will partner closely with Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Customer Success, and Operations teams.

The Director of Analytics and Business Intelligence will report to the VP of Product Management and will be responsible for building a scalable, intuitive, and AI-enabled analytics function that helps drive business decisions across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Strategy
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of BI analysts, analytics professionals, and BI developers.
  • Collaborate with senior leadership to define and execute the BI and analytics roadmap.
  • Establish clear priorities, operating rhythms, and intake processes for analytics requests.
  • Drive standardization, scalability, and automation across dashboards and reporting.
  • Serve as a strategic partner to business leaders by translating business questions into actionable insights.
• Business Intelligence & Analytics Enablement
  • Deliver actionable insights through dashboards, reports, scorecards, and analytical frameworks.
  • Develop and maintain executive dashboards and business performance reporting.
  • Partner with business units to understand their analytics needs.
  • Facilitate self-service analytics by creating intuitive dashboards and enablement resources.
  • Define and promote consistent metric definitions and reporting standards.
  • Identify opportunities to improve business performance through data analysis.
• AI-Assisted Analytics & Dashboard Innovation
  • Evaluate, implement, and promote AI-assisted analytics tools.
  • Use AI tools to accelerate dashboard development and automate recurring analysis.
  • Partner with stakeholders to explore new ways of using AI in analytics.
  • Develop best practices for responsible use of AI in analytics.
  • Stay current on emerging AI capabilities in BI and analytics.
• Data Quality, Governance & Cross-Functional Partnership
  • Partner with Data Engineering and business teams to ensure reliable reporting datasets.
  • Help define and maintain business metric definitions and governance practices.
  • Ensure dashboards and analytics outputs are accurate and aligned with stakeholder needs.
  • Identify data quality issues and partner with teams to resolve them.
  • Promote a strong data culture by helping teams understand and trust data.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in business intelligence, analytics, data analytics, or related roles.
• 3+ years of experience in a leadership, management, or team lead capacity.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with modern BI and analytics platforms.
• Experience building executive dashboards and scalable reporting processes.
• Strong understanding of data modeling concepts and analytics best practices.
• Experience partnering with data engineering teams to define analytics requirements.
• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD practices related to analytics workflows.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted analytics tools.
• Ability to translate complex business questions into clear analytical approaches.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Knowledge of machine learning or advanced analytics techniques is a plus.

Benefits

• Inclusive Team: We value diversity and promote an inclusive culture.
• Growth Opportunities: Be part of a dynamic and growing team with career development opportunities.
• Innovative Culture: Work in a collaborative environment that encourages creativity.
• Hybrid & Remote Work: Embrace a mix of remote and hybrid work models.
• Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive salary, equity, and benefits.