Business Intelligence (BI) Director

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a Business Intelligence Director to join an engineering organization in Madison, Wisconsin on a Contract to Permanent basis. This leadership role is suited for someone who can guide enterprise BI initiatives, shape reporting strategy, and direct cross-functional teams through complex solution delivery. The ideal candidate brings a strong background in business intelligence platforms and implementations, along with the ability to align technical programs with broader business goals in a collaborative, high-growth environment.

Responsibilities:
• Lead enterprise business intelligence programs from planning through execution, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time and aligned with organizational priorities.
• Direct both technical and functional team members involved in BI solution delivery, creating clarity around goals, ownership, and performance expectations.
• Establish and drive implementation roadmaps for reporting, analytics, and data warehousing solutions across the organization.
• Oversee the deployment and optimization of BI platforms and reporting tools, including environments related to BusinessObjects, BIRT, Reporting Workbench, and Dynamics-connected reporting needs.
• Partner with stakeholders across the business to define reporting strategy, prioritize initiatives, and translate operational needs into scalable BI solutions.
• Provide program-level governance for multiple concurrent implementations, managing risks, dependencies, resource planning, and delivery standards.
• Guide the design and continuous improvement of business intelligence and data warehousing capabilities to support accurate, actionable insights.
• Ensure successful adoption of new BI solutions by promoting best practices, driving communication across teams, and supporting change management during implementation efforts.• Proven experience in a director-level or senior leadership role overseeing business intelligence programs and teams.
• Strong background in business intelligence, reporting strategy, and data warehousing within complex organizational environments.
• Demonstrated success leading BI implementations and managing full lifecycle solution delivery across multiple workstreams.
• Hands-on familiarity with reporting and analytics technologies such as BusinessObjects, BIRT, Reporting Workbench, or comparable BI platforms.
• Experience building implementation strategies and roadmaps that support long-term reporting and analytics objectives.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with executive stakeholders, technical contributors, and business partners.
• Strong program management skills, including oversight of timelines, risks, dependencies, and implementation outcomes.