Director, Business Intelligence & Data Strategy (Irving)

Director, Business Intelligence & Data Strategy

Location: Irving, TX

Type: Full Time, Permanent

Work Schedule: Hybrid – four days onsite per week

C2C arrangements and third-party vendor submissions will not be considered for this role.

CornerStone Technology Talent Services is seeking a Director of Business Intelligence & Data Strategy for a global aviation hospitality organization. This executive-level leader will define the enterprise data strategy, modernize cloud-based analytics capabilities, and lead Business Intelligence and Data Engineering teams supporting Finance, Operations, Commercial, HR, Procurement, and Supply Chain.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the enterprise Business Intelligence and data strategy.
• Lead the modernization of cloud-based data, reporting, and analytics platforms.
• Build and manage a high-performing Business Intelligence and Data Engineering team.
• Partner with executive leaders to identify opportunities to improve financial and operational performance through data.
• Develop executive dashboards, enterprise reports, KPIs, and self-service analytics capabilities.
• Establish standards for data architecture, governance, quality, security, metadata, and master data management.
• Automate manual reporting processes and improve the reliability of business information.
• Lead cross-functional data initiatives across Finance, Operations, Commercial, HR, Procurement, and Supply Chain.
• Prepare the organization for AI, machine learning, predictive analytics, and other advanced data capabilities.
• Manage BI budgets, technology investments, vendors, and strategic partnerships.
• Promote accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement across the data organization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Analytics, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in Business Intelligence, analytics, data engineering, or data management.
• At least five years of experience leading technical teams and enterprise BI initiatives.
• Proven success developing and executing enterprise BI and data strategies.
• Strong cloud-platform experience, preferably with AWS.
• Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, or a comparable enterprise data platform.
• Advanced SQL and enterprise data warehousing knowledge.
• Hands-on experience with Power BI and executive dashboard development.
• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, security, and master data management.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Analytics, or a related discipline.
• Experience implementing AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics initiatives.
• Experience leading enterprise cloud migrations and legacy reporting modernization.
• Knowledge of Agile delivery methods.
• Familiarity with Terraform, DevOps, or Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience supporting global organizations and distributed teams.

What Success Looks Like

• Establishing a trusted enterprise data platform that supports confident decision-making.
• Delivering insights that improve operational and financial performance.
• Replacing manual and legacy reporting with scalable cloud-based solutions.
• Building an engaged, high-performing BI and Data Engineering organization.
• Creating strong partnerships between business and technology teams.
• Preparing the organization to adopt AI, predictive analytics, and future data capabilities.

What the Organization Offers

• Executive-level visibility and influence over enterprise strategy.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• Investment in modern cloud, data, analytics, and AI technologies.
• Leadership opportunities within a global organization.
• A collaborative culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement.
• The opportunity to build and shape an enterprise-class Business Intelligence and Data organization.

C2C arrangements and third-party vendor submissions will not be considered for this role.