What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Director, Data & Business Intelligence position at Brightly Software?
Who We Are
Build a brighter future while learning and growing with a Siemens company at the intersection of technology, community and sustainability. Our global team of innovators is always looking to create meaningful solutions to some of the toughest challenges facing our world. Find out how far your passion can take you.
About The Job
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Data and Business Intelligence to lead our global data initiatives. This pivotal role will be responsible for defining and executing our enterprise data strategy, building robust data platforms, delivering actionable insights, and fostering a data-driven culture across the organization.
You will lead a diverse, geographically distributed team of data engineers, BI developers, data scientists, and analysts, leveraging cutting-edge technologies like AWS, Snowflake, Apache Superset and advanced AI tools to unlock the full potential of our data assets and drive significant business impact.
This is a remotely based role in the US. Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified Applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.
What You Will Do
Strategy & Leadership
We’re guided by a vision of community that serves the ambitions and wellbeing of all people, and our professional communities are no exception. We model that ideal every day by being supportive, collaborative partners to one another, conscientiously making space for our colleagues to grow and thrive.
Our passionate team is driven to create a future where smarter infrastructure protects the environments that shape and connect us all. That brighter future starts with us.
Our Commitment to Equity and Inclusion in our Diverse Global Workforce:
We value your unique identity and perspective. We are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society, while ensuring that we attract the best talent based on qualifications, skills, and experiences. We welcome you to bring your authentic self and transform the every day with us.
Brightly maintains a Drug Free workplace in accordance with applicable law.
#Brightly
$ 162,578 $ 278,705 20%
Build a brighter future while learning and growing with a Siemens company at the intersection of technology, community and sustainability. Our global team of innovators is always looking to create meaningful solutions to some of the toughest challenges facing our world. Find out how far your passion can take you.
About The Job
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Data and Business Intelligence to lead our global data initiatives. This pivotal role will be responsible for defining and executing our enterprise data strategy, building robust data platforms, delivering actionable insights, and fostering a data-driven culture across the organization.
You will lead a diverse, geographically distributed team of data engineers, BI developers, data scientists, and analysts, leveraging cutting-edge technologies like AWS, Snowflake, Apache Superset and advanced AI tools to unlock the full potential of our data assets and drive significant business impact.
This is a remotely based role in the US. Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified Applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.
What You Will Do
Strategy & Leadership
- Define and execute the enterprise data strategy aligned to business priorities
- Partner with Product and Engineering to deliver a clear, outcomes-driven data roadmap
- Identify opportunities to use data and AI to improve decisions and performance
- Own the design and evolution of a scalable, cloud-based data platform (AWS, Snowflake)
- Ensure strong data quality, governance, security, and performance standards
- Drive efficient, cost-conscious data architecture decisions
- Deliver dashboards, reports, and insights that support decision-making across teams
- Enable self-service analytics while maintaining data consistency and trust
- Translate business needs into clear data solutions
- Apply AI tools to improve data analysis, automation, and workflows
- Support responsible and ethical use of AI
- Lead, coach, and develop a global team of data professionals
- Build an inclusive, collaborative team environment
- Align resources, goals, and performance across distributed teams
- Serve as a trusted advisor to business and executive stakeholders
- Communicate insights and strategy clearly to varied audiences
- Evaluate tools and manage vendor relationships
- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related quantitative field
- 10 years of progressive experience in data management, business intelligence, and analytics, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing technical teams.
- Experience building and scaling modern data platforms in enterprise environments
- Strong expertise with AWS and Snowflake
- Proficiency in SQL; experience with Python or similar tools is a plus
- Experience with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker, etc.)
- Background leading global or distributed teams
- Knowledge of data governance, data quality, and security practices
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis)
- Familiarity with Generative AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT)
- AWS or Snowflake certifications
We’re guided by a vision of community that serves the ambitions and wellbeing of all people, and our professional communities are no exception. We model that ideal every day by being supportive, collaborative partners to one another, conscientiously making space for our colleagues to grow and thrive.
Our passionate team is driven to create a future where smarter infrastructure protects the environments that shape and connect us all. That brighter future starts with us.
Our Commitment to Equity and Inclusion in our Diverse Global Workforce:
We value your unique identity and perspective. We are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society, while ensuring that we attract the best talent based on qualifications, skills, and experiences. We welcome you to bring your authentic self and transform the every day with us.
Brightly maintains a Drug Free workplace in accordance with applicable law.
#Brightly
$ 162,578 $ 278,705 20%
Salary : $162,578 - $278,705