Director of Business Intelligence

Job Title: Director of Business Intelligence

Location: Austin, TX or Dallas, TX

Overview

CWS portfolio: 100 properties representing more than 30,000 apartment units across North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, and Washington, with projected growth to 150 properties over the next seven years.

Job Description

CWS Purpose: Enhancing Lives the CWS Way

CWS Values

Honoring Our Word : Do what you say you will do.

Ethical Dealings are Paramount : Do the right thing all the time, every time.

A Respect for People : Treat others the way you want to be treated.

Requirement for Profitability and Sustainability : Bring value to our employees, residents and investors in a company designed for the long term.

A Demand for Excellence with a Sense of Urgency : Be intentional. Be accurate. Be timely. CARE.

What’s Your Purpose?

Connect | Engage | Serve

What You Will Do

The Director of Business Intelligence will lead the design, development, and delivery of BI dashboards and reports while providing leadership to a reporting and analytics team. This role combines hands‑on development with mentorship, standards enforcement, and collaboration across the business to drive consistent, high‑quality reporting solutions.

What Your Day Consists Of

Power BI Development

• Design, develop, and maintain BI reports, dashboards, and datasets
• Translate business requirements into clear, actionable data visualizations
• Build and optimize data models
• Integrate data from multiple sources
• Ensure report performance, scalability, and data accuracy
• Implement row‑level security (RLS) and data governance standards
• Troubleshoot and resolve data quality and performance issues
  
  

Team Leadership & Ownership

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of analysts
• Establish and enforce reporting standards, best practices, and design guidelines
• Review team deliverables for accuracy, performance, and usability
• Prioritize work, manage workloads, and coordinate delivery timelines
• Act as a technical escalation point for complex BI and data modeling issues
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align team output with business priorities
• Support onboarding, training, and skill development within the team
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting processes and tools
  
  

Qualifications

What You Bring To Us

• Experience developing reports and dashboards in Microsoft Power BI
• knowledge of DAX, Power Query (M), and data modeling
• Experience with SQL and relational databases
• Ability to lead or mentor team members
• Understanding of data visualization and UX best practices
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  
  

Technical Skills

• Power BI Desktop
• DAX & Power Query
• SQL
• Data modeling
• Excel, CSV, and cloud based data sources
• Documentation and version control practices
  
  

Soft Skills

• Leadership and mentorship capability
• Strong attention to detail and quality
• Collaborative, customer‑focused mindset
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
  
  

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed.