Director, Enterprise BI & Visualization

Key Skills

Data Analytics, Data science techniques, Data Visualization, Design, Leadership Skill, Planning and organization, Tableau

Job Description

The Head of Enterprise Business Intelligence (BI) & Visualization will play a pivotal role in transforming Gannett’s BI initiatives, ensuring the quality and integrity of insights, and helping the enterprise make data-driven decisions at speed and scale. Our ideal candidate is not just a manager, but a hands-on leader who can drive the transformation of raw data into actionable insights, and inspire data-driven decision-making across the organization. This position demands an individual with an exceptional ability to craft data narratives, formulate reporting strategies, utilize Tableau, Looker, and other BI tools, and foster team collaboration.

Base Salary: $175,000 - $195,000/annually

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for enterprise BI and data visualization, aligning it with the broader organizational goals.
• Lead, coach, and mentor a high-performing BI and visualization team, instilling a culture of innovation, excellence, and lifelong learning.
• Collaborate with various organizational stakeholders to identify high-value use cases, and data requirements (and constraints) and deliver effective BI solutions.
• Translate intricate datasets into intuitive and insightful visualizations that drive data-based decision-making across the organization.
• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of BI dashboards, reports, and metrics using Tableau and other tools.
• Cultivate a data-driven culture, enhancing data literacy and promoting BI solutions across the organization.
• Oversee the end-to-end execution of BI projects, ensuring adherence to timelines, quality standards, and budget constraints.
• Define project scope, deliverables, and success metrics in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Lead the exploration and evaluation of emerging reporting tools, technologies, and methodologies to drive innovation and leverage best practices to advance the organization's BI capabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10 years of demonstrated experience in BI, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Proven experience with BI tools, especially Tableau and data visualization principles.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Business Analytics, or a related field.

Desired Qualifications

• Advanced degree in BI, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Over 5 years of experience in a leadership role managing analytics teams and enterprise roadmaps.
• Demonstrated ability to transform complex data into compelling stories and actionable insights.
• Experience in promoting the use of insights in executive-level decision-making processes.
• Deep understanding of the media industry, including its key performance indicators and business models.