Sr Director, Data & Analytics

Description

Make your mark at the world’s largest HVAC company.

Daikin Applied is seeking a talented Sr Director, Data & Analytics. The Sr Director, Data & Analytics is responsible for completing the company’s financial reporting package including related disclosures while managing the ERP and consolidation solutions. You will serve as the Finance Department’s liaison to Information Technology staff, vendor resources, and other staff resources that utilize financial systems. Come be a part of an exciting journey at Daikin Applied, where innovation and excellence drive our every endeavor!

Location: Plymouth, MN - Hybrid

What you will do:

What’s in it for you:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage, PTO, 401K match, support for community involvement and much more.
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth.
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of experience in IT.
• 8+ years of people leadership experience.
• 12+ years of experience managing complex data environments, including those employing Databricks, Snowflake and other popular data platforms.
• Expert level experience as a data and analytics leader, with extensive background in modern data governance structures (e.g., data lakehouse modeling, data pipelines, and data mesh).
• Operate as seasoned team leader and is energized by growing, motivating, and leading global teams technical managers, data stewards, and data engineers both internal and external.
• Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree.
• 15+ years experience, including 10+ years of people leadership experience.
• Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to develop and communicate the data and analytics vision that inspires and motivates staff and aligns with the data and digital strategy.
• Superior influencing and negotiation skills in complex environments where resources required for success may not be in direct control of this role.
• Evangelizing and implementing transformational initiatives where the target state included agile, Dev Ops, SRE, cloud adoption at scale to build enterprise data ecosystem.
• Strong background and knowledge of master data management, data governance, reporting tools such as Tableau, Power Bi, Thoughtspot etc.
• Consolidating operations capabilities in large, complex enterprise organizations to deliver improved efficiency, while balancing customer preferences for agility.
• Excellent analytical, strategic conceptual thinking, strategic planning, and execution skills.
• Ability to build consensus, make decisions based on many variables, and gain support for major initiatives.
• Building cloud management solutions, including software development, integration, and ongoing engineering aspects.
• Creating self-service mechanisms to streamline infrastructure provisioning and ongoing management.
• Budget planning and financial management, preferably with showback and/or chargeback models.
• Deep understanding of current and emerging technologies and practices, and how other enterprises are employing them.
• Establishing and improving Dev Sec Ops , as well as other working practices (e.g., ITIL).
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a strategic staffing plan that ensures the right people are in the right roles at the right time, and employees are highly engaged and satisfied.
• Third-party management, working closely with sourcing and vendor managers.

Daikin Applied offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance.
• 401K retirement plan with employer…