Director, Data & Analytics Enablement

Trace3

Director of Data & Analytics Enablement at Trace3 defining and executing enterprise data strategy to deliver business value. Collaborating with teams to improve analytics capabilities using Azure technologies.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $170,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and evolve the enterprise data and analytics strategy, priorities, and multi-quarter roadmap aligned to business outcomes and measurable value realization.
Establish and lead the centralized data and analytics operating model, including intake, prioritization, delivery planning, funding coordination, and executive governance routines.
Define organizational standards, operating cadences, and success metrics for enterprise analytics delivery.
Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on data, analytics, reporting modernization, and AI-enabled business capabilities.
Lead cross-functional execution across data engineering, data platform, analytics, and reporting teams to ensure scalable and reliable delivery.
Drive enterprise adoption of a cloud lakehouse architecture leveraging Microsoft Azure technologies, including Azure Fabric and modern analytics platforms.
Define and enforce reusable data patterns, semantic models, metadata standards, scalable data products, and documentation practices.
Partner with infrastructure and security teams to ensure governance, scalability, resiliency, and compliance across enterprise data services.
Stabilize and modernize enterprise reporting by driving consistent metrics, trusted semantic definitions, and standardized reporting practices across Power BI, Excel, and other enterprise reporting tools.
Reduce duplicate reporting, inconsistent KPIs, and manual reporting processes by establishing centralized governance and delivery standards.
Define and track analytics performance metrics including:
Adoption and utilization
Delivery cycle time
Data quality and reliability
Self-service enablement
Business value realization
Establish and manage enterprise delivery governance, steering committees, prioritization frameworks, and escalation paths.
Build team capacity and capability through coaching, role clarity, partner/vendor management, and operational maturity improvements.
Develop scalable intake and prioritization models balancing strategic initiatives, operational support, and business demand.
Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to align technical execution with enterprise priorities and measurable outcomes.
Partner with security, architecture, and business teams to define the enterprise roadmap for AI-enabled productivity tools and workflow-integrated copilots.
Support governed and practical adoption of AI capabilities focused on operational efficiency and business enablement.
Evaluate emerging technologies and analytics capabilities that improve enterprise reporting, automation, and decision support.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university.
A minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise data, analytics, business intelligence, or related technology domains.
A minimum of 5 years of proven leadership experience managing teams and building organizational structures that scale.
Proven success building or transforming enterprise-scale data and analytics functions.
Strong leadership experience in enterprise data strategy, roadmap development, and value realization initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across cross-functional organizations.
Deep understanding of:
Modern data platforms and lakehouse architectures
Semantic modeling concepts
Enterprise reporting and analytics governance
Data engineering and analytics delivery practices
Experience implementing trusted semantic approaches and improving consistency of enterprise reporting metrics and definitions.
Hands-on familiarity with Azure-based analytics ecosystems, including Power BI and Microsoft Fabric.
Strong communication and executive presentation skills with the ability to translate business priorities into technical delivery outcomes.
Experience building operational governance models, prioritization processes, and enterprise delivery cadences.
Proven ability to lead through influence in matrixed enterprise environments.
Strategic thinker with strong operational execution discipline
Collaborative and highly influential across technical and business teams
Strong organizational leadership and change management capabilities
Customer and business outcome oriented
Data-driven decision maker
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving enterprise environments
Strong balance of innovation, governance, and practical execution

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents
401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match, 529 College Savings Plan, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability
Competitive Compensation
Training and development programs
Major offices stocked with snacks and beverages
Collaborative and cool culture
Work-life balance and generous paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

data strategyanalytics deliverysemantic modelingdata engineeringenterprise reportingcloud lakehouse architecturedata qualityAI capabilitiesautomationdecision support

Soft Skills

leadershipinfluencecollaborationcommunicationorganizational leadershipchange managementstrategic thinkingoperational executioncustomer orientationdata-driven decision making

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree