Associate Director, Global Business Insights & Strategy

Westlake Chemical; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Associate Director, Business Insights at Westlake is responsible for leading enterprise-wide BI and analytics to support senior leadership. This role manages a team delivering insights from financial, operational, market, and macro data to inform strategy and long-range planning.

Key duties include building dashboards (Power BI), integrating external data (rates, inflation, GDP), performing econometric analyses, and translating complex results into actionable recommendations for executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Economics/Business required.
• MBA or related Master’s preferred; CFA/FRM desirable.
• Proficiency with Excel and financial software is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide business insights and analytics for senior leadership.
• Oversee BI dashboards and reporting to inform strategy and planning.
• Integrate external economic data with internal data for performance drivers.
• Present insights to executives with clear, actionable narratives.
• Build and mentor a high-performing Business Insights team.

Skills

Business analytics

Forecasting

Econometrics

Data visualization

FP&A

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Economics/Business

MBA or MS in Finance/Economics

CFA/FRM desirable

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Financial software

Job description

The Associate Director, Business Insights at Westlake is responsible for leading enterprise-wide BI and analytics to support senior leadership. This role manages a team delivering insights from financial, operational, market, and macro data to inform strategy and long-range planning.

Key duties include building dashboards (Power BI), integrating external data (rates, inflation, GDP), performing econometric analyses, and translating complex results into actionable recommendations for executives.