Data & Analytics Tower Lead

Hitachi Digital Services; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Digital Services seeks an experienced Data & Analytics Tower Lead to oversee the D&A function, including BAU operations, enhancements, and project delivery. You will provide strategic leadership, manage cross-functional teams, drive governance, and partner with stakeholders to deliver scalable data solutions.

The role requires hands-on AWS, Databricks, Python, and SQL expertise, with a track record of leading large data programs and driving cloud modernization initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data/analytics teams in enterprise environments.
• Strong background in data engineering, BI reporting, and cloud analytics.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Data & Analytics Tower across BAU, enhancements, and projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, SMEs, and technical leads to define and deliver solutions.
• Govern delivery teams and ensure quality, timely execution of initiatives.
• Track and manage KPIs, risks, and escalations.
• Provide strategic recommendations to address business and technology challenges.
• Identify growth opportunities, support proposals, and lead project delivery.
• Drive best practices in data engineering, analytics, reporting, and cloud technologies.

Skills

Data Engineering

BI Reporting

Cloud Analytics

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

AWS

Databricks

Python

SQL

Job description

Our Company

We're Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world's potential. We're people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what's now to what's next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don't expect you to 'fit' every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

Job Description

Job Summary

Seeking an experienced Data & Analytics Tower Lead to oversee all aspects of the D&A function, including BAU operations, enhancements, and project delivery. This role will provide strategic leadership, manage cross-functional teams, drive governance, and partner with business stakeholders to deliver scalable data and analytics solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Data & Analytics Tower across BAU, enhancements, and projects.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, SMEs, and technical leads to define and deliver solutions.
• Govern delivery teams and ensure quality, timely execution of initiatives.
• Track and manage key operational and project metrics, KPIs, risks, and escalations.
• Provide strategic and tactical recommendations to address business and technology challenges.
• Identify growth opportunities, support proposals, and lead project delivery efforts.
• Drive best practices in data engineering, analytics, reporting, and cloud technologies.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in Data Engineering, BI Reporting, Cloud Analytics, and stakeholder management within enterprise environments.
• Hands-on expertise with:
  • AWS
  • Databricks
  • Python
  • SQL
• Proven experience leading large-scale data and analytics teams and programs.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, including operations, enhancements, and strategic initiatives.

Preferred

• Experience with data modernization, data lakes/warehouses, and cloud transformation programs.
• AWS and/or Databricks certifications preferred.

About Us

We're a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.