Director, Data Analytics & Insights

GreatAmerica Financial Services; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Paid Parking

Service Awards

Business casual environment

Culture focused on your growth

Job summary

GreatAmerica Financial Services is seeking a Director, Data, Analytics and Insights to lead data and analytics strategy across the enterprise. You will own dashboards, KPIs, and insights for executive decision-making, partnering with Product, Operations, Technology, and Finance to align analytics with strategic priorities.

The role requires extensive experience in data leadership, strong business acumen, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable guidance for senior leadership and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years of experience in data, analytics, or business intelligence roles.
• 5+ years of experience leading teams or enterprise-level initiatives.
• Experience defining and executing data & analytics strategies at scale.
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders and driving cross-functional outcomes.
• Experience working in an agile or product-based delivery model preferred.
• Experience with modern BI and analytics platforms (Tableau, Power BI).
• Working knowledge of SQL and data modeling concepts.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute an enterprise data & analytics strategy aligned to business priorities.
• Lead with executive leadership to identify and prioritize high-value data initiatives.
• Establish operating model for enterprise analytics with governance and capacity planning.
• Develop deep understanding of customers to align analytics with real-world needs.
• Build partnerships across Product, Operations, Technology, Finance, Risk, Legal, Compliance.
• Own dashboards and KPIs providing visibility into enterprise performance.
• Lead customer segmentation and lifetime value modeling to inform growth.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Data storytelling

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Finance, Math, Information Systems, Statistics, or relevant field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Job description

GreatAmerica Financial Services is a highly successful entrepreneurial company providing equipment financing to businesses across the United States. Our exemplary customer service, our principle-centered business philosophy and our team-based operating approach are key to our success and growth.

We are looking to add a key member to our Data Team!

The Director, Data,Analyticsand Insightsis responsible forleading data and analytics strategy for enterprise analytics and customer insights that drivethe futureperformanceof our businessand are enabled through scalable data capabilities. This role owns the strategy to deliver data, analytics, and insights to key stakeholders, including high-quality insights and key decision support, as well as the analysis of tradeoffs. Additionally, this leader partners with key stakeholders to deliver modern data products andestablisha strong data-driven culture across the organization. In partnership with Technology, this role ensures data assets, reporting, and analytic solutions are aligned with evolving enterprise priorities and plays a key role in leading and supporting the efforts of our Product teams.

As the Director, Data Analytics & Insights, you will:

Strategy & Business Impact

• Defines and executes an enterprise data & analytics strategy aligned to business priorities

• Leads and partners with executive leadership and key stakeholders to identify and prioritize high-value data and analytics initiatives across the enterprise, balancing requests from Product and non-Product teams, and partnering closely with the SVP of Operations to align efforts with product strategy, customer impact, and overall business priorities for growth, efficiency, and risk management.

• Establishes and evolves the operating model for enterprise analytics, including intake, prioritization, governance, and capacity planning, to ensure resources are aligned to the highest-value business opportunities.

• Develops a deep understanding of our customers and how our businessoperatesto ensure data and analytics efforts are aligned with real-world needs, operational drivers, and opportunities to enhance customer experience and performance.

• Builds strong partnerships across Product, Operations, Technology, Finance, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and other key functions to align analytics priorities, data practices, and decision support with enterprise needs.

• Establishes success metrics (adoption, business impact, decision velocity) and drives measurable outcomes from analytics investments

Enterprise Analytics

• Own,Develop andmaintainexecutive dashboards and KPIs that provide clear visibility into enterprise performance (e.g., enterprise activity dashboard, ROA analysis).Suggest actions and outcomes based on results.

• Identifytrends, patterns, and emerging risks to inform proactive decision-making.

• Synthesize and communicate the enterprise performance story to executive leadership.

• Translates complex data into clear executive narratives, recommendations, and decision support for senior leadership and board-level discussions.

• Define and track metrics to measure the outcomes andimpactof strategic initiatives.

Customer Insights

• Lead customer segmentation to better understand distinct customer groups and value drivers.

• Develop and refine customer lifetime value models to inform growth and investment decisions.

• Analyze customer behavior to uncover insights that drive engagement, retention, andability to sell multiple products.

• Partner with Sales and Operations onVoice of the Customer programsto translate themes/data to outcomes that drive incremental value to our customers.

• Deliver retention and growth analytics toidentifyopportunities to improve customer loyalty and expand relationships.

Data Products & Insights Delivery

• Champions scalable self-service analytics capabilities, design standards, and data literacy efforts that enable leaders and teams to confidently use data in day-to-day decision-making.

• Partners with advanced analytics and data science teams to operationalize insights and integrate predictive capabilities into business processes

• Ensures consistent definitions, metrics governance, and trusted data sources across the enterprise

Data Governance

• Partners across business and technology teams to strengthen enterprise data governance practices, including stewardship, data quality, metadata, lineage, access controls, and consistent use of trusted data assets.

• Applies enterprise data definitions and governance standards

• Partners with Data Governance to ensure data quality and consistency

• Leverages governed data assets to deliver insights

People Leadership & Talent Strategy

• Leads, develops, and scales a high-performing analytics organization (BI, analysts, and potentially data product roles)

• Establishes role clarity, career paths, and capability models across analytics disciplines

• Oversees hiring, performance management, and succession planning for the function

• Builds enterprise data literacy through structured enablement and training programs

To be successful in the role, you will need:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in BusinessAnalytics, Finance, Math, Information Systems, Statistics, or relevant field

Experience

• 8+ years of experience in data, analytics, or business intelligence roles

• 5+ years of experience leading teams or enterprise-level initiatives

• Experience defining and executing data & analytics strategies at scale

• Experience partnering with senior business leaders and driving cross-functional outcomes

• Experience working in an agile or product-based delivery model preferred

• Experiencewith modern BI and analytics platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, etc.)

• Workingknowledge of data querying and data models (SQL or equivalent)

• Familiarity with data architecture concepts, pipelines, and analytics ecosystems

Skills and Abilities

• Experience working within modern cloud-based data and analytics ecosystems and partnering with technology teams on scalable data platform capabilities preferred.

• Strong business acumen with ability to translate data into actionable insights

• Ability to balance strategic leadership with operational execution

• Strong prioritization and decision-making skills

• Extensive experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, QlikView, PowerBIetc.

• Experience with Microsoft SQL and ability toacquiredata sets via moderately complex queries

• High levelofproficiencywith Microsoft Office suite

• Experience with reporting capabilities withinSalesForcea plus

• Strong business acumen with the desire to understand the core drivers of business behaviors

• Sense of accountability for thetimelydelivery ofhigh quality, consistentinformation visualizationat the enterprise level

• Accountability for delivering measurable business value from analytics investments

• Ability tooperatein a fast-paced, evolving environment while driving organizational change

Sharing rewards is an integral part of our culture. We believe in the value of hard work and reward our employees beyond the paycheck. Our total rewards package is based on eligibility and includes:

Financial Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Monthly Bonuses for Eligible Employees
• 401(k) and Company Match
• Annual Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off

Health, Wellbeing, and Family Planning Benefits

• Paid Vacation - starting at 80 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
• Paid Sick Days - Ten (10) per year with a conversion option for unused time.
• Ten (10) Paid Holidays per year
• Gym Reimbursement
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short-Term and Long Term Disability
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Parental Leave

Education and Career Planning Benefits

• Tuition Assistance
• Networking Opportunities
• Leadership Development Opportunities

Perks

• Paid Parking
• Service Awards
• Hybrid work arrangements
• Business casual environment
• A strong organizational culture focused on our greatest asset: you!

If your experience aligns closely, please apply. We value diverse backgrounds and adding new perspectives. We encourage you to apply if you can make a strong impact in this role at www.greatamerica.com/careers.

Please note, applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.