Director, Data Enablement

AEP Kimco Realty Corporation & Subsidiaries; Jericho (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimco Realty is seeking a Director, Data Enablement to lead how the company operationalizes its data—defining, governing and using data. The Director will oversee the enterprise data governance framework, the Kimco metric dictionary and data product standards, guiding the move to BI reporting and readiness for AI and automation.

Sitting in Business Enablement within the Office of Innovation & Transformation, the role collaborates with business leaders and technology teams to reimagine work,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in data governance, analytics, data management or business intelligence, including 3+ years leading data strategy, governance or enablement initiatives.
• Proven experience building a data governance framework and setting enterprise metric definitions.
• Experience defining and managing business-facing data products.
• Hands-on analytical experience with BI tools, semantic models and governed shared datasets.
• Experience leading or supporting reporting migrations or platform adoption across business teams.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence without authority in a matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Shape and execute Kimco's data strategy, combining internal and external data sources to produce new insights and managing data vendor relationships.
• Establish and maintain a practical data governance framework, including ownership, stewardship, decision rights and data quality standards.
• Manage the Kimco metric dictionary and drive agreement across functions on core measures such as occupancy, renewal rent growth and NOI.
• Define data products that can be reused across functions, including their purpose, users, business rules and quality expectations.
• Track the adoption, reuse and business impact of data products.
• Lead business readiness for the Power BI migration, including playbooks, the order teams move in, certified data models and reporting standards.
• Ensure the data behind AI agents, automation and advanced analytics is clean, governed and consistently defined.
• Partner with Technology, Engineering and business teams on requirements and priorities.
• Communicate progress and decisions to senior leadership in clear business terms.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Data governance

BI tooling

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Data strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Microsoft Purview

Salesforce

Workday

Job description

Unless specifically contracted, resumes from recruiting agencies are not being accepted for this position. We are seeking a Director, Data Enablement to lead how Kimco operationalizes its data — defining, governing and using data. The Director will oversee the enterprise data governance framework, the Kimco metric dictionary and data product standards. The Director will also guide the company's move to BI reporting and make sure its data is ready to support AI and automation. This role sits within Business Enablement, part of Kimco's Office of Innovation & Transformation. The team works with business leaders and technology teams to reimagine how work gets done and to deliver digital solutions that create measurable value.

Responsibilities

• Shape and execute Kimco's data strategy, combining internal and external data sources to produce new insights and managing data vendor relationships
• Establish and maintain a practical data governance framework, including ownership, stewardship, decision rights and data quality standards
• Manage the Kimco metric dictionary and drive agreement across functions on core measures such as occupancy, renewal rent growth and NOI
• Define data products that can be reused across functions, including their purpose, users, business rules and quality expectations
• Track the adoption, reuse and business impact of data products
• Lead business readiness for the Power BI migration, including playbooks, the order teams move in, certified data models and reporting standards
• Ensure the data behind AI agents, automation and advanced analytics is clean, governed and consistently defined
• Partner with Technology, Engineering and business teams on requirements and priorities
• Communicate progress and decisions to senior leadership in clear business terms
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in data governance, analytics, data management or business intelligence, including 3+ years leading data strategy, governance or enablement initiatives
• Proven experience building a data governance framework and setting enterprise metric definitions
• Experience defining and managing business-facing data products
• Hands-on analytical experience with BI tools, semantic models and governed shared datasets
• Experience leading or supporting reporting migrations or platform adoption across business teams
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence without authority in a matrixed organization

Preferred

• Experience in REITs, real estate, financial services, private equity or a related industry
• Experience with MRI or Salesforce
• Experience with Workday
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Purview or similar governance tools
• Experience preparing data for AI, machine learning or automation use cases

The expected salary range for this position is between $125,000 and $150,000. The actual compensation will be based on factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, market and business considerations and other factors permitted by law.

Kimco's mission is to create destinations for everyday living that inspire a sense of community and deliver value to our many stakeholders. Kimco Realty® (NYSE: KIM) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and leading owner and operator of high-quality, open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers and mixed-use properties in the United States. The company’s portfolio is strategically concentrated in the first-ring suburbs of the top major metropolitan markets, including high-barrier-to-entry coastal markets and Sun Belt cities. Its tenant mix is focused on essential, necessity-based goods and services that drive multiple shopping trips per week. Publicly traded on the NYSE since 1991 and included in the S&P 500 Index, the company has specialized in shopping center ownership, management, acquisitions, and value-enhancing redevelopment activities for more than 65 years. With a proven commitment to corporate responsibility, Kimco Realty is a recognized industry leader in this area. As of September 30, 2026, the company owned interests in 561 U.S. shopping centers and mixed-use assets comprising 99 million square feet of gross leasable space.