Director of Data, BI & Cloud Lakehouse

datadotorg; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 183,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Organization Foundation in Detroit, MI seeks a Senior Director to lead a cloud-based data lakehouse program, establish a unified foundation-wide model, and deliver trusted metrics and self-service analytics using Tableau, Power BI, or equivalents.

Responsibilities include guiding governance, driving cross-functional performance, and aligning data strategy with mission-driven outcomes. Strong MDM and platform integration experience required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in CS/IS/Data Science/BI; advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years in enterprise data management, analytics or BI; 5+ in leadership.
• Experience leading blended teams incl. staff, consultants, vendors.
• Experience with cloud-based data lakehouses, modern architectures and analytics ecosystems.
• Deep expertise in data modeling, metadata, lineage, data quality and observability.
• Experience with MDM including golden records and 360-degree views.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of secure, scalable data lakehouse and unified data model.
• Build governed data products, trusted metrics, and self-service analytics.
• Implement enterprise MDM and integrate platforms like FLUXX, Salesforce, SAP.
• Lead the Steering Committee and champion racial equity and community impact.
• Drive organizational change and deliver measurable enterprise value.

Skills

Enterprise data management

Analytics

Business intelligence

Senior leadership

Data architecture

Medallion architecture

MDM platform

Cloud data platforms

Data governance

AI & ML

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Data Science/BI

Tools

FLUXX

Salesforce

SAP

Job description

Data Organization Foundation in Detroit, MI seeks a Senior Director to lead a cloud-based data lakehouse program, establish a unified foundation-wide model, and deliver trusted metrics and self-service analytics using Tableau, Power BI, or equivalents.

Responsibilities include guiding governance, driving cross-functional performance, and aligning data strategy with mission-driven outcomes. Strong MDM and platform integration experience required.