Director of Data Strategy

AIR Communities; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rent discount

Insurance (medical/dental/vision)

401K with company match

Paid vacation & holidays

Tuition assistance

Job summary

AIR Communities is undergoing a major data transformation to unify two legacy systems into a single Analytics Data Warehouse (ADW). We seek a Director of Data Science who can translate business needs into technical direction, and coordinate with IT and business leaders to deliver business-ready insights.

The role blends business-facing leadership with technical fluency, focusing on requirements, data models, and reporting to support the company's analytics-enabled decision making.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of analytics, finance, or data management experience.
• Bachelor's degree required (field open if experience is strong).
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Power BI (required).
• Experience with Databricks, Azure, API integrations, and/or Python (a strong plus).
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical specs and vice versa.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Multi-family real estate industry experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with system consolidation or M&A-driven data integration a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and IT/engineering for ADW, translating needs into technical requirements.
• Lead requirements gathering across multiple business units and reconcile data definitions from pre-merger systems.
• Partner with IT to evaluate data models, schema design, and migration plans from a business-fit perspective.
• Build Power BI reporting and dashboards to support stakeholder needs during and after the transition.
• Report progress, risks, and key decisions to leadership.

Skills

SQL

Power BI

Data modeling

Azure

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Databricks

API integrations

Job description

Company Description

When you join our team, you'll work alongside the most dedicated professionals in the industry and open the door to unlimited career opportunities.

If you're inclined towards more challenging tasks and aspire to exceed expectations, our environment may align better with your ambitions, join us!

AIR Communities is one of the country's largest owners and operators of multifamily housing, managing high-quality communities across the country! At AIR, we value integrity, respect, collaboration, customer focus, and performance.

These values are brought to life by our teammates, who are ultimately responsible for our success.

When you join our team, you'll work alongside the most dedicated professionals in the industry and open the door to unlimited career opportunities.

We seek motivated professionals who excel in customer service and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

If you're inclined towards more challenging tasks and aspire to exceed expectations, our environment may align better with your ambitions, join us!

Our corporate office is located in the Denver Tech Center. Our office spans the top two floors of the building and features expansive views of the mountains and the downtown skyline.

AIR values relationships and the benefits from working side by side with teammates, therefore this position will be in-office 5 days a week to support the team.

Job Description

About the role: AIR Communities is undertaking a major data transformation following our recent merger, consolidating two legacy systems — ADS and CorDW — into a single, unified Analytics Data Warehouse (ADW). We're looking for a Director of Data Science to serve as the critical business-facing lead on this initiative: translating requirements from business stakeholders into clear direction for our technical/IT teams, and ensuring the resulting warehouse serves the needs of the business.

This is a high-visibility, cross-functional role for someone who is equally comfortable in a room with business leaders discussing reporting needs and in a room with data engineers discussing schema design. You won't be writing the data pipelines yourself, but you'll need enough fluency to ask sharp questions, catch bad assumptions, and hold technical partners accountable to business outcomes.

What the role will do:

• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the IT/engineering team building ADW, translating business needs into clear technical requirements
• Lead requirements-gathering across multiple business units, reconciling differing data definitions and priorities inherited from the two legacy organizations (pre-merger)
• Partner with IT to evaluate data models, schema design, and migration plans from a business-fit perspective
• Build reporting and dashboards (Power BI) to support stakeholder needs during and after the transition
• Report progress, risks, and key decisions to the leadership/stakeholders

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of experience in analytics, finance, or data management, ideally including exposure to data warehouse or data platform initiatives
• Bachelor's degree required (field open if experience is a strong fit)
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Power BI (required)
• Experience with Databricks, Azure, API integrations, and/or Python (a strong plus)
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications and vice versa
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Multi-family real estate industry experience strongly preferred
• Experience with system consolidation or M&A-driven data integration a plus

Additional Information

AIR offers attractive total compensation packages designed to recognize and reward performance at the individual, team and company levels. We start with a competitive base salary and add bonus opportunities and benefit choices topped off with:

• Expected base salary of $160,000-$180,000. You will be provided a pay rate that is in line with your skills and experience as they relate to the requirements of the job.
• Base salary plus annual bonus.
• 25% Rent Discount available
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options available. HSA with company sponsored contributions, FSA (traditional and dependent care FSA).
• Short and long-term disability paid by the company.
• 401(K) plus 6% company contributions.
• Paid Vacation, 14 Paid Holidays, and Paid Sick Time.
• Tuition Assistance Program.
• Commuter Benefits and Pet-Insurance.
• Up to 100% Reimbursement on Professional Certification/Licensing for Job Related Curriculums.
• Paid parental leave of up to 16 weeks, following the birth or adoption of a child.
• Consumer discounts from various products and services including travel planning, wireless phones, health and fitness, home appliances, and more.
• 15 hours of paid time annually to give-back to your community.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth including realistic job previews, in person and virtual leadership training, and performance improvement courses.

What You Need To Know

Application Deadline: The initial deadline for applications is 9/28/2026. Applications submitted after this date may still be considered on a rolling basis until the position/program is filled. We encourage all interested candidates to apply as early as possible. If a final decision has not been made by the initial deadline, subsequent applications will be reviewed as they are received.

Candidates extended an offer will be required to undergo pre-employment screening that includes checking references, a four-panel drug screening that excludes marijuana testing, employment verification & criminal background check.

AIR values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. AIR prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.