Enterprise Data Director: Strategy, Governance & AI

Kemin; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k match

Paid vacation

On-site fitness center

Tuition reimbursement

On-site restaurant

Fitness reimbursement

Community service

Job summary

Kemin, a global biotechnology company, is seeking a Director of Data to define the enterprise data strategy, set governance, and partner with IT for execution. This hybrid role aligns data priorities with Operations, R&D, and Finance, ensuring data investments translate into measurable business value.

You will drive analytics, BI, and AI initiatives, while leading governance forums and defining platform standards across the data landscape.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in data-related field and 10+ years of related experience.
• Strong executive communication skills; translate data strategy to business outcomes.
• Background in manufacturing, life sciences, chemicals, or data-intensive R&D environments.
• Experience partnering with IT architecture and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Establish the enterprise data strategy and target-state architecture for analytics, AI, and decision-making.
• Translate business priorities into data architecture guidance and sequencing.
• Define analytics-ready and AI-ready data across teams.
• Define data standards and design principles for structured and unstructured data.
• Chair architecture governance forums and review designs for tradeoffs.
• Define governance frameworks, roles, and accountability for data domains.
• Set data quality thresholds and remediation priorities with IT partners.
• Define platform expectations (Databricks, Fabric) for analytics and AI use cases.
• Lead cross-functional alignment and communicate strategy to senior leadership.

Skills

Executive communication

Data governance

Data quality improvement

IT collaboration

Data platforms

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or Analytics

Job description

Kemin, a global biotechnology company, is seeking a Director of Data to define the enterprise data strategy, set governance, and partner with IT for execution. This hybrid role aligns data priorities with Operations, R&D, and Finance, ensuring data investments translate into measurable business value.

You will drive analytics, BI, and AI initiatives, while leading governance forums and defining platform standards across the data landscape.