Head of Data Engineering & Analytics

KeHE Distributors; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 157,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Rx

Dental

Vision

FSA/HSA

Supplemental life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid sick time

STD/LTD

ESOP

Holiday pay

Job summary

KeHE Distributors in Naperville, IL seeks a visionary Director, Data Engineering & Analytics to lead strategy and delivery of enterprise data, analytics platforms, and BI capabilities. This leader will mentor managers, align data products with business goals, and drive scalable solutions across Finance, Commercial, Operations, and IT.

Candidates bring 10+ years in data engineering/analytics, strong cloud experience, and a proven record of leadership in product-centered delivery with focus on

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading data engineering, analytics, BI, or data platform teams in a matrixed enterprise.
• Deep experience with data architecture patterns, cloud data platforms, data warehouses, data lakes, ETL/ELT, governance, and self-service analytics.
• Strong SQL, data quality, metadata, lineage, and enterprise reporting design knowledge.
• Experience with Power BI and cloud-based data services (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks).
• Ability to connect technical delivery to business outcomes and executive decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, technical, and operational leadership across data engineering and analytics platform teams.
• Own and communicate the data and analytics roadmap with stakeholders and enterprise architecture.
• Lead scalable data pipelines, curated data products, reporting solutions, and semantic models.
• Drive modernization of analytics capabilities including cloud platforms, data lakehouse patterns, and self-service analytics.
• Establish delivery metrics, platform health, and governance standards; ensure security and privacy requirements.
• Partner with Finance, Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, and IT to prioritize analytics use cases with measurable outcomes.
• Hire, coach, and develop managers and contributors; foster a culture of innovation and accountability.

Skills

Data leadership

Data engineering

Analytics leadership

SQL

Power BI

Cloud platforms

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/Analytics

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Power BI

AWS/Azure

Snowflake/Redshift

Databricks

Fabric

Job description

KeHE Distributors in Naperville, IL seeks a visionary Director, Data Engineering & Analytics to lead strategy and delivery of enterprise data, analytics platforms, and BI capabilities. This leader will mentor managers, align data products with business goals, and drive scalable solutions across Finance, Commercial, Operations, and IT.

Candidates bring 10+ years in data engineering/analytics, strong cloud experience, and a proven record of leadership in product-centered delivery with focus on