Head of Enterprise Analytics Engineering

Houston Grand Opera Association Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

403b retirement plan

Flexible work schedule

Professional development fund

Discounted parking

Free tickets to performances

Job summary

Houston Grand Opera is seeking a hands-on Analytics Engineering leader to design and build the data architecture powering its strategic vision. You’ll own an integrated enterprise data warehouse on Snowflake, with dbt transformations and a modern BI layer, while guiding a growing analytics team and serving as a bridge to executive leadership.

This role combines strategic vision with practical delivery: partnering on donor and ticket revenue analytics, forecasting, pricing optimization, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, with 7+ years in analytics engineering, data engineering, business intelligence, business architecture, or related roles.
• Demonstrated experience working in nonprofit arts and culture or other mission-driven organizations is highly desirable. Knowledge of opera or the performing arts is a plus, but not required - what matters most is a genuine appreciation for HGO's mission.
• Experience leading or playing a central role in business system implementations; direct experience building or migrating to a cloud data warehouse (Snowflake preferred) and rolling out an enterprise BI platform (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Sigma) strongly preferred.
• Experience directing external consultants or implementation partners on a technical systems project.
• Familiarity with CRM, fundraising, finance, ticketing, or patron-related data and systems (Tessitura, Financial Edge NXT, or Fundriver experience a plus).

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical execution of HGO's grant-funded project to build an integrated enterprise data warehouse on Snowflake, with dbt as the transformation and modeling layer, paired with a modern BI platform and AI capabilities - owning the analytics engineering architecture and acting as the primary liaison between our business needs and our technical implementation partners.
• Build the team to leverage the data infrastructure to meet the organization’s strategic and operational needs.
• Shape strategy at the executive level by defining, tracking, and reporting the key metrics driving HGO's 2035 Strategic Vision and Campaign, turning data into narratives that support institutional growth.
• Drive revenue analytics on two fronts: donor pipeline analytics and ticket revenue forecasting, pricing optimization, and audience segmentation to grow earned and contributed revenue.
• Modernize how HGO works by documenting current-state processes, defining future-state workflows, and identifying high-value AI and technology opportunities grounded in real business needs.

Skills

Analytics leadership

Analytics engineering

SQL

Python

R

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Power BI

Tableau

Sigma

Job description

Houston Grand Opera is seeking a hands-on Analytics Engineering leader to design and build the data architecture powering its strategic vision. You’ll own an integrated enterprise data warehouse on Snowflake, with dbt transformations and a modern BI layer, while guiding a growing analytics team and serving as a bridge to executive leadership.

This role combines strategic vision with practical delivery: partnering on donor and ticket revenue analytics, forecasting, pricing optimization, and