VP Business Insights

Farm Credit Services of America; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) in Omaha, Nebraska seeks a VP of Business Insights to lead teams turning enterprise data into actionable insights that enhance decision making, efficiency, and performance. This role partners with business leaders and Cloud Data Engineering to deliver curated data products and self-service analytics.

You will champion modern analytics practices, drive AI-enabled capabilities, and foster a data-driven culture across the organization, aligning with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics, Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 10+ years of analytics and leadership experience.
• Experience delivering KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, analytical solutions, and business insights.

Responsibilities

• Deliver enterprise analytics, insights, dashboards, visualizations, and decision-support capabilities.
• Partner with product and business leaders to identify information needs, KPIs, performance measures, and analytical opportunities.
• Collaborate with the Cloud Data Engineering team to develop curated, trusted, and reusable data products.
• Develop consistent business metrics, semantic models, and analytics standards that improve insight quality and adoption.
• Promote self-service analytics that enable business teams to access and analyze information efficiently.
• Deliver actionable insights that support operational, financial, customer, and business performance outcomes.

Skills

Analytics leadership

Data visualization

Business intelligence

KPI dashboards

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Analytics/DS/IS/CS

Job description

Job Summary

AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry), Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) and Frontier Farm Credit are financial cooperatives that operate under shared management across eight states. While each association is owned by its local farmers and ranchers, they collaborate by pooling resources, expertise, and talent to provide affordable credit, crop insurance, and financial services. Our associations are united by a common mission and commitment to serving rural America and supporting each other, which drives the success of the farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness we serve. We take pride in being a great place to work, and this enthusiasm is reflected in the relationships our team members foster with one another and with our customers.

We are seeking a VP Business Insights who will provide leadership to the teams responsible for transforming enterprise data into actionable insights that improve decision‑making, operational effectiveness, and business performance. This role partners closely with business leaders and the Cloud Data Engineering organization to deliver curated data products, modern visualizations, self‑service analytics, and decision‑support capabilities. The VP is accountable for ensuring teammates have access to trusted, relevant, and timely information while fostering a data‑driven culture across the organization. The role champions modern analytics practices, business insight delivery, and AI‑enabled analytics capabilities that help turn data into better decisions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Deliver enterprise analytics, insights, dashboards, visualizations, and decision‑support capabilities.
• Partner with product and business leaders to identify information needs, KPIs, performance measures, and analytical opportunities.
• Collaborate with the Cloud Data Engineering team to develop curated, trusted, and reusable data products.
• Develop consistent business metrics, semantic models, and analytics standards that improve insight quality and adoption.
• Promote self‑service analytics that enable business teams to access and analyze information efficiently.
• Deliver actionable insights that support operational, financial, customer, and business performance outcomes.
• Evaluate and adopt modern analytics, visualization, and AI‑enabled insight capabilities.
• Prioritize analytics investments and delivery efforts based on business value and impact.

Leadership Duties

• Share leadership with team members by empowering them to make decisions. This includes allowing them to take initiative, providing access to information and resources, and holding them accountable. Encourage team members to act autonomously and to contribute ideas and solutions.
• Provide team leadership, shared vision, and positive communications to achieve the Associations’ vision and strategy consistent with the Associations’ core values and team principles. Build strong relationships and collaborative partnerships within the Associations to understand the business opportunities and challenges.
• Establish a positive, participative, and collaborative team environment that inspires creative, high‑performing, continuous learning, and engaged team members. Utilize consensus decision‑making, when appropriate, to diversify thinking and enable and empower teammates.
• Responsible for attracting, selecting, and on‑boarding a diverse and qualified team and determining the appropriate team resource requirements to meet the Associations’ strategic direction.
• Develop team members through coaching, training and development, opportunities, and on‑going performance feedback including timely follow‑up on individual development plans; counsel team members on Talent Management activities.
• Complete and/or recommend salary administration for team members in accordance with Association procedures.
• Develop and monitor the business plan and annual operating budgets related to areas of responsibilities. Review and approve operational expenditures within delegated authority.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics, Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

Years of Experience

• 10+ years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, reporting, data visualization, or related disciplines, with prior leadership experience.

Certification and Technical Requirements

• Experience delivering KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, analytical solutions, and business insights.

Why Us

For qualifying positions, we provide a competitive benefits package designed to support health and well‑being, financial security, and work‑life balance:

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement Plans: 401(k)
• Paid Time Off: Vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, and parental leave
• Additional Benefits: Life and disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), wellness programs, tuition assistance, and short‑term incentive pay

About Us

AgCountry has 43 offices, is based in Fargo, North Dakota and serves portions of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. FCSAmerica is based in Omaha, NE and has 42 local offices serving rural communities and agriculture in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Frontier Farm Credit has six offices serving eastern Kansas. Together, we support nearly 82,000 producers and agribusinesses, meeting the needs of today’s agricultural industry with our combined 2600+ employees providing lending, risk management, technology, commodity marketing, and customer and employee education.

AgCountry Farm Credit Services, ACA, Farm Credit Services of America, ACA, and Frontier Farm Credit, ACA are Equal Employment Opportunity employers, and they comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.