Director of Enterprise Data Strategy

The Director of Enterprise Data Strategy is responsible and accountable for leading a team that: 

• Creates the enterprise cloud data strategy and data enablement frameworks for NiSource 

• Builds a center of excellence around data strategy (engineering, architecture, and science) to help build a long-term competency in treating data as an asset  

• Leads multiple functions with a focus on data engineering, architecture, and science to effectively and efficiently curate data through NiSource’s industrialized pipeline 

• Prioritizes and manages the data ingestion backlog for IT 

The Director partners with the rest of the Data & Analytics leadership team to create a unified data strategy to enable analytics to drive value with strong data integrity. The Director is also responsible for creating and maintaining partnerships with the Business Unit leaders and the IT Transformation Team. 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities  

• Owns the data strategy and data enablement framework for the enterprise, people, process, policies, and technology.  

• Builds a team of talented specialists that can navigate a fast-paced environment with the potential for frequent course changes.    

• Identifies, analyzes, and leverages industry best practices, benchmark studies and business relationships with other utilities to measure and improve business processes  

• Builds effective coalitions with key stakeholders at various levels across organizations in a matrixed environment leading to better alignment and faster business value delivery.  

• Proactively manages risks and provides optimal performance / throughput   

• Provides oversight to assigned project/ program management resource or leads large complex initiatives, collaborating with business leadership and managing program delivery across internal IT, third party vendors, and service providers  

• Serves as a mentor and coach to direct reports and analytical professionals  

• Partners and aligns with IT strategies that support an efficient, secure, cost-effective use of technology  

Required Qualifications for Position  

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, data science, mathematics, statistics, economics, engineering, or a related business or quantitative discipline  

• 10+ years total experience, including 3+ years of direct leadership experience building and managing high performing teams  

• Visionary, yet pragmatic; a strategic big-picture thinker who can also inform tactical decisions  

• Strong analytics project management background, with deep knowledge of analytics solution architecture and data management  

• Working knowledge of data lake technology products, blob storage, databases and database structures to enable articulating data concepts between business-focused, functional, and technical data users  

• Strong program and project management experience with proven track-record of leading cross-functional IT/Business transformation programs  

• Demonstrated ability to initiate and maintain strategic stakeholder relationships to advance business goals  

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and at times competing deliverables  

• Experience navigating matrixed organization. Proven ability to work across departments collaboratively to resolve issues, drive projects to closure, achieve desired results and successfully implement change  

• Ability to develop and communicate management / executive level reporting as well as excellent oral, written and listening communication skills  

Preferred Qualifications for Position  

• Advanced degree in data science, math, MBA, or other related  

• Experience in building data lake strategies and data enablement frameworks 

• Experience with enterprise data modeling 

• Experience leading cross-functional teams  

• Capable of negotiation and influence of operational teams on analytic product improvement actions  

• Electric/Gas utility experience knowledge  

Disclaimer 

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position 

Inclusion and Diversity:  

• Value inclusion within your day-to-day responsibilities by respecting others' perspectives/convictions, engaging others' opinions, creating a safe environment where people, ideas, and opinions are valued within your Team/Customers and external partners.  

• Respect and take into consideration diversity within your Team/Customers and external work partners by valuing different world views, challenges, and cultures that represent all walks of life and all backgrounds.  

• Treat others with respect and consideration.  Actively participate in creating and contributing to a positive work environment.  

Safety 

• Promote a safe work environment by actively participating in all aspects of our employee safety program.    

• Report any unsafe conditions and take actions to prevent personal injuries.    

• Support our interdependent safety culture by ensuring the safety of your co-workers.    

• Stay focused on the task at hand and promote productivity through good work habits.