Director of Business Intelligence - Commercial Business Intelligence - Simi Valley, CA

Job ID: 8551Location: Simi Valley, CARelocation Provided: FullEducation Required: Bachelors DegreeExperience Required: More than 10 yearsPosition Description: Directs the prioritization and delivery of multiple programs and resources; Responsible for managing an entire department and the associated budget; Manages relationship with top business management as the key driver of strategic plan for build out of business system capabilities; Implements IT governance Accountable for delivery of work from all suppliers for multiple programs, including risk, quality, change management, schedule, and financial management; Accountable for work orders/cost estimates to/from suppliers and user acceptance; Manages achievement of SLA with suppliers; Oversees communication, escalation, and financial impact management, when SLAs are not met.Position Requirements:Key Tasks for M1:· People Focus: Leads a very small group of specialists who perform standard tasks. Carriesout managerial tasks such as resource management, development, talent management,performance management, compensation, retention, replacement and termination· Planning + Controlling: Oversees the planning and controlling of a single task / projecton a day-to-day basis including project budget· Business Results: Develops project concepts, creates plans and oversees implementation of business solutions of simple to moderate complexity· Governance: Adheres to organizational governance· Relationship Management: Interacts with business and IT partners within the immediate environment to foster commitment and teamworkKey Tasks for M2, in addition to the above:· People Focus: Leads a group of specialists who perform complex tasks· Planning + Controlling: Oversees the planning and controlling of multiple tasks /multiple projects on a short term basis (1 year) and owns cost center budget· Business Results: Develops project concepts, creates plans and oversees implementationof business solutions of moderate to high complexity· Governance: Implements organizational governance· Relationship Management: Handles specific customer challenges (escalation)Key Tasks for M3, in addition to the above:· People Focus: Leads a group of managers and/or senior specialists· Planning + Controlling: Oversees regional / local planning on a mid term basis and ownsbudget of multiple cost centers or of a single large cost center. Executes strategic plans· Business Results: Identifies and pursues business and efficiency opportunities· Governance: Improves organizational governance (e.g. optimizes processes)· Relationship Management: Handles specific customer challenges of internal (& external)business partners, identifies trends to determine potential future customer needsKey Tasks for M4, in addition to the above:· People Focus: Carries out strategic human resource management and leads a senior group of managers and/or specialists· Planning + Controlling: Contributes to global strategic planning on a long term basis· Business Results: Identifies and pursues significant business and efficiency opportunities· Governance: Defines organizational governance (e.g. sets up new processes andguidelines)· Relationship Management: Is able to built relationships with internal (& external) business partners in order to create new solutionsPosition Specific:Key Tasks for Position Level I:· Coordinates delivery of work from all suppliers involved in a small scale / sub-project;Facilitates issue resolution; Reviews and approves vendor invoices/expenditures· Works with business unit to define critical business needs and arranges appropriateresources· Is accountable for work request evaluation and authorization, development andsubmission of work orders, as well as review of cost estimates from the suppliers· Is accountable for Acceptance Criteria and execution of Acceptance Testing at programlevel· Is responsible for project level planning, monitoring and reporting on project performance· Signs off on project deliverables; Performs internal project close down; Conducts Post-Implementation Reviews· Liaisons with the Application Architecture team, ISP, third parties, as necessary· Performs as the team lead / supervisor, where assignedPosition specific Key Tasks for Position Level II, in addition to the above:· Is responsible for the delivery of large scale projects to the business including risk, quality, and change management, system dependency touch points, schedule and financial management· Performs as the administrative manager of retained staff including business analysts, Subject Matter Experts, and Support Services staffPosition specific Key Tasks for Position Level III, in addition to the above:· Is responsible for the delivery of multiple projects / programs to the business including risk, quality, and change management, system dependency touch points, schedule and financial management· Monitors and manages achievement of SLAs with suppliers and ISP, as they pertain to his/her respective area(s); Coordinates communication, escalation, and financial impact management, when SLAs are not metPosition specific Key Tasks for Position Level IV, in addition to the above:· Directs the overall prioritization of multiple programs and resources; Responsible for managing an entire department and the associated budget· Is the key driver of strategic plan for build out of business system capabilities· Manages relationship with Senior Executives from business, supplier(s), and ISPAdditional tasks not reflected in the position profiles can be integrated in the performance management.Position Attributes:Summary:Operational responsibility for business and technology aspects of business intelligence, data warehousing, and data analytics. Program and project management, business solution delivery, business process definition, and application development. Deliver and manage multi-million dollar technology and business projects. Directs the expansion of Business Intelligence (BI). Partners with the commercial lines business functions to define requirements, development and consumption of BI solutions using the defined BI Enterprise tools. Assists in developing the framework for the BI knowledge center. Accountable for the end-to-end BI solution. Oversees the management and direction of multiple BI resources (Systems & People) and Projects (scope, schedule and budget). Aligns BI projects with business strategy. Liaison with business leadership and executives. Works with the business to help define and document BI requirements for the development of solutions. Participates in the development and execution of the enterprise BI communication strategy. Develops group goals and objectives, develops and evaluates staffing plans and identifies and defines user needs. Manages BI staff. Coordinates with business and technical groups to build or deploy data warehouses and other BI solutions. Ensures adherence to quality standards. Reviews project deliverables against defined BI Governance and processes. Measures results and recommends/implements steps to direct the analysis and resolution of problems. Oversees business intelligence projects. Performs data modeling application development, technical product assistance and tuning to meet customer performance and functional requirements. Performs business intelligence research and analysis to determine business data requirements. Prepares business analysis for business departments. Facilitates communication between business intelligence team and other business partners. Leads ongoing report package development and dissemination and handles all ad hoc reporting.Job Function:Program and project management, business solution delivery, business process definition, and application development. Cost tracking, resource management, and application delivery. Project Delivery – Deliver numerous projects and enhancements including multi-million dollar portfolio of Business Intelligence projects (Reporting, OLAP, Ad-Hoc) and Enterprise Projects. Data Warehouse/BI Management - Direct the Business Intelligence Application Support and Enhancements for the multi-terabyte enterprise data warehousing including Business Unit and Functional Marts, Business Objects, and OLAP. Support entire organization with Application SLAs. Develops business intelligence strategy for commercial lines. Coordinates with IT to define and establish the overall data warehouse architecture for the business including an integrated data model covering the entire business, technical data base and analytics platform, meta data layer, and system / data integration approach.Provides direction and leadership for the Business Intelligence team; dedicated to the development and on-going support of data warehouse, business analytics and reporting systems and services. Consults with customers to identify key issues, create analytical solutions, and provide critical business insights. Manages technical and functional resources to create reports, implement or change systems and support applications.Determines and documents technical requirements and manages projects. Communicate with customers and management to escalate project issues and document change requests.Works to build and enhance the Business Intelligence team. Develops and mentors staff. Ensures BI strategy is aligned with the IT and Business strategies. Performs business intelligence research and analysis on internal and external data. Specifies business systems to meet information processing objectives for the software platform.Facilitates interaction of and knowledge transfer between business intelligence team, other commercial product teams and the operations department. Provides input and ad hoc reporting on programming/policy information as needed for commercial service centers and commercial home office staff. Performs other functions as assigned.Preferred Skills & Abilities:Data Analytics – Analysis of data and business trendsProgram/Project Management – Commercial Lines, multi-million dollar, multi-release planning, estimating, scheduling, CBA analysis, risk and delivery managementFull Project Life-Cycle Experience – solution and process definition, business and technical definition, project staffing, development, test execution and release management for large scale projectsOperational Management – responsible for portfolios of applications (BI, Financial Processing, etc)Business Process – process definition and implementation.Relationship Management - building relationships at multiple levels in an organizationBusiness Development – requirement evaluation, solution definition, estimation and planning.