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Senior Director of Data & Analytics

Indianapolis, United States

Empowering Businesses. Enabling Success.

At Visual Edge IT, we help organizations nationwide harness the power of technology to work smarter, stay secure, and grow stronger. From managed IT services and cybersecurity to print solutions and document workflow, we deliver innovative, customized strategies that give our clients the edge in an ever-changing business landscape. Our nationwide network combines the personalized service of local teams with the strength and resources of a national leader—ensuring that every client gets both technology that works and people who care.

With more than two decades of experience and a team of over 1,000 technology professionals, we pride ourselves on building partnerships that go beyond service contracts. When you join Visual Edge IT, you become part of a collaborative, solutions-driven culture where your expertise helps shape the future for businesses across the country. Together, we don’t just solve technology challenges—we create opportunities for success.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Director of Data & Analytics to lead our enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives. This role will be pivotal in assessing the current data landscape, identifying opportunities for improvement, and driving meaningful change across the organization.

This position is remote with 1–2 days in the office a week near one of our regional offices (Dallas, Houston, Nashville, Memphis, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Cleveland / Canton), with up to 10% travel required.

The ideal candidate will be both a strategic leader and hands-on architect, capable of transforming data into a strategic asset, fostering a data-driven culture, and unlocking business value through advanced analytics and AI. Success requires a proactive approach to modernizing data capabilities, challenging the status quo, and delivering innovative solutions that accelerate time-to-value and improve decision-making.

The Senior Director will also be responsible for building and leading a high-performing, customer-oriented data and analytics team focused on delivering measurable business impact and supporting growth through insight-driven strategies.

Primary Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

Develop and execute a comprehensive data strategy aligned with business goals.
Champion data as a key lever for value creation, time-to-value acceleration, and competitive advantage.
Collaborate with executive leadership to define and track KPIs that drive performance, productivity, and customer satisfaction.

Enterprise Data Architecture & Governance

Build and scale a modern data organization with robust governance, architecture, and tooling.
Establish enterprise-wide standards for data quality, integrity, master data management (MDM), and compliance.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Lead cross-functional teams across IT, Finance, Sales, HR, and Marketing to deliver integrated data solutions.
Partner with the Vice President of Technology to align data architecture with scalable, secure technology platforms.
Drive alignment on data priorities, project success metrics, and delivery timelines.

Team Leadership & Development

Build and lead a high-performing, customer-oriented data and analytics team.
Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Mentor and develop talent to ensure readiness for evolving business needs.

Analytics, AI Innovation & Cost Efficiency

Deliver scalable BI solutions, dashboards, and predictive analytics.
Champion AI/ML initiatives, including LLMs and automation use cases.
Identify data-driven opportunities to increase operational cost efficiency.

Operational Excellence

Manage the full lifecycle of data projects, ensuring timely delivery and stakeholder satisfaction.
Design and operationalize end-to-end data pipelines and platforms for real-time insights.

Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Data Science, Business, or related field; Master’s preferred.
15+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, data management, finance, or business analysis, with 5+ years in a senior leadership role.
Proven experience in distribution and manufacturing industries, with deep knowledge of relevant metrics and KPIs.
10+ years of experience managing cost-effective operating models (on-site, near-shore, off-shore).
Expertise in big data technologies, cloud platforms, and tools (Snowflake, Databricks, PowerBI, Tableau, AWS, Azure, Informatica, SSIS, SQL, Python).
Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a strong track record of cross-functional collaboration.
Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and grow high-performing teams.
Experience in asset distribution or MSP environments is preferred
Familiarity with service delivery metrics, inventory optimization, and customer lifecycle analytics.
A passion for innovation and continuous improvement.

At Visual Edge IT, we are proud to provide:

Work-Life Balance
Visual Edge IT promotes a healthy work-life balance for employees by offering competitive pay, PTO, and ten paid holidays per year. We are always reviewing and finding new ways to support our employees’ unique needs.

Career Path
We encourage growth from within Visual Edge IT. We seek outside candidates who are driven that we can nurture along a career path and we hire/promote internally. We also have opportunities to develop talent through training programs.

Insurance Benefits
We offer multiple plans to choose from to fit your individual needs. We offer medical, HSA, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, voluntary life insurance, employee assistance program, and wellness programs. We provide all of our employees a $50k life insurance policy at no cost to our team members.

401(k)
Visual Edge gives employees access to a 401k program and offers an employer match benefit. Visual Edge IT will match 100% of an employee’s contribution up to the first 3% and will provide an additional 50% match on the next 2% of the employee contribution.

Visual Edge IT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics are prohibited. VEIT participates in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.

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