Director, BI Analytics Engineering & Data Governance (Remote Eligible)

Smartsheet is a tech company with a human story to tell. We’re here to empower teams to manage projects, automate workflows, and rapidly build new secure solutions, using simple no-code tools. We’re revolutionaries – so for us changing the way the world works is all in a day’s work.

The Business Intelligence (BI) team exists to unlock the power of data within Smartsheet by providing data access and insights to empower company effectiveness. Smartsheet is looking for an experienced leader to manage large programs driving data democratization and self-serve across the Smartsheet workforce. 

The ideal candidate will have experience managing large, cross-functional projects, data analytics, data ingestion and cleansing, productizing data, people leadership, and working with stakeholders across a company. This role will work closely as a member of the management team and partner with stakeholders across the organization to ensure we are enabling data democratization utilizing data to drive decision making.

You will report to our VP of Data Science and Business Intelligence located in our Bellevue, WA office, or you may work remotely from anywhere in the US where Smartsheet is a registered employer.

You Will:

• Lead an analytics engineering team with vision and execution to productize data and ensure data accessibility for the BI Team, company leadership, and stakeholders across the organization
• Work together with BI Analysts and Data Scientists, both within the BI team and across teams, to create a framework for organizing the combination of products, reports, and research in an accessible and consumable format for stakeholders across the company
• Drive strategy and evangelism for enabling data self-serve and data democratization across the company leveraging tools such as dbt, Snowflake, Thoughtspot and Tableau
• Own data governance and data quality in our Snowflake source of truth database
• Enable data discoverability and data literacy for all teams across Smartsheet through making data findable and documented across internal tools
• Build, manage, and lead a team to meet department objectives ensuring employee performance and ongoing development
• Systematically clean and transform data to enhance our data source of truth usability for stakeholders across the business
• Understand Smartsheet's business model and functional objectives in order to guide data productization efforts to empower execution and data-driven decisions
• Develop cross-team relationships across functional leadership and our team of BI Partners to ensure we are meeting existing analytics needs and prepared to meet the needs of the future
• Support other duties as needed

You Have:

• 10-12 years of prior technical program management experience
• 5-7  years of prior experience in Analytics Engineering and/or Data Science
• 5-7 years of people management/team leadership experience or similar relevant industry experience
• Deep understanding of Data modeling techniques like Dimensional and Data Vault
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to distill information for audiences at all levels
• Project and program management experience
• Systems mindset with experience in data automation and productization
• Critical thinker with analytical and financial skills; strong sense for business success
• Excellent problem structuring, identification and resolution
• Hands-on experience with SQL, dbt and Snowflake

US Perks & Benefits:

• HSA, 100% employer-paid premiums, or Buy-up medical/vision and dental coverage options for full-time employees
• Stock - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) for eligible roles
• Lucrative Employee Stock Purchase Program (15% discount)
• 401k Match to help you save for your future (50% of your contribution up to the first 6% of your eligible pay)
• Monthly stipend to support your work and productivity
• Flexible Time Away Program, plus Incidental Sick Leave
• US employees are automatically covered under Smartsheet-sponsored life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability plans
• US employees receive 12 paid holidays per year
• Up to 24 weeks of Parental Leave
• Personal paid Volunteer Day to support our community
• Opportunities for professional growth and development including access to Udemy online courses
• Company Funded Perks, including a counseling membership, local retail discounts, and your own personal Smartsheet account
• Teleworking options from any registered location in the U.S. (role specific)

Smartsheet provides a competitive base salary range for roles that may be hired in different geographic areas we are licensed to operate our business from. Actual compensation is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, level of professional, educational experience, skills, and specific candidate location. In addition, this role will be eligible for a market competitive incentive opportunity and some roles may be eligible for a RSU stock grant upon accepted offer. 

US Pay Range$195,000—$247,500 USD

 

Get to Know Us:

At Smartsheet, we’ve created a place where everyone is welcome — people from all over the world, all backgrounds, all ages, all colors, and all beliefs working side by side. Here, everyone can make a difference and empower others to do the same. You’re encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match our job description—if your career path has been nontraditional, that will set you apart. At Smartsheet, we empower everyone, everywhere to change the way the world works—join us!

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Smartsheet is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment with the best employees. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants in accordance with applicable laws in the US, UK, Australia, Germany, Costa Rica, and Japan. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. 

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