Head of Business Analytics & Business Intelligence

Reports To: Chief Administrative Officer

Location: Boston MA or New York NY

Salary: $150000 - $200000

We are seeking a senior Head of Business Analytics & Business Intelligence to own how data is consumed interpreted and acted upon across the firm. This leader is accountable for transforming high-quality governed data into insights that directly inform executive decisions business strategy and day-to-day execution.

Reporting to the CAO this role serves as the firms authority on analytics business intelligence and business performance metrics. The ideal candidate is both strategic and hands-onable to engage at the executive level while personally shaping critical analyses dashboards and insight delivery.

This role partners closely with the Chief Information Officer and the Head of Data Engineering who owns data pipelines platforms and foundational governance. Together these leaders define data standards governance and tooling strategywhile maintaining clear accountability between data supply and data consumption.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Enterprise Analytics & BI Leadership

• Define and execute the firms analytics and business intelligence strategy
• Establish analytics as a core driver of executive decision-making and accountability
• Serve as a trusted analytics advisor to senior leadership

Insight & Decision Enablement

• Translate business priorities into clear metrics dashboards and analytical insights
• Ensure leaders have timely accurate and actionable visibility into firm performance
• Elevate analytics from reporting to insight-driven guidance through self-service dashboards and AI enablement.

Hands-On Delivery and Execution

• Translate strategic objectives into actionable analytics initiatives and projects
• Build deliverables in leading BI and reporting tools to deliver actionable insights and scalable analytics against established timelines and milestones
• Regularly communicate results and impact to stakeholders and cross functional partners

BI Platforms & Standards

• Oversee BI and analytics tool selection implementation and adoption
• Standardize metrics and reporting frameworks across the firm
• Ensure analytics outputs are intuitive trusted and decision-ready

Analytics Governance & Partnership

• Partner with the Head of Data Engineering on data definitions governance user access models and data security
• Certify analytical outputs and ensure alignment with enterprise data standards
• Maintain a single source of truth for business performance metrics

Data Literacy & Culture

• Build a data-literate culture through enablement training and self-service analytics

• Improve how teams understand interpret and act on data
• Set best practices for analytics development visualization and storytelling

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8 years of experience leading business analytics or BI functions at scale
• Proven ability to influence executive decisions through data and insights
• Deep expertise in business intelligence analytics KPI design and visualization
• Strong understanding of data governance as it relates to analytics consumption
• Experience partnering closely with data engineering and technology teams
• Exceptional communication skills with executive-level presence
• Experience in investment banking financial services or regulated environments strongly preferred