Director, Data Analytics

Focus Financial Partners

$160K — $210K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as data science, finance, or statistics.
  • 7 to 10 years of experience in data analytics, ideally within large organizations.
  • Proficiency in SQL, Python/R, and business intelligence tools like Tableau or Power BI.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills for conveying complex analyses to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience in financial services analytics, with an understanding of industry-specific metrics.
  • Familiarity with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake or Azure.
  • Knowledge of Workday ERP and Adaptive Planning, along with predictive analytics implementation.

Responsibilities

  • Build and lead a high-performing data analytics team focused on dashboards and KPI reporting.
  • Collaborate across departments to enhance data quality and standardize definitions for trusted analytics.
  • Deliver insightful reporting on client trends, profitability, and retention metrics.
  • Manage the integration of data with ERP systems to streamline reporting capabilities.
  • Implement predictive analytics and automation opportunities for process improvement.
  • Promote the use of self-service analytics tools and foster a culture centered on data-driven decision making.
  • Establish governance standards for data quality and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Life insurance and 401(k) retirement plan options.
  • Opportunity for annual cash bonuses based on performance.
  • Comprehensive benefits package supporting work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Position Summary:

The Director of Data Analytics will help lead the FP&A and data analytics strategy for the wealth management business, transforming client, advisor, operational, and financial data into actionable insights that improve growth, advisor productivity, and business performance. This role will partner closely with advisory, investment, operations, technology, compliance, and finance team members to build scalable reporting, strengthen data governance, and advance a more data-driven organization. The Director will help build scalable reporting frameworks for billable client assets and firm-level performance benchmarking.

This position will be an integral contributor to the company's FP&A and data analytics efforts and reports to the VP of FP&A and Data Analytics.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Help build and develop a high-performing finance data analytics team responsible for dashboards, KPI reporting, ad hoc analysis, business intelligence, and advanced analytics.
  • Partner across all business disciplines to improve data quality, establish common definitions, and enable trusted analytics across CRM, portfolio reporting systems and billing systems.
  • Deliver meaningful reporting across client trends, segmentation, productivity, profitability, and retention metrics.
  • Navigate the firm's data warehouse capabilities, ensuring clean integration of data to our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and other reporting platforms.
  • Identify and implement opportunities to use predictive analytics and AI to improve process automation.
  • Drive adoption of self-service analytics tools, data literacy, and a culture of evidence-based decision-making across the finance organization.
  • Establish strong standards for governance, date quality, and privacy to support regulatory, risk, and audit requirements.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in data science, statistics, finance, computer science, or a related quantitative field
  • 7 to 10 years of progressive experience in data analytics in a large and complex environment
  • Proficiency in SQL, Python/R, and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, or similar)
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with the ability to explain complex analyses to non-technical audiences.
  • Demonstrated understanding and experience in financial services
  • Familiarity with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, Synapse).
  • Familiarity with Workday ERP and Adaptive Planning
  • Experience implementing predictive analytics, machine learning, or self-service analytics programs in a regulated environment


This position is an exempt position. The annualized base pay range for this role is expected to be between $160,000 - $210,000 base salary compensation range. Actual base pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location where work will be performed, and the applicant's skill set. The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package. Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k). Please note that the job title is subject to change based on the selected candidate's experience and education.

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