Director, Data and Application Strategy

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we’re proud that the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company as we have been recognized with over 83 Best Place to Work awards.  Including Best Workplace by Fortune Magazine,  Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Fortune Best Workplace for Millennials, Great Place to Work’s Best Workplace for Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes. 

As the Director of Data & Application Strategy, you will serve as the principal strategic advisor to the Chief Information Officer, playing a pivotal role in shaping the company’s technology vision. This role is responsible for defining and executing a comprehensive data strategy that drives business value, ensures data governance excellence, and enables data-empowered decision-making. Additionally, you will provide thought leadership in enterprise application strategy, ensuring technology investments align with business priorities. You will lead cross-functional teams, collaborate with senior executives, and drive innovation through the strategic use of data and applications.

Strategic Leadership & Advisory

• Act as the Head of IT’s key thought partner, influencing IT and business strategy with a strong data-driven approach.
• Provide executive-level insights and recommendations on technology initiatives, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.
• Prepare and deliver strategic briefings, roadmaps, and reports to IT leadership and business executives.
• Drive a culture of data-centric decision-making across the enterprise.

Data Strategy & Governance

• Develop and execute a forward-looking data strategy that aligns with business goals and creates measurable value.
• Lead enterprise-wide data governance, ensuring best practices in data quality, security, and accessibility.
• Establish and implement scalable data architecture, processes, and analytics frameworks.
• Partner with business leaders to identify and prioritize data-driven initiatives that improve efficiency, profitability, and competitive advantage.
• Streamline and automate data workflows to enhance operational effectiveness.

Enterprise Application Strategy

• Collaborate on and oversee the enterprise application strategy, ensuring systems are optimized to support business objectives.
• Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to assess, implement, and maintain critical applications.
• Ensure seamless integration of applications with data platforms to enable analytics-driven insights.
• Identify opportunities for application rationalization, modernization, and automation to enhance business agility and efficiency.

Team & Program Leadership

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of data and business analysts and drive cross-functional projects
• Oversee execution of data and application initiatives, ensuring timely delivery and measurable impact.
• Foster collaboration across IT, finance, operations, and other business units to drive technology adoption and value realization.
• Monitor performance through KPIs and continuously refine strategies to optimize business impact.

10+ years in IT leadership roles with a strong background in data strategy and experience with enterprise applications

Bachelor’s Degree required or equivalent experience

Inspirational certification preferred

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