Associate Director - Engagement Lead

About Tiger Analytics

Tiger Analytics is a premier analytics consultancy collaborating with Fortune 100 companies to extract business value through advanced expertise in Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI. We are recognized by leading market research organizations such as Forrester and Gartner for our leadership and impact.

Role Overview

We are looking for a seasoned Program/Engagement Lead to spearhead a major enterprise analytics transformation focused on modernizing Plant Performance Reporting across manufacturing operations in the Americas. This initiative includes productionizing an existing reporting system, expanding standardized reporting globally, establishing a scalable Snowflake data infrastructure, and delivering executive Power BI dashboards to empower data-based operational and financial decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the complete delivery lifecycle of the Plant Performance Reporting transformation program.
• Act as the chief liaison for executive business stakeholders, program sponsors, and IT leaders.
• Lead program governance: organize steering committee meetings, executive reviews, risk management, and delivery planning.
• Create and oversee integrated project plans encompassing data engineering, reporting, validation, testing, deployment, and change management.
• Coordinate rollout activities across multiple manufacturing plants managing dependencies from data readiness, business priorities, and technology delivery.
• Ensure alignment among Supply Chain Finance, Manufacturing, Plant Controllers, Regional Leadership, and Enterprise IT stakeholders.
• Oversee the transition of the existing reporting framework into an enterprise-level Power BI platform.
• Implement standardized KPIs, reporting frameworks, and governance across plants, teams, and regional leadership.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering teams to prioritize data quality, Snowflake integration, and reporting preparedness.
• Manage business validation, user acceptance testing, production rollout, and support (hypercare) phases.
• Track program timelines, risks, budget, interdependencies, and critical executive actions.
• Ensure effective communication between onshore client teams and offshore delivery teams.
• Promote adoption through stakeholder engagement, training, and organizational change management.
• Identify improvement opportunities in delivery processes, reporting maturity, and future analytics capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• At least 12 years of experience leading extensive Data & Analytics or Digital Transformation initiatives.
• Proven track record of managing enterprise programs involving cross-functional business and IT teams.
• Deep experience with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations Finance, or Plant Performance Management projects.
• Skilled in managing global delivery teams, including distributed onshore and offshore execution models.
• Strong knowledge of BI and analytics deployments using Power BI, Snowflake, cloud data platforms, and modern data architectures.
• Experience with data integration, reporting modernization, and rolling out enterprise dashboards.
• Excellent executive stakeholder management, including presentations to Directors, VPs, and C-level executives.
• Experienced in Agile program leadership managing multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Sound financial understanding of operational KPIs, manufacturing metrics, and business performance reporting.

Preferred Attributes

• Familiarity with Snowflake, dbt, Power BI, and cloud-based analytics environments.
• Knowledge of manufacturing ERP systems such as SAP, JDE, QAD, Infor, Blue Yonder, etc.
• Exposure to Supply Chain Finance, Plant Controlling, Product Costing, or Operations Performance Reporting.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide reporting standardization or BI transformation programs.

Benefits and Opportunities

This role offers significant career growth within a rapidly expanding and entrepreneurial company. The position involves considerable autonomy and responsibility in a dynamic work environment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The company provides equal employment opportunities without discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.