CECO Environmental is a global leader in providing sustainable solutions for industrial air, water, and energy transition. Since 1966, we’ve been addressing the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Our mission is to protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, making a tangible impact across industries like renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, power generation, and water treatment. As a purpose-driven company, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and integrity, ensuring that every project we undertake creates lasting positive change. At CECO, you’ll be part of a growing, dynamic team committed to a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future.
As part of the CECO corporate team, you will play a key role in supporting the continued growth and success of our global family of brands. Whether working in finance, HR, IT, accounting, marketing, or another corporate function, your expertise will help drive efficiency and innovation across our organization. By joining CECO, you’ll be part of a company committed to protecting the environment and enhancing industrial operations, all while fostering a collaborative and purpose-driven work environment.
The Director, Data Analytics and Integration provides strategic leadership for shaping the company’s enterprise-wide data and AI vision, building a scalable data ecosystem, and driving measurable business value through innovation. This leader will be accountable for setting the direction for the organization’s enterprise data governance, architecture, and analytics programs. The Director will serve as the subject matter expert and advisor for data analytics and data integration, working with executive leadership, business stakeholders, product development teams, enabling information as a trusted, governed, and strategic enterprise asset.
Your Responsibilities Will Be:
• Enterprise Data & AI
• Defines and executes the company’s enterprise data and analytics strategy in alignment with corporate goals.
• Champion ethical AI use, governance, and workforce enablement.
• Promotes data and AI as strategic assets of innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage.
• Leadership & Governance
• Leads enterprise-wide data governance programs, stewardship councils, and executive steering committees.
• Oversees knowledge worker enablement programs to increase data and AI literacy across the company.
• Ensures compliance with data privacy, security, and AI regulations.
• Data Architecture & Microsoft Platform Leadership
• Provides strategic oversight of enterprise data architecture and integration within a Microsoft-centric environment (Azure, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Power BI, SQL Server).
• Directs the design, deployment, and scaling of modern analytics platforms, data integration pipelines, and BI solutions.
• Ensuring enterprise data is structured, secure, and optimized for analytical and operational use.
• Global Team Leadership
• Manages and mentors both onshore and offshore resources, ensuring global alignment on data and analytics initiatives.
• Builds a high-performing, collaborative, and scalable data organization across geographies.
• Balances internal expertise with partner/vendor resources to optimize delivery and innovation.
• Business Partnership & Enablement
• Engages with senior leaders across business units to identify opportunities where data and AI can enable growth, efficiency, and transformation.
• Partners with IT and product development teams designing scalable solutions for future data science and predictive analytics capabilities.
• Drives adoption of standardized data practices and promotes alignment and re-use of enterprise data assets.
• Operational Excellence
• Directs data classification, audits, and compliance measures to protect sensitive and critical information.
• Ensures cost efficiency in managing enterprise data while maximizing return on investment.
• Implements proactive risk management, monitoring, and continuous improvement processes for data and AI initiatives.
• Lead day-to-day analytics and business intelligence function and/or team(s) in support of our business strategies and functional area outcomes.
• Responsible for data source identification, requiring knowledge of functional business domain and scenarios, categories of data and where it is held, business data requirements, database technologies, and data quality.
• Develop business cases for projects and initiatives, translate business requirements into strategies, and align the team to the business strategy while executing deliverables.
• Identify and recommend the most suitable visualization tools based on context and define application design based on customer requirements; includes building compelling stories based on context, presenting to and influencing diverse audiences using appropriate data visualization, and customizing communication style based on stakeholders.
• Provide overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customers’ needs - includes developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices; analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating into business plans; and determining and supporting resource requirements.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Data & Analytics, with at least 5 years in enterprise leadership roles.
• Proven success setting AI policies and building governance programs for emerging technologies.
• Proficiency in SQL, Microsoft Data transformation and ,tools (e.g., Power BI)
• Proficiency with dashboarding tools (e.g., PowerBI) and scheduling/workflow tools (e.g., Power Platform)
• Deep expertise in Microsoft technologies: Azure, Dynamics 365, Power BI, SQL Server, and related enterprise tools.
• Exposure to Microsoft Copilot.
• Experience managing offshore and global delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of data governance, privacy regulations, and AI architectures.
• Background in manufacturing and engineering environments preferred.
• Ability to clearly communicate details of a metric to executives.
• Ability to connect nuances of data and their impact on the business.
• Exposure to building dashboards and reports that aggregate data from a variety of sources.
Licensing or Certifications:
One or more of the following certifications is preferred:
• Power BI, MS SQL or Microsoft related AI certification
• D365 F&O Certification
Travel Requirements:
• Occasional travel may be required, as necessary; must have ability to travel across borders.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
ADA Requirements:
Office Positions: Work Environment: This position is based at the headquarters located in Dallas, TX. Minimal physical requirements, primarily computer use, and communication via virtual platforms, are necessary. Flexibility to adapt to occasional scheduled video meetings and collaborative tasks is essential.
Physical Demands: Positions in this function typically require standing, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
• Concentrated mental and/or visual attention. The work involves performing complex tasks to very close accuracy and quality specifications, or a high degree of hand and eye coordination for sustained periods. Compliance with company attendance standards.
• The job is typically performed under comfortable working conditions; any disagreeable elements are generally absent during normal performance of job.
• Compliance with company attendance standards.
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
We Offer:
We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and much more.
At CECO, we are committed to a culture where every employee is valued and respected for their unique experiences and perspectives. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, that inspires innovation and brings the best solutions to our customers.
ABOUT US
CECO’s Commitment to Our People
At CECO, our people are at the center of everything we do. Whether you’re a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring opportunities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with CECO.
ABOUT CECO
CECO Environmental is a leading environmentally focused, diversified industrial company whose solutions protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment across the globe, serving a broad landscape of industrial air, industrial water and energy transition markets.
We serve these markets and our global customers through our key business segments: Engineered Systems and Industrial Process Solutions. Learn more about CECO by visiting About Us.
Equal Opportunity Employer
CECO is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.
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