We empower consumers with better online credit solutions.
The Role
The Director of Business Intelligence will lead the BI strategy, develop BI platforms, oversee data governance, and provide actionable insights by collaborating with business leaders.
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Who We Are:
Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, IL, privately held Braviant Holdings, LLC is a leading provider of tech- enabled credit products which combine break through technology and cutting-edge machine learning to transform how people access credit online. The Company’s next-generation approach to lending reduces credit barriers and creates a Path to Prime® helping millions of underbanked consumers build credit history, reduce their cost of borrowing, and take control of their personal finances. Braviant has been named multiple times to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies and has been recognized as a Best Place to Work.
Position Summary:
The Director, Business Intelligence (BI) will be responsible for developing and executing Braviant’s enterprise-wide BI strategy, enabling data-driven decision-making across all business units. This leader will oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of BI tools, dashboards, and reporting systems that turn complex data into actionable insights. The ideal candidate will blend deep technical BI expertise with strong business acumen, strategic vision, and leadership skills to scale our analytics capabilities as the company grows.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership
-Define and drive Braviant’s BI strategy in alignment with company goals and growth objectives.
-Partner with executive leadership to identify high-impact analytical opportunities and ensure BI efforts support strategic priorities.
-Champion a data-driven culture across the organization.
Data & Reporting Infrastructure
-Lead the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise BI platforms, dashboards, and automated reporting.
-Oversee data governance practices, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and security of information.
-Collaborate with Data Engineering to ensure BI solutions are scalable, efficient, and integrated with core systems.
Analytics & Insights
-Partner with business leaders to define KPIs, metrics, and success criteria for performance measurement.
-Translate complex data into clear, actionable business insights and recommendations.
-Proactively identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities to optimize operations, marketing, risk, and customer experience.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- 10+ years of progressive experience in BI, analytics, or data strategy, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Expertise in BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker, Qlik) and data visualization best practices.
- Strong SQL skills and familiarity with cloud-based data warehouses (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, etc.).
- Proven track record of building and scaling BI functions in a high-growth environment.
- Confidence to productively challenge existing practices and assumptions across the organization in the spirit of identifying more optimal solutions.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Preferred:
- Experience in fintech, financial services, consumer lending (B2C) or a data-intensive consumer business highly preferred.
- Understanding of machine learning concepts and integration with BI workflows.
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to data privacy and security.
Benefits and Perks
- Discretionary Annual Bonus Plan Participation
- Medical benefits paid by employer/employee split of 80/20
- Dental and Vision covered at zero cost to you for employee only coverage
- PTO, Sick and Floating Holidays
- 14 Company Holidays
- 401K plan with safe harbor match
- Participation in the Company Profits Interest Units long term incentive plan
- Remote work environment
- Monthly Internet stipend
- Team and company events/get together
Braviant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender(including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions),sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law
Top Skills
BigQuery
Looker
Power BI
Qlik
Redshift
Snowflake
SQL
Tableau
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The Company
What We Do
Braviant Holdings is a digital lending platform that combines breakthrough technology and cutting-edge machine learning to empower consumers with better credit solutions. This next-generation approach to lending is reducing credit barriers and creating a Path to Prime to help millions of underbanked consumers.
Why Work With Us
We’re about making a meaningful and lasting impact on the world. We come to work each day ready to embrace our wide range of backgrounds and build on each another’s ideas as we join forces to create the next-generation lending products our customers deserve!
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