Job Title: Director of Business Intelligence
Location: Austin, TX or Dallas, TX
Overview
CWS portfolio: 100+ properties representing more than 30,000 apartment units across North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, and Washington, with projected growth to 150 properties over the next seven years.
Job Description
CWS Purpose: Enhancing Lives the CWS Way
CWS Values:
Honoring Our Word : Do what you say you will do.
Ethical Dealings are Paramount : Do the right thing all the time, every time.
A Respect for People : Treat others the way you want to be treated.
Requirement for Profitability and Sustainability : Bring value to our employees, residents and investors in a company designed for the long term.
A Demand for Excellence with a Sense of Urgency : Be intentional. Be accurate. Be timely. CARE.
What’s Your Purpose?
Connect | Engage | Serve
What You Will Do
The Director of Business Intelligence will lead the design, development, and delivery of BI dashboards and reports while providing leadership to a reporting and analytics team. This role combines hands‑on development with mentorship, standards enforcement, and collaboration across the business to drive consistent, high‑quality reporting solutions.
What Your Day Consists Of
Power BI Development
Design, develop, and maintain BI reports, dashboards, and datasets
Translate business requirements into clear, actionable data visualizations
Build and optimize data models
Integrate data from multiple sources
Ensure report performance, scalability, and data accuracy
Implement row‑level security (RLS) and data governance standards
Troubleshoot and resolve data quality and performance issues
Team Leadership & Ownership
Lead, mentor, and support a team of analysts
Establish and enforce reporting standards, best practices, and design guidelines
Review team deliverables for accuracy, performance, and usability
Prioritize work, manage workloads, and coordinate delivery timelines
Act as a technical escalation point for complex BI and data modeling issues
Collaborate with stakeholders to align team output with business priorities
Support onboarding, training, and skill development within the team
Drive continuous improvement in reporting processes and tools
What You Bring To Us
Qualifications
Experience developing reports and dashboards in Microsoft Power BI
knowledge of DAX, Power Query (M), and data modeling
Experience with SQL and relational databases
Ability to lead or mentor team members
Understanding of data visualization and UX best practices
Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Technical Skills
Power BI Desktop
DAX & Power Query
SQL
Data modeling
Excel, CSV, and cloud based data sources
Documentation and version control practices
Soft Skills
Leadership and mentorship capability
Strong attention to detail and quality
Collaborative, customer‑focused mindset
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed.
Top Skills
What We Do
Since 1969, CWS has delivered exceptional living experiences for our customers. Over the years, our company has expanded and we’re proud to serve more than 60,000 residents and 800 team members across the country. We believe our success is a product of staying true to who we were at the onset. As a result, our daily actions are designed to deliver on our purpose of “Enhancing Lives the CWS Way.” From the minute you join the CWS family, as a resident or team member, you’ll experience the difference. How? We have a signature style which includes friendly team members, responsive service, well-designed floor plans, unique amenities, and spotless communities. We deliver on this by providing teams with the training they need and the perks, benefits, and balance they cannot live without
