Senior Director, Enterprise Data Enablement - Data Engineer / Business Intelligence

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

Ankura Corporate Overview:

The goal of Ankura Business Services (ABS) is to provide support and assistance to Ankura’s client facing business groups. All of Ankura’s ABS groups work together to achieve a common goal, which is to create innovative solutions for our clients. ABS includes Finance, Legal, IT Services, Marketing and Communications, Real Estate, Conflict Check, Operations & Workplace Services, and the People Office. Collaborative lateral thinking, hard-earned experience, expertise, and multidisciplinary capabilities drive results. Together, Ankura’s ABS groups work in harmony to Protect, Create, and Recover Value for our clients.

Role Overview:

Ankura is seeking a seasoned Data Engineer / Business Intelligence professional with strong technical acumen and demonstrated experience in dashboarding, data modeling, and workflow automation to join the Operations team. This position will play a pivotal role in building and maintaining the firm’s reporting infrastructure, integrating disparate data sources, and developing intuitive dashboards that enable informed operational decision-making. The ideal candidate has extensive experience designing and scaling data pipelines, optimizing reporting outputs, and applying advanced analytics to improve business performance. Candidates must demonstrate a disciplined approach to data governance, confidentiality, and security, as they will be handling sensitive operational and financial information. Prior experience within the Professional Services sector is a plus. The role will be filled at the Senior Director level. This position is ideally hybrid based for a candidate located near an Ankura office in the eastern or central time zone but there is potential to be remote based (in the eastern or central time zone).

Responsibilities:

Core Responsibilities

• Data Engineering & ETL: Design, build, and maintain efficient data pipelines using SQL, Alteryx, Microsoft Fabric, and other ETL tools to integrate and transform data from multiple systems (e.g., Workday ERP, Salesforce CRM, Intapp).

• Dashboard Development: Lead the design and development of executive-level dashboards and reports in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric, ensuring outputs are intuitive, scalable, and actionable.

• Advanced Data Modeling: Architect and optimize large-scale data models, applying best practices in normalization, schema design, and performance tuning for analytics and reporting.

• Automation & Optimization: Identify opportunities to streamline and automate data workflows, reduce manual reporting, and increase the speed and reliability of business insights.

• Analytics & Insights: Apply statistical and predictive analytics techniques (Python, R, or Alteryx) to analyze large datasets, forecast trends, and generate meaningful operational insights.

• Collaboration: Partner with IT, Finance, and business leadership to ensure reporting solutions meet stakeholder needs and align with firm-wide operational excellence priorities.

• Governance & Security: Uphold rigorous standards around data governance, security, and confidentiality in handling sensitive compensation, financial, and client information.

Technical Responsibilities

• Power BI & Fabric Expertise: Develop complex dashboards, write advanced DAX formulas, use M language for data transformations, and leverage Microsoft Fabric for end-to-end data management, including data lakes, pipelines, and governance.

• Data Engineering Skills: Create scalable ETL pipelines using SQL, Alteryx, and Fabric Data Factory, integrating structured and unstructured data sources.

• Workflow Automation: Use tools such as Alteryx, Power Query, or Python to automate repetitive tasks and improve reporting efficiency.

• Predictive Analytics: Leverage statistical tools (Python, R, Alteryx, KNIME) to model and forecast business performance metrics.

• Workday ERP Integration: Support reporting and data integration from Workday PSA and Financials, including API usage and data migration.

• Visualization: Deliver compelling, executive-ready reports and presentations via Power BI, Fabric dashboards, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Engineering, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.

• 12+ years of experience in data engineering, BI, or analytics roles (experience in Professional Services industry preferred).

• Expert proficiency with Power BI (DAX, M), SQL, Alteryx / KNIME, and Microsoft Fabric.

• Strong background in ETL design, large data model development, and BI dashboarding.

• Experience with Workday ERP and integrating ERP data with BI tools.

• Proficiency with Excel (advanced functions, VBA), Power Query, Power Pivot, and PowerPoint.

• Preferred skills include Python, R, Tableau, Salesforce CRM, and Workday Adaptive Planning.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical outputs into business insights.

• Experience managing cross-functional data projects, with proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines.

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities across stakeholders.

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