Senior Director, Data and Analytics

<p><strong>Position: Senior Director, Data and Analytics<br>Organization: </strong>Cobalt Service Partners – Alpine Investors Portfolio<strong> </strong>Company – (<a href="https://cobaltsp.com">https://cobaltsp.com</a>)<strong><br>Location: </strong>Flexible (Remote within the U.S.)<strong><br>Reports To: </strong>EVP, Transformation</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong><br>Cobalt Service Partners Overview</strong></p> <p>Cobalt Service Partners is a private equity–backed platform building the leading commercial access and security integration business in North America. Our partner companies design, install, and service mission-critical systems including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and related low-voltage infrastructure for enterprise, institutional, and commercial customers.</p> <p>Backed by Alpine Investors, a private equity firm specializing in middle-market companies in the services and software industries with $15B+ in AUM, Cobalt has scaled rapidly since launch. With more than 40 acquisitions completed in a highly fragmented operating environment, Cobalt is building a differentiated, data-driven platform designed to scale through both organic growth and M&A.<br><br></p> <p><strong>Cobalt’s Core Values Are</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Unwavering stewardship: </strong>We believe advancing founders’ legacies is a privilege. We do right by our founders, teams, and customers in good times and in bad.</li> <li><strong>Excellence in action: </strong>We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards. We’re bold in our pursuits, don’t make excuses, and relentlessly empower each other to get the job done.</li> <li><strong>Seek and tell the truth: </strong>We’re honest with ourselves and others. We do what we say we’ll do, say what needs to be said, and search for the right answer regardless of where it comes from.</li> <li><strong>Love learning: </strong>We’re always learning as individuals, as a team, and as a business. We show up humble, curious, and with the courage to change our minds.</li> <li><strong>Enjoy the ride: </strong>We’re fired up by our mission, love our team, and don’t take either for granted. We show up authentically, assume best intent, and try not to take ourselves too seriously.<br><strong> </strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>Position Overview</strong></p> <p>The <strong>Senior Director, Data and Analytics</strong> will define and lead the enterprise data strategy for a rapidly scaling, private equity–backed services platform. This role owns the architecture, governance, and roadmap for a modern data environment that enables reliable financial reporting, operational visibility, and scalable M&A integration across all operating companies.</p> <p>This is a strategic leadership role focused on systems design, prioritization, and organizational capability-building. This individual will partner closely with Finance, Operations, and executive leadership to ensure data is a durable competitive advantage for the platform.<br><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Enterprise Data Strategy & Architecture</strong>: Define and own the long-term data architecture and tooling strategy across ingestion, warehouse, transformation, BI, and governance layers to ensure scalability and reliability.</li> <li><strong>Metric Governance & Standardization: </strong>Establish and enforce canonical KPI definitions and governance processes to ensure consistency, auditability, and enterprise-wide trust in reporting.</li> <li><strong>Platform Scaling & M&A Integration: </strong>Design and implement a repeatable data integration framework that accelerates onboarding of new acquisitions and improves speed-to-insight across the platform.</li> <li><strong>Vendor & Platform Management: </strong>Oversee external data engineering partners, technology vendors, platform spend, and SLAs to ensure performance and cost efficiency.</li> <li><strong>Executive Partnership: </strong>Serve as the primary data partner to executive leadership, translating operational and financial requirements into technical decisions.<br><br></li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>7+ years of experience in data, analytics, or data platform leadership</li> <li>Proven experience designing and scaling modern cloud data architectures (e.g., Snowflake or similar)</li> <li>Strong understanding of dimensional modeling, semantic layers, and reporting infrastructure</li> <li>Experience with multi-tenant, heterogeneous data environments</li> <li>Experience in PE-backed, multi-entity, or high-growth environments preferred</li> <li>Demonstrated experience leading analytics engineering or BI teams</li> <li>Strong commercial acumen with fluency in financial and operational metrics</li> <li>Experience managing external vendors and technology budgets<br><br></li> </ul> <p><strong>Core Competencies</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Enterprise Data Architecture Expertise: </strong>Deep understanding of modern data lake and analytics architectures</li> <li><strong>Autonomy & Ownership: </strong>Thrives as a single-threaded owner responsible for critical systems and outcomes</li> <li><strong>Comfort with Ambiguity: </strong>Able to bring structure to unclear problems and evolving requirements</li> <li><strong>Commercial Judgment: </strong>Understands how architecture and data decisions impact the business today and in the future</li> <li><strong>Executive Communication: </strong>Translates complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for leaders</li> <li><strong>Quality & Rigor: </strong>Maintains high standards for scalability, reliability, and performance<br><br></li> </ul> <p><strong>Compensation and Timing</strong></p> <p>Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience. Cobalt offers a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare, 401(k) match, and flexible time off. Cobalt is looking to add this role in the near term as a critical investment in the company’s future.</p>

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