Data & Analytics Lead

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About Entrega
Entrega is a Michigan-headquartered technology professional services firm delivering enterprise solutions to global clients. We design, develop, and operationalize technology-enabled solutions through a high-performance services model built to elevate client experience and deliver measurable business value.

Position Summary
Entrega is seeking a hands-on, builder-oriented Data & Analytics Lead to establish and lead our Data & Analytics Delivery Team.

This role begins as a player-coach position: leading architecture and solution delivery while recruiting and building a structured analytics team beneath you. As the team scales, the role will evolve toward increased leadership responsibility and reduced individual billable contribution.

The Data & Analytics Lead will be accountable for building the team, defining technical standards, managing utilization performance, and ensuring analytics delivery integrates seamlessly into Entrega’s broader Service Delivery model.

This is a foundational leadership hire with clear growth trajectory as the capability expands.

This position is primarily in-office to enable close collaboration with Service Delivery, Delivery Systems, and executive leadership.

Responsibilities
This description reflects the primary accountabilities of the role and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Role scope will evolve as the team grows.

• Build & Manage the Data & Analytics Delivery Team
  • Recruit, hire, and structure the Data & Analytics Delivery Team
  • Define team roles, leveling standards, and technical competency expectations
  • Directly manage team members, including performance reviews and development planning
  • Establish clear utilization and delivery performance expectations
  • Develop scalable capacity planning aligned to delivery demand
• Hands-On Technical Leadership (Early Phase)
  • Lead architecture and solution design for client data and analytics initiatives
  • Provide hands-on development support in BI, data modeling, SQL, and cloud data environments as needed
  • Establish coding, documentation, and quality standards
  • Create reusable frameworks, accelerators, and best practices
• Delivery Performance & Governance
  • Ensure analytics engagements meet scope, timeline, and profitability targets
  • Partner with Service Delivery Managers to align staffing to demand
  • Maintain visibility into team utilization and margin performance
  • Reinforce disciplined intake and scope management processes
  • Prevent uncontrolled analytics scope expansion
• Cross-Functional Integration
  • Act as the structured gateway for analytics production work entering the team
  • Support pre-sales solution design and technical validation
  • Ensure analytics solutions integrate with digital and technology initiatives
  • Partner with Delivery Systems leadership to reinforce production discipline
    
    

Qualifications
The following qualifications reflect the experience, capabilities, and attributes typically required to perform successfully in this role.

• 6–10+ years of experience in Data & Analytics, Business Intelligence, or Data Engineering
  • 2+ years of technical leadership or team leadership experience
  • Strong hands-on expertise in Power BI, SQL, and cloud-based data platforms
  • Experience designing scalable data architectures and reporting frameworks
  • Experience working within professional services or client-facing delivery environments strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to build and mentor technical teams
  • Understanding of billable utilization and delivery margin expectations preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field required
  
  

Performance Profile
Success in this role requires the ability to both build and execute. The Data & Analytics Lead must combine technical depth with structured operational discipline.

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• Builder mentality and comfort creating structure from ambiguity
  • Strong hands-on technical credibility
  • Accountability for team performance, utilization, and quality
  • Systems-oriented thinking
  • Executive-level communication capability
  • Financial and margin awareness within a services environment

Compensation & Benefits
This role offers a competitive base salary aligned to experience and scope. Where applicable, employees may be eligible to