Manager, Data & Intelligence (Remote)

Overview

Great Day Improvements - Manager, Data & Intelligence (Remote, USA)

 

Company Overview

 

Since its founding 13 years ago, Great Day Improvements, LLC has grown rapidly toward its vision of becoming one of the largest home improvement companies in the U.S. Headquartered in Twinsburg, Ohio, Great Day Improvements is a $1.5 billion, vertically integrated, direct-to-consumer provider of premium home improvement products.

 

The company’s family of brands includes Patio EnclosuresÂź, Champion Windows and Home ExteriorsÂź, Universal Windows DirectÂź, Apex Energy SolutionsÂź, Stanek WindowsÂź, LeafguardÂź, EnglertÂź, and The Bath Authority.

 

With an expanding workforce of over 4,800 employees across 130 metropolitan markets throughout the U.S., Great Day Improvements continues to rank among the top home improvement companies nationwide and is one of the fastest growing private companies in America.

 

Summary

 

The Manager, Data & Intelligence is a hands-on leadership role responsible for overseeing both the Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Engineering teams. Reporting to the Director, Data & Intelligence, this role serves as a critical force multiplier, driving BI modernization, supporting data engineering workstreams tied to AI initiatives, and providing day-to-day people management across a mid-sized team of 6 to 10 analysts and engineers.

 

A central focus of this role is leading the transition to a Databricks Apps-forward BI platform, where AI-assisted programming accelerates the development of high-quality, self-service dashboards. The ideal candidate will bring deep marketing domain expertise, ideally honed at a Big 4 consulting firm, and the ability to translate complex marketing analytics needs into scalable, governed BI solutions.

 

This person will also serve on the company’s Data Governance panel and act as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders on BI-related initiatives, balancing strategic thinking with operational execution.

 

Salary Range: $140,000 - 150,000

This salary range represents a good faith estimate of the compensation for this position. Actual compensation may vary based on education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data

Responsibilities

BI Modernization & Databricks Apps Strategy

• Lead the migration from legacy BI tools (Tableau Cloud, Power BI) to a Databricks Apps-centered platform for dashboard development and analytics delivery
• Champion AI-assisted development practices within the BI team, enabling faster iteration, higher-quality output, and reduced time-to-insight
• Define standards for dashboard design, data visualization, and semantic layer governance within the Databricks ecosystem
• Evaluate and integrate emerging AI-assisted development tools and workflows to continuously improve BI delivery speed and quality

People Management & Team Development

• Directly manage, mentor, and develop a team of 6 to 10 data analysts and data engineers supporting multiple business units
• Set clear priorities, assign projects, conduct performance reviews, and foster a collaborative, growth-oriented team culture
• Serve as a working manager, willing to build dashboards, write queries, and troubleshoot alongside the team when needed
• Identify skill gaps and drive professional development plans, particularly around Databricks, AI-assisted tooling, and modern data engineering practices

Data Engineering Oversight & AI Project Support

• Oversee the data engineering team’s workstreams, ensuring data pipelines, ingestion processes, and transformations are reliable, performant, and well-documented
• Coordinate data engineering tasks related to the company’s AI initiatives, partnering with the Director to prioritize and sequence work effectively
• Ensure data engineering deliverables meet quality, security, and governance standards required by downstream BI and AI consumers

Stakeholder Engagement & Marketing Analytics

• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the Data & Intelligence team for all BI initiatives
• Lead regular stakeholder meetings to intake requests, prioritize the backlog, align on reporting goals, and manage competing demands
• Bring strong marketing domain knowledge to the role, translating marketing KPIs, attribution models, and campaign performance needs into actionable BI solutions
• Communicate complex data insights and project updates clearly and persuasively to both technical and non-technical