Director, Data

**Director, Data & Intelligence**

Calgary Economic Development (CED) is an opportunity-maker, helping to spark and fuel Calgary’s growth. Our job is to connect people with resources that can help them grow their careers or businesses, thrive in new locations or markets, and feel at home in our community. We offer a wealth of information to help everyone succeed and we tirelessly promote Calgary, in Canada and around the world. We are exhilarated about our role in shaping and sharing Calgary’s story and we’re proud to be part of the energy.

**Job Summary**

As a part of Calgary Economic Development’s Economic Intelligence (EI) Team, the Director, Data & Intelligence will define the research process and foresight integration, manage CED’s data platform, proactively build dashboards to monitor critical insights about Calgary’s competitiveness, contribute to sector strategy formation and build a toolkit that acts as the source of truth for all departments within the organization.

This is a full-time permanent position.

**Key Responsibilities
- Maximize the potential and use of Google Cloud / Google BigQuery by exploring new technologies such as AI and ML that can unlock hidden patterns and opportunity within CED’s primary and partner-provided data.
- Proactively build dashboards to monitor critical insights about Calgary, enable trend discovery and unlock self-serve data options.
- Support the EI team in building knowledge on SQL and Python coding that is critical to the successful utilization of the data platform.
- Guide the creation and disbursement of Power BI dashboards that support decision making, discovery and strategy formation throughout CED.
- In close collaboration with teams across CED, guide sector-specific research processes that incorporates research and foresight to produce new discoveries that equip CED with critical information required for business attraction, retention and expansion activities.
- Distribute information internally and/or externally and centralize access for long-term storage and discovery in CED’s SharePoint.
- Project and process manage all research engagements to ensure optimal resource allocation, timely execution and to meet critical funding deadlines, when required.
- Manage the RFP process from creation to execution and identify appropriate consulting partners, when required.
- Manage a team of 4-5 talented individuals.
- Maintain and advocate for appropriate team resources to support all projects and initiatives.

**Let’s Talk About You**

You have advanced knowledge of data ingestion, transformation, and visualization tools, particularly Power BI. You possess excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex data concepts to non-technical parties concerned.

You are a strategic thinker with the ability to guide the effective integration of research and foresight practices with a focus driving continuous improvement and innovation. You have proven project management skills with the ability to multi-task and budget for several projects at once.

You are passionate about our city and are excited at the prospect of working on projects that build on the energy of our community. You are collaborative, detailed-oriented, deliver high-quality work and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

**Education**:
Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Social Science, Data Science or data related field

**Experience**:

- Minimum 8 years’ experience in a managerial capacity
- Project Management experience is highly desirable. Credential not required.
- Knowledge of data systems and using data for decision making (ideally Google Cloud Platform and Power BI); coding skills
- Experience in monitoring and analyzing macro and/or micro economic trends considered an asset.

**What's In It For You?**

CED offers more than a competitive base salary to our employees. We have a comprehensive benefit plan that includes 100% employer paid benefit premiums, RRSP’s, a health care spending account, and a generous vacation and flex time policy. We are committed to our employee’s mental health and offer resilience training with Headversity, free counselling with an EAP program, in addition to paramedical coverage through our medical benefits plan.

CED encourages and supports life-long learning and professional development. Employees are encouraged to access up to $2500 per year of funded professional development training opportunities. If you are looking for purpose driven work and are interested in joining us on our mission to diversify Calgary’s economy, we invite you to apply.

**EDI Commitment Statement**:

- Calgary Economic Development celebrates diversity and is committed to advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). Through EDI, we create a path to success for all our employees, where they have equal opportunity for advancement, have the voice to contribute to our collective growth and development and work in an inclusiv