Director, Data Management

The Director Data Management position exists to lead the enterprise data function for Focus on the Family. This position builds and governs the data foundation on which the ministry depends: documented architecture a trusted cloud data platform certified reporting and governed data assets that let ministry advancement marketing care content and finance leaders make sound decisions. The Director is expected to be personally hands-on in the platform while leading and developing the team. The role is architecture- and documentation-led rather than report-production-led and is accountable for establishing what the organization has never had in durable form: documented data architecture source-to-target lineage a business glossary with certified metric definitions and runbooks that remove key-person risk. The Director owns Snowflake leads modernization of the legacy SSRS estate owns data initiatives across the Salesforce ecosystem and owns the data-readiness posture that makes AI safe to use. The central team owns platform architecture standards and governance process; business and ministry domains own the meaning and stewardship of their data. Because the team today is weighted toward SSRS and SQL development growing existing staff into data engineering and governance capability is a core expectation of this Duties/Responsibilities:Architecture and documentation:Owns enterprise data architecture: conceptual logical and physical models; source-to-target mappings; integration patterns; master and reference data the enterprise data documentation set as a standing deliverable: architecture decision records data dictionary business glossary lineage classification register and runbooksEnforces the standard that nothing enters production without documented owner purpose lineage refresh cadence quality checks classification and access key-person risk in mission-critical data assets to a measurable target through documentation and data platform:Owns the Snowflake platform: environment architecture access patterns modeling and naming standards masking and row-level security tagging retention and personally hands-on in SQL modeling and transformation work; sets technical patterns by building ingestion transformation and orchestration standards including dbt or equivalent version control testing and CI/CD for data initiatives across the Salesforce ecosystem: CRM and Marketing Cloud data architecture identity and household resolution consent data integrity and flows to and from platform cost management and coordinates the data roadmap with the infrastructure cloud data quality automation pipeline monitoring and data incident and analytics:Leads inventory rationalization and selective modernization of the legacy SSRS estate; retires reports that do not earn their certified enterprise metrics and a semantic layer so executive board and departmental numbers managed self-service: certified datasets standards templates and coaching for analysts across the a prioritized data roadmap with visible capacity and published tradeoffs; treats durable data assets as products not one-off trust and privacy:Operates the hub-and-spoke governance model; names executive data owners and stewards in every critical domain and runs the cadence that holds them the data steward working group and maintains a decision log for enterprise definitions and source-of-truth the data domain model glossary catalog metadata lineage classification standards and data quality issue the data-readiness posture for AI: classification lineage quality consent status and access control. Required reviewer for AI and analytics use cases involving donor family minor or care with Cybersecurity Infrastructure Legal and Privacy on GDPR CCPA/CPA PCI and donor data obligations. Cybersecurity owns identity and policy; this role owns technical implementation inside the conformance to content taxonomy and metadata labeling standards across MAM and DAM. Content and enterprise architecture own the taxonomy; this role owns enforcement and ministry trust boundaries. Donor family minor and counseling data are governed with explicit restrictions not collapsed into one unrestricted leadership and delivery:Leads coaches and develops the team; sets priorities assigns work and holds the team to documented team capability honestly and builds a realistic plan to grow existing SSRS and SQL staff into data engineering analytics engineering and governance the future shape and staffing needs of the function and makes the case for investment as the capability department goals against the enterprise data strategy; reports progress risks and tradeoffs to the CDIO and executive with the IT PMO on funded project delivery while owning the continuous data roadmap directly. Manages data platform Duties/Responsibilities:Perform other duties as assignedManagerial Breadth/Scope of Job:Manages professional and technical staff at various for the data platform and analytics budget including cloud consumption and Environment/Physical Requirements:Office environment. Hands-on role; expect meaningful time in the platform alongside the off-hours involvement for critical data platform incidents. Routine production database administration for transactional systems is not a core function of this QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:Character/Spiritual:Exemplifies Ephesians 5:1-2 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children and walk in love as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for the Great Commission given by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo I am with you always even to the end of the a consistent witness for Jesus Christ; maintains a courteous Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Focus; adheres to theStandard of Moral ConductandStatement of Faith; upholds Focus on the Familys ministry in prayerPrays personally for Focus on the Familys staff and constituents and may occasionally lead in a public prayerEngages in Christian ministryDemonstrates behaviors aligned withFOF core valuesPersonal Characteristics:Builds trust across ministry business and technical audiences; mentors and develops othersSelf-motivated; requires little direct supervision; coachableDisciplined and organized with a bias toward writing things downCommunicates well; holds a position under pressure then implements the decision governance reaches; Willing to do the work personally as well as lead itComfortable leading change amid legacy systems real constraints and high stewardship expectationsKnowledge/Experience Required:Bachelors degree in Information Systems Computer Science Data Science Analytics or equivalent experience and certification (Equivalent Experience in lieu of education is acceptable)7-10 years of experience in data management engineering analytics or business intelligence including at least 3 years leading or formally mentoring technical staffHands-on ownership of a cloud data platform in production. Snowflake strongly preferred; Databricks BigQuery Redshift or Fabric consideredOwnership of enterprise data architecture including documented modeling source-to-target mapping and integration patternsTrack record modernizing a legacy reporting estate including rationalization and the stakeholder change management it requiresHas established data governance that was adopted in practice; named owners and stewards glossary certified definitions working data quality process; not a policy document aloneAdvanced SQL and current fluency in dbt or equivalent ELT tooling version control and CI/CD for dataExperience with sensitive or regulated data and the access controls classification and audit it requiresExperience developing technical staff onto new platforms and ways of workingAble to explain architecture and tradeoffs to non-technical ministry and business leadersKnowledge/Experience Preferred:Ability to build predictive or statistical models on governed data and interest in growing that capability over timeSalesforce and Marketing Cloud data models Salesforce Data CloudPower BI or Microsoft Fabric including SSRS migration experienceData catalog lineage and data quality tooling; master data management and identity resolutionNonprofit ministry media and content or membership organization experienceWorkday and enterprise finance and giving system dataAsset management metadata content taxonomy and semantic governanceGDPR CCPA/CPA PCI and donor data stewardship expectationsSkills Abilities and Special Talents/Gifts:Strong written communication: produces architecture documentation and standards others can useTranslates ambiguous business questions into clear data requirements and declines requests that do not serve the strategyManages numerous and sometimes conflicting objectives and prioritiesUnderstands core ministry and business operations and the interactions among departmentsFacilitates governance forums and working groups that produce decisionsCooperative in resolving conflict; treats organizational seams as shared problems rather than turfBuilds a capable team and develops the people already on itPay Range: $114098 to $134765Application Materials Required: Cover Letter Resume/CV*Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit you may redact or remove any age-identifying information such as age date of birth or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this Materials Instructions: Please identify the job specific minimum qualifications you possess in your cover letter and be sure your resume includes any and all relevant experience to be accurately assessed against the qualifications listed in the posting. To apply please submit the following application materials to this posting. 1. A current resume. 2. A cover letter that specifically addresses the job requirements and outlines on the Family puts a high value on our team members and offers a unique benefit scheduled for 20 hours or more per week are eligible for:Norton LifeLock ID Theft CoverageLegal Shield/ID Shield CoverageAFLAC403B Retirement PlanVacation Time & Vacation PayoutSick TimeHolidaysService AwardsCommunity Service DaysBookstore DiscountFitness CenterEmployees scheduled for 30 hours or more per week are eligible for all the above and:Medical PlanDental PlanVision PlanLife InsuranceDisability InsuranceFlexible Spending AccountsEAP (Employee Assistance Program)Tuition ReimbursementWarehouse Membership ReimbursementNote: This is a summary and should not be construed as future promises to continue to provide benefits as outlined above. For complete and definitive language refer to the governing plan documents.*Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits except for:Sick TimeBookstore DiscountFitness CenterTentative Search Timeline:Priority will be given to applications submitted by September 28 2026. However this posting will remain open until potential employee start date is October 12 2026Posting date: August 28 2026Un-posting date: ongoing until filledPosting contact email: