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At Stantec, we have some of the worlds leading professionals passionate about enabling our business to be its best. Our business teams include finance, procurement, human resources, information technology, marketing, corporate development, HSSE, real estate, legal, and practice services. We bring diverse backgrounds, skills, and expertise and create a caring culture where everyone can thrive. Through teamwork and collaboration, were building a stronger, more resilient Stantec every day. The Opportunity At Stantec, we unite some of the world''s most talented professionals to design, engineer, and deliver solutions that shape communities and industries for the better. Data and analytics are at the heart of how we make smarter decisions faster and with greater confidence. We are seeking a Director, Enterprise Data & Analytics (ED&A) to drive the strategy, governance, and people that power evidence-based decision-making across Stantec. Joining the Enterprise Software Solutions (ESS) leadership team, you will lead a globally distributed group of analytics professionals, architects, developers and partner with senior stakeholders across Finance, HR, Project Deliver Office, Marketing & Business Development, Corporate Development, HSSE, and Practice Services. This is a high-impact role that blends enterprise strategy, data governance, people leadership, and AI/ML-augmented analytics, designed for a leader who combines analytical depth with strong business judgment. You bring a thoughtful, collaborative approach to leadership and apply strategic and analytical insight to enable informed, highquality decisions across the organization. You actively seek opportunities to strengthen how data and analytics support business outcomes, while continuing to elevate enterprise analytics capabilities. Key Responsibilities Business Partnership & Delivery Serve as a trusted senior advisor to business leaders translating strategic questions into actionable, insight-driven solutions by framing complex issues, synthesizing information, and guiding leaders toward practical, evidencebased choices. Ensure analytics initiatives are outcomeoriented, delivering measurable decision support and business value. Build strong crossfunctional relationships, manage stakeholder demand and expectations transparently, and maintain clear alignment between business priorities and team capacity. Partner with teams such as Integrated Business Applications, Enterprise Architecture, Security, and Infrastructure teams to ensure platforms are secure, scalable, and costeffective. Rationalize tools and platforms thoughtfully balancing innovation with enterprise standards, operability, and longterm sustainability. Communicate with confidence and credibility, clearly articulating insights, recommendations, and implications to senior leaders and executive audiences to support wellinformed decisionmaking. Delivery and Execution Establish and continuously mature the ED&A operating model including stakeholder demand intake, prioritization, a service catalog, and delivery standards. Ensure delivery excellence across scope, schedule, budget, and quality by setting clear expectations and reinforcing accountability for results. Collaborate with business and IT leaders to strengthen data governance, quality, and stewardship practices. Collaborate with other senior leaders and stakeholders to define a data and analytics strategy aligned to Stantec''s business priorities and digital roadmap with a focus on translating strategic intent into scalable, valuedriven analytics initiatives. Identify and evaluate opportunities to apply AI/ML and advanced analytics capabilities including predictive modeling, forecasting, and natural language interfaces to enhance decision support and improve organizational effectiveness in a practical, sustainable manner. Strategy People & Organizational Leadership Lead, mentor, and grow a highperforming team of analytics professionals by fostering an inclusive environment that supports growth, accountability, and high standards of performance. Define clear roles, career development opportunities, and performance expectations that attract and retain top talent. Foster a team culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement encouraging teams to challenge assumptions, learn continuously, and focus on delivering meaningful outcomes. Key Capabilities Successful candidates will demonstrate strength across the following: People Leadership Experience building, coaching, and developing diverse, distributed teams Business Acumen Ability to connect analytics outcomes directly to organizational strategy and financial or operational performance Data & Analytics Strategy Ability to develop and execute a coherent, enterprisescale analytics strategy tied to business outcomes Operating Model Design Experience building or transforming analytics operating models including intake, governance, and service delivery Data Governance Deep understanding of data quality, stewardship, and metadata management practices Platform Stewardship Proven leadership over enterprise analytics platforms and ecosystems (e.g., cloud analytics, BI tooling, data services) Cloud & Modern Data Architecture Familiarity with cloudnative analytics platforms and modern data architecture patterns SelfService Enablement Track record of enabling nontechnical users through governed selfservice BI and analytics solutions Delivery & Prioritization Disciplined approach to managing a portfolio of analytics initiatives with competing priorities and finite capacity Stakeholder Influence Ability to engage, advise, and influence senior business and IT leaders Qualifications 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise data, analytics, business intelligence, or related disciplines. Bachelor''s degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Data Science, Business, Engineering, or equivalent); an advanced degree is an asset. Proven experience defining and executing analytics strategy in a complex, global organization. Experience leading distributed, multidisciplinary teams within matrixed environments. Strong grounding in enterprise data architecture, analytics platforms, and selfservice BI principles. Demonstrated ability to interact with senior stakeholders and translate business needs into scalable technical outcomes. Pay Transparency In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for parttime roles will be prorated based on the agreed number of working hours per week. Benefits Summary Regular fulltime and parttime employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, shortterm/longterm disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular fulltime and parttime employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law). Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements. Location Canada | AB | Edmonton Travel No Schedule Full time #J-18808-Ljbffr