APEX Analytix

At apexanalytix, we're lifelong innovators! Since the date of our founding nearly four decades ago we've been consistently growing, profitable, and delivering the best procure-to-pay solutions to the world. We're the perfect balance of established company and start-up. You will find a unique home here. And you'll recognize the names of our clients. Most of them are on The Global 2000. They trust us to give them the latest in controls, audit and analytics software every day. Industry analysts consistently rank us as a top supplier management solution, and you'll be helping build that reputation. Director of Data, Storage, and Backups is responsible for overseeing the strategy, architecture, management, and optimization of the company's data storage and backup infrastructure. This role requires a deep understanding of data governance, cloud storage solutions, on-premise systems, and backup methodologies. The Director will lead a team of IT professionals, working closely with other departments to ensure data security, availability, and scalability. The Work - Strategic Leadership: Drive the strategy for data storage, backup, and recovery to support ApexAnalytix's business goals and risk management requirements. Data Governance & Security: Develop policies for data retention, storage, and backup, ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks. Oversee data cleansing, enrichment, and drive data issue remediation using Data Governance-defined standards. Monitor and enforce data quality. Storage Infrastructure: Manage and optimize cloud-based (AWS, Azure) and on-premise storage solutions, ensuring high performance, scalability, and data integrity. Define and prioritize data product requirements and develop and maintain data product roadmaps to support organizational objectives. Backup & Disaster Recovery: Develop and implement robust backup strategies and disaster recovery plans that align with business continuity goals. Oversee regular testing and optimization of recovery systems. Vendor & Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with storage and backup solution providers. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align storage solutions with business needs. Identify and build strong data partnerships to procure and make company data more valuable and actionable, regularly benchmarking data integrity and quality. Team Leadership: Lead a cross-functional team responsible for data management, storage, and backups. Foster a culture of collaboration and innovation. Act as a subject matter expert in all aspects of SmartVM database and applications, providing technical guidance and expertise. Compliance & Audit: Ensure data storage and backup processes comply with security standards and support SSAE16 audit requirements. Collaborate with the VP, Infrastructure & Security to address audit findings. Performance Monitoring: Implement systems to monitor storage and backup performance. Identify and resolve issues related to capacity, performance, and data availability. Collaboration with Application Teams: Work with data consumers, ETL developers, and application teams to ensure seamless integration of storage systems with applications and business processes. The Must-Haves - In-depth understanding of disaster recovery strategies and business continuity planning. Experience with storage management tools and data protection solutions. Familiarity with data encryption, data security standards, and industry best practices. Strong knowledge and experience working with APIs; innovative and logical thinker. Working knowledge of data management technologies such MS SQL, Snowflake, Elasticsearch and other data stores plus Business Intelligence tools. Knowledge of Supply Information Management is desirable. Technical expertise in data, its standardization and transformation. Must understand data flows, data profiling, and statistical analysis. Strong knowledge of data storage technologies and data backup solutions. Experience (Years and Types): Minimum of 8 years of experience in Databases, with at least 3 years in leadership roles focusing on data storage and backup. Proven track record of managing large-scale storage infrastructures and cloud environments. Experience with implementing and maintaining disaster recovery solutions. Experience in working with regulatory compliance related to data storage and protection. A well-developed financial acumen, excellence with financial analysis and the ability to set strategy and vision Experience operating in a public cloud environment, such as Google/AWS/Azure Strong interpersonal and influencing abilities, with an innovative problem-solving style Skills and Abilities and Other Characteristics: Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to build and develop high-performing teams. Excellent problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset to drive business objectives. Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders. Project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Over the years, we've discovered that the most effective and successful associates at apexanalytix are people who have a specific combination of values, skills, and behaviors that we call "The apex Way". Read more about The apex Way - At apexanalytix we know that our associates are the reason behind our successes. We truly value you as an associate and part of our professional family. Our goal is to offer the very best benefits possible to you and your loved ones. When it comes to benefits, whether for yourself or your family the most important aspect is choice. And we get that. apexanalytix offers competitive benefits for the countries that we serve, in addition to our initiative that encourages employees' growth in six key wellness areas: Emotional, Physical, Community, Financial, Social, and Intelligence. With resources such as a strong Mentor Program, Internal Training Portal, plus Education, Tuition, and Certification Assistance, we provide tools for our associates to grow and develop.