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About FlightSafety International FlightSafety International is the world's premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position The Director of Business Intelligence & Analytics leads the enterprisewide BI&A strategy and ensures the organization consistently leverages data to drive factbased decision making. This role oversees analytics capabilities across all divisions, guiding the development of advanced analytical solutions, predictive modeling, and operational insights. The Director establishes analytical governance, drives crossfunctional alignment, and partners with senior leaders to translate organizational priorities into scalable analytical frameworks.

Tasks and Responsibilities The following duties are essential to the successful and satisfactory performance of this job. Other duties may be assigned. Provide strategic leadership for the BI&A function across all divisions, setting the vision, priorities, and roadmap for enterprise analytics.

Lead, mentor, and develop managers, senior analysts, and technical teams; foster a culture of curiosity, continuous improvement, and analytical rigor. Partner with senior leadership to understand business needs and deliver advanced analytics, modeling, and reporting solutions that influence decisions at the enterprise level. Oversee the design and development of predictive models, simulations, optimization tools, and data frameworks supporting civil operations, manufacturing, and defense business requirements.

Establish BI&A governance practices including data quality standards, modeling methodologies, and reporting consistency across divisions. Collaborate across finance, operations, IT, and business units to integrate data solutions that support growth, margin, efficiency, and resource optimization. Drive analytics related to profitability, risk mitigation, contractual compliance, production efficiency, and operational performance across diverse business models.

Serve as the primary SME for advanced analytics trends, tooling, and emerging technologies; identify opportunities to modernize and scale BI&A capabilities. Ensure the BI&A organization delivers clear, concise, and actionable insights through highquality communication, visualization, and executivelevel storytelling. Manage analytic project portfolios, resource allocation, and prioritization across divisions with shifting business needs.

Minimum Education Bachelor's Degree in Business Analytics, Finance, Business Administration, or Engineering. Master's Degree, preferred. Minimum Experience 10+ years of experience in analytics for decision support.

Experience supporting government contracting or manufacturing, preferred. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Experience working with business leaders /executives in decision support analytics. Strong verbal and written presentation skills Knowledge of advanced modeling techniques, simulations, optimization, statics, or mathematics Experience developing compelling data visualizations, dashboards, and reporting.

Ability to partner and influence analytic objectives. Demonstrated curiosity about how and why things are done. Continuous improvement orientation Initiative, confidence, and the drive to achieve results without explicit direction or detailed instruction.

Ability to meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks and projects. Detail oriented and proven ability to prioritize multiple objectives in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities. Working knowledge of BI platforms, software and languages such as Databricks, Power BI, Tableau, SAS and/or Python.

Physical Demands and Work Environment The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and/or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and communicate. The employee may be required to stand; walk; sit.Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to view monitors, technical documents, and reference material

The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of required compliance reviews, including verification that the candidate is not prohibited from employment under U.S. economic sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

This position may require access to export-controlled technology or services subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Employment consideration and any offer of employment are contingent upon the applicant's ability to comply with these requirements, including qualifying as a "U.S. Person" under applicable regulations or otherwise eligible for export authorization within a timeframe consistent with business needs

A "U.S. Person" includes U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (holders of approved and unexpired green cards), and certain refugees or asylees with protected status under U.S

law. This position may also require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance for the duration of employment

Cybersecurity Notice: All official recruiting communication from FlightSafety International will come from an @flightsafety.com email address. FlightSafety International will never ask for personal or financial information through social media or third-party email providers. Apply