VP of Technology & Analytics
Description
About MN Custom Homes
Founded in 2011 by two Bellevue locals, we have grown to become the preeminent Eastside luxury home builder today. Since Day 1 we have been driven by innovation and obsessed with setting our homes apart through their overall design and functionality. We truly get a thrill doing what we love most: building thoughtful homes that inspire community. Learn more about us and see our work at: https://mncustom.com
Why MN?
We pride ourselves on our empowered team environment and dedication to taking care of our people. We believe in setting you up to succeed with clear career progression, learning opportunities, and ownership of your role from the get-go. Accountability is huge for us, and we place a lot of trust in our employees to do the right thing. We believe that a supportive and inclusive culture yields happy people, and happy people are the most successful at what they do.
About This Role
The VP of Technology and Analytics will spearhead transformative technology strategies and data driven insights that create the homebuilding platform infrastructure. You’ll oversee the entire technology and analytics roadmaps including data engineering, insights visualization, system integrations and software development – all while advancing MN Custom Homes’ Generative AI initiatives. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, bringing strong technical expertise along with exceptional leadership and strategic vision. If driving innovation and shaping the future of a cutting-edge home-building company sounds exciting, then this could be the role for you!
On a Given Day, Your Work Might Include
Leadership
- Builds and mentors the high-performing technology and analytics teams and cultivate a culture of growth, collaboration, and innovation.
- Experiences building and leading high-performing data science and analytics teams, including mentoring, recruiting, and developing talent.
- Develops and executes a comprehensive technology vision and strategy aligned with MN Custom Homes’ goals, prioritizing creative approaches to solving for our largest challenges: productivity, operational excellence, and enhanced customer experience.
- Partners closely with CFO, executives, and department leaders to build the infrastructure that delivers actionable insights and drives informed decision-making across the company.
- Responsible for the team’s overall performance, providing mentorship, guiding long-term development, and driving growth aligned with the company’s trajectory and business goals.
Technology & Analytics
- Oversees the company’s technological infrastructure, ensuring systems are up-to-date, secure, and scalable to support both current operations and future growth.
- Leads technology projects from conception through execution, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business objectives.
- Evaluates, cultivates, and manages relationships with technology vendors and service providers to ensure high-quality service delivery.
- Researches industry trends in emerging technologies, applying innovative approaches to business process automation, including the use of Generative AI.
- Creates and executes on a data strategy that aligns with the company’s objectives to be the Premier Infill Homebuilder, focusing on data collection, integration, analysis, and reporting.
- Utilizes predictive analytics to forecast market trends, customer preferences, and operational performance, enabling proactive decision-making and resource allocation.
- Works closely with departments such as construction, land acquisition, design, sales, marketing, and finance to ensure data-driven strategies are developed and implemented effectively.
- Proactively provides insights into results that improve underlying operations processes and bend the trajectory or future results
- Develops self-service and training to the business for scaled analytics delivery
- Refines and implements key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure success across various departments, ensuring that all teams understand and utilize data to drive performance through Monthly Business Reviews.
- Presents data-driven insights and strategies to senior leadership, ensuring clarity and understanding of the implications of data findings.
- Stays current with industry trends in data analytics and apply innovative approaches to improve processes and outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced engineering expertise, including software development, systems integration, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
- Exceptional analytic and technical skills, ability to build mathematical models for business predictions, and ad-hoc analysis. Proficient in integrating disparate information, correlating data, and understanding data patterns.
- Outstanding problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex business challenges and articulate imaginative, yet common sense solutions.
- Develops and empowers employees to do their best work by simplifying and bringing structure to ambiguous or ambitious projects.
- Strong communication and presentation skills are important. Adept at conversing and influencing at all levels on financial and strategic topics to executives, board members and staff.
- Demonstrates high EQ and leadership capabilities consistently.
- Models and reinforces actions and behaviors consistent with MN Custom Homes’ company values, mission, and culture.
What You Bring to MN Custom Homes
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, mathematics or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- 18+ years of professional experience including 10+ years’ experience at a senior level or in a senior role driving strategy.
- Familiarity in managing IT infrastructure, cloud computing, cybersecurity, data privacy, and business intelligence platforms.
- Experience with tools like Python, R, SQL, and data visualization platforms such as Tableau, Power BI, or Looker.
- Experience leading digital transformation initiatives, including artificial intelligence to optimize business processes.
Working Environment & Physical Requirements
- This position requires frequent use of a computer, including keyboard functions, and visual acuity of 20 inches or fewer on a daily basis.
- Frequent sitting (up to 8 hours a day in total). Occasional standing, walking and moving about an office environment.
- Must be able to lift up to 10lbs occasionally with or without accommodation.
- Must be able to work in office Monday – Friday, within core business hours of 8AM-5PM
Travel & Vehicle Requirements
- Occasional or exceptional travel between job sites and/or offices and/or to conferences or off site meetings may be necessary.
Employee Benefits
- 100% covered employee premiums for medical and dental self-coverage
- 100% employer-paid life insurance
- 100 % employer-paid long term disability insurance
- Paid medical and family leave
- Critical illness insurance
- 401(K) with generous company match, no vesting schedule, and access to professional financial advisors
- Lifestyle reimbursement account
- 20 days of PTO & 9 holidays
- New iPhone for your personal and business use
- Free onsite parking
- Company paid events
- Complimentary snacks & beverages
Hours & Compensation
This is a full-time position paying $250,000 - $325,000. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Individual placement within a salary range will vary based upon factors including but not limited to candidate experience, knowledge, individual, skills, and organizational performance.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At MN Custom Homes we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
MN Custom Homes is an equal opportunity employer