▷ [10 / 26 / 2025] Manager- IT Enterprise Analytics

Position Title : Manager- IT Enterprise Analytics

Locations : Weldon Spring_MO

Time Type : Full time

Req ID : JR1204-Weldon Spring_MO

At Midland, we’re proud to be a little different. You can see it in our bright orange signs-but there’s more to it than that. With our heartfelt and personalized approach, we’re focused on meeting every customer’s needs with the brightest solutions.

For more than 140 years, we’ve learned by serving customers skillfully with dedication and follow-through, we can brighten every interaction to drive our collective success. And this goes beyond traditional banking.

We foster programs that empower our communities, continuously invest in our employees, and actively pursue brighter futures for all.

Our humble ambition keeps us growing, giving back, and looking ahead. We’re innovating and optimizing our services to ensure we stay unique - providing strength you can count on with heart you can feel.

You might say we’re unlike any other bank.

And you’d be right."

At Midland States Bank, base salary is one component of our Total Rewards program. Exact compensation is determined by factors such as (but not limited to) education, skills, internal equity, and experience. This position offers additional compensation in the form of short-term incentives (i.e. bonus and / or commission) and may include long-term incentives (i.e. stock awards). Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare, well-being benefits, paid family leave as well as generous paid time off. Total Rewards also include banking perks, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K plan with company match and may include the opportunity to participate in our Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation plan. Incentives and benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range : $105,000-$145,000

Position Summary

This position leads Midland States Bank’s enterprise-wide analytics program, transforming data into actionable insights that drive growth, efficiency, and innovation across all business lines. The Manager – IT Enterprise Analytics combines strategic vision, technical expertise, and people leadership to advance the Bank’s analytics capabilities from traditional reporting to predictive, automated, and insight-driven decision support. This role partners with business and technology leaders to shape the Bank’s data strategy, foster a data-informed culture, and deliver analytics products that support organizational growth.

Primary Accountabilities

People

Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing analytics team focused on curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and customer focus within the analytics organization.

Create clear career paths and mentor emerging talent to strengthen enterprise analytics capabilities.

Identifies high-potential employees for advanced training and career development opportunities.

Analytics Initiatives and Engagement

Define and execute the enterprise analytics roadmap, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and business priorities.

Oversee the development and delivery of dashboards, reports, and self-service data products using Power BI and related tools.

Standardize and automate analytics processes to drive scalability and efficiency.

Collaborate with business leaders across lines (Commercial, Retail, Wealth, Mortgage, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Risk) to co-own KPIs and ensure analytics supports performance goals.

Data Products, Modernization & Innovation

Lead the transition from traditional reporting to data product ownership, emphasizing usability, accessibility, and business impact.

Lead adoption of modern data platforms (cloud, APIs, data marts, distributed analytics) in collaboration with IT and data engineering.

Introduce advanced analytics capabilities including AI / ML, LLMs, and predictive modeling to proactively identify opportunities and risks.

Champion automation and AI-driven tools to enhance decision speed and accuracy.

Data Governance & Compliance

Co-chair enterprise data governance, ensuring data integrity, security, and compliance with BSA, OCC, FDIC, FRB, etc. regulations.

Establish best practices for data quality, metadata management, and standardized definitions across systems and dashboards.

Maintain high ethical standards in handling sensitive data and ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.

Culture & Business Partnership

Promote data literacy and self-service enablement across the organization, empowering teams to make informed, data-driven decisions.

Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to senior executives, helping translate complex analytics into actionable business strategies.

Actively collaborate across departments to create alignment, transparency, and shared accountability for performance outcomes.

Other

The role requires occasional travel for training and team meetings, and willingness to travel periodically, to locations within market as needed.

May require work in a Midland office to ensure collaboration and support of internal and external customers.

Maintain compliance with all applicable regulations including, but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).

Other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications

Education & Experience :

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or related field. Master’s degree preferred.

7+ years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, or data science, with a proven ability to lead enterprise analytics initiatives.

Minimum of 3 years of experience leading teams with demonstrated success coaching and motivating team members.

Strong technical expertise with Power BI, data modeling, and SQL; familiarity with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, or AWS).

Advanced skills in data visualization and the ability to convey complex information in an accessible format.

Experience integrating data across multiple systems (Salesforce, core banking, CRM, finance, and risk).

Deep understanding of analytics best practices and industry trends.

Working knowledge of AI, automation, and advanced analytics techniques preferred.

Track record of translating business strategy into measurable, data-backed outcomes.

Competencies

Business insight

Cultivates innovation

Drives results

Makes sound decisions

Being a brand champion

Collaborates

Communicates effectively

Customer focus

Being authentic

Emotional intelligence

Self-development

Being flexible and adaptable

At Midland States Bank, we believe that when we can bring our whole selves to work each day, we become happier, more comfortable, more confident and more excited to do great things for our customers, each other and our company. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. At Midland, we recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. If you are looking for a place to grow, we encourage you to apply at Midland States Bank, because you belong here.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Midland States Bank Human Resources at HR@midlandsb.com.

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT

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