Full-Time
Director of Data Strategy
Berkshire Hathaway
11-50 employees
Diversified holding company across insurance, utilities
Compensation Overview
$212.8k - $228.4k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
Sacramento, CA, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid role; up to 2 remote days per week.
Bachelor's, Master's
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- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Analytics, or related field, required
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in data strategy, analytics, governance, or data management with a growth track record required
- Practical experience inside the Microsoft Fabric workspace is required
- Experience leveraging Snowflake’s core capabilities to drive scalable, cost-optimized data strategies required
- Strong background working with enterprise source systems, operational data feeds, and customer-facing platforms required
- Experience supporting or partnering with teams that use large scale policy, claims, CRM, or workflow systems required
- Proven success building cross-functional relationships and influencing at the Executive level required
- Experience leading enterprise data governance programs required
- Build and execute the enterprise data strategy that drives our core business priorities and long-term direction
- Translate strategic goals into actionable workstreams that improve data quality, governance, reporting, and insights
- Work closely with the CEO, CIO, and Executive team to align data initiatives with business objectives and innovation
- Establish and chair the Enterprise Data Governance Committee
- Develop and implement policies for data roles, stewardship, metadata, lineage, and quality
- Define the governance model for data feeds, data extracts, and the use of operational and analytical copies of data
- Ensure BHHC meets legal and regulatory expectations for data privacy, usage, security, and retention
- In partnership with the Analytics and IT leaders, support establishment of policies and frameworks on data use for modeling and AI
- Partner with Claims, Underwriting, Actuarial, Finance, HR, Marketing and Operations to understand data needs and turn them into prioritized roadmaps
- Create strong working relationships across all departments and serve as the primary bridge between business teams and technology teams
- Work closely with the Chief Data Architect to bring strategic initiatives to life through sound architecture that securely drives business growth
- Build and oversee a multiyear data strategy program including data discovery, catalog, architecture modernization, integration improvements, and data quality
- Guide consulting partners that support the data strategy program
- Establish the strategy for how the organization manages inbound and outbound data feeds, operational data requests, and analytical/AI data needs
- Measure the impact of data initiatives and communicate outcomes to the Executive team
- Promote a culture where data is trusted, shared appropriately, and used responsibly to drive collaborative innovation
- Mentor data stewards and program leads across the company
- Drive transparency, collaboration, and accountability across all data and analytical/AI efforts
- Master's/Advanced Degree preferred
- Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600) or Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer Associate (DP-700) a plus
- SnowPro Core Certification a plus
- Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) or Certified Information Management Professional (CIMP) a plus
- Insurance industry experience strongly preferred
Berkshire Hathaway is a diversified holding company with operations in insurance, utilities, manufacturing, and retail. It earns profits from its subsidiaries and from investment income generated by a large portfolio of stocks and bonds, while offering insurance and utility services and producing a range of goods. It differentiates itself with a very broad mix of operating companies and a long-term, cash-flow-focused approach rather than relying on one industry. Its goal is to build lasting shareholder value by owning and managing high-quality businesses and investments for the long term.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Omaha, Nebraska
Founded
1839
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 operating earnings rose 16% to $12.98 billion.
- Cash fell to $365.5 billion after Abel repurchased $4.5 billion and bought stocks.
- Taylor Morrison closed July 24, 2026, proving Berkshire still deploys capital aggressively.
What critics are saying
- GEICO underwriting fell 45% in Q2 2026 as claim severity rose.
- PacifiCorp faces wildfire claims through 2028, with Berkshire estimating tens of billions.
- Buffett’s departure removes Berkshire’s edge; Morningstar warned returns will decline under Abel.
What makes Berkshire Hathaway unique
- Berkshire combines insurance float, utilities, rail, and manufacturing under one capital allocator.
- Greg Abel kept Berkshire buying: Q2 2026 bought $23.5 billion equities.
- Berkshire’s decentralized subsidiaries throw off cash without Wall Street growth pressure.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Retirement Savings Match
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program
Work From Home Program
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -98%1 year growth
↓ -98%2 year growth
↓ -98%Bank of America's board approved a 14% dividend increase in July, raising the quarterly payout to $0.32 per share from $0.28. The new forward annual dividend stands at $1.28 per share. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, which holds 483,394,015 shares of Bank of America, is on pace to collect roughly $619 million annually from BAC dividends alone. Berkshire has owned the bank stock for more than a decade, though it quietly trimmed its position this summer. The payout ratio sits at roughly 28% of earnings, leaving room for further increases. Bank of America has paid a dividend every year since 1991, with a 10-year dividend growth rate of approximately 15.6% annualised. The dividend hike accompanied a strong second quarter, with net income of $9.1 billion, up 27% year-over-year.
Bill Gates' foundation trust and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway both held stakes in Kraft Heinz as of the second quarter. Berkshire's position represented 2.6% of its portfolio, whilst the Gates Foundation held approximately $58.4 million worth of shares. New CEO Steve Cahillane has shown signs of progress in his turnaround efforts. The company improved its full-year organic sales guidance and raised free cash flow conversion guidance to approximately 110% from 100%. Free cash flow rose 10% year over year in the recent quarter. Cahillane purchased 213,106 shares worth roughly $5 million in May. However, adjusted operating income fell 18.4% last quarter, driven by higher marketing spend and compensation costs.
Berkshire Hathaway made Alphabet its biggest second-quarter move, adding $17 billion to vault Google's parent into its third-largest holding. The stock trades at 17 times trailing earnings despite 24% revenue growth. Alphabet posted second-quarter revenue of $119.80 billion, with Google Cloud accelerating to 82% growth and operating income more than tripling to $8.8 billion. The company holds a $514 billion Cloud backlog, with nearly 90% of Fortune 100 companies now using Gemini Enterprise. However, capital expenditures doubled year-over-year to $44.92 billion, pushing free cash flow to negative $5.86 billion. Long-term debt more than doubled to $98.2 billion, and the buyback programme was suspended. Full-year capex guidance sits at $175 to $185 billion. Of 63 covering analysts, 57 rate the stock a buy or strong buy.
Warren Buffett's longest-held equity position, Coca-Cola, has reached an all-time high under new Berkshire Hathaway leadership. The stock is up 26% year to date, outpacing the S&P 500's 14% gain. Buffett first purchased Coca-Cola shares in 1988, calling it one of the "inevitables" that would dominate its market. Berkshire bought $1.3 billion worth of stock between 1988 and 1994 and has never sold a share. The position is now worth nearly $35 billion, with Berkshire set to receive $848 million in dividends in 2026 alone. Coca-Cola has raised its dividend annually for 64 consecutive years, earning it Dividend King status. The company reported 6% year-over-year organic revenue growth in the second quarter despite inflation challenges.
Greg Abel, Warren Buffett's successor at Berkshire Hathaway, may eventually invest in Microsoft, a stock Buffett admired but avoided for decades. Buffett previously called his failure to buy Microsoft "stupidity" but refrained due to ethical concerns over his friendship with Bill Gates, who served on Berkshire's board. With Gates no longer on the board and Abel already expanding Berkshire's technology holdings, including Alphabet, the constraints preventing a Microsoft investment have weakened. Microsoft's fundamentals align with Berkshire's investment criteria: fiscal 2026 revenue grew 18% to over $331 billion, operating income rose 21%, and net income jumped 31%. The company's cloud and AI business reached a $37 billion annual run rate, growing 123% year over year, whilst Microsoft Cloud revenue hit $59.3 billion, up 27%.