Advanced Analytics Director
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Position Title: Advanced Analytics Director
Locations: Chicago_IL
Time Type: Full time
Req ID: JR1120-Chicago_IL
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.
Position Summary
The Advanced Analytics Director is responsible for leading the Bank’s enterprise geospatial analytics strategy. This role plays a key part in shaping Midland States Bank’s physical distribution strategy—optimizing branch and ATM networks to improve capital deployment, customer access, and profitability.
The Director will develop and implement a forward-looking geospatial analytics roadmap, including the evaluation of spatial data platforms, deployment of advanced models, and integration of next-generation AI workflows to support strategic decision-making across the organization.
This high-impact, hands-on role requires strong collaboration across business units and provides critical insights that inform enterprise-wide initiatives.
Primary Accountabilities
Primary:
- Lead the development of advanced geospatial and predictive models to inform long-term market strategies, including expansion, consolidation, and repositioning of physical assets.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Facilities, FP&A, IT, Marketing) to align analytics initiatives with enterprise growth objectives.
- Oversee the management and governance of core geospatial datasets, including customer behavior, transaction patterns, and competitive intelligence.
- Design and deploy decision-support tools and dashboards that embed spatial intelligence into daily operations across business lines.
- Serve as the bank’s subject matter expert on geospatial analytics, advising executive leadership on market optimization and network performance.
- Manage vendor relationships related to GIS platforms, spatial data providers, and analytics services to ensure strategic alignment.
- Champion a culture of innovation, performance, and continuous improvement in analytics practices.
Other:
- The role requires occasional travel for training and team meetings, and a willingness to travel periodically to locations within the 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:
- Doctorate (PhD or equivalent) in Data Science, Statistics, GIS, Applied Mathematics, Economics, or a related quantitative discipline.
- 10 - 15 years of experience in applied analytics, with a strong emphasis on spatial data science and geospatial modeling.
- Deep domain expertise in retail banking, including branch/ATM distribution strategy, customer segmentation, and regulatory considerations.
- Proficiency in GIS platforms (e.g., Esri) and spatial analytics tools.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical insights into actionable strategies for senior leadership.
- Experience with network planning, trade area analysis, and site selection modeling.
- Familiarity with foundational models, LLMs, and multimodal geospatial AI.
- Prior experience in consulting, fintech, or multi-unit retail environments is highly desirable.
Competencies:
- Strategic Business insight
- Innovation Leadership
- Results Orientation
- Decision-making Excellence
- Brand Champion
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Executive Communication
- Customer-centric Thinking
- Authenticity
- Emotional Intelligence
- Adaptability and Resilience
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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- Location:
- Chicago, Illinois
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Management & Consultancy
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