Director, IT Data and Analytics

University of Akron•Akron, OH

5d•$95,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for managing and designing elements of the Data and Analytics functions, including inception, technical design, development, testing, and delivery of related solutions. The role involves consulting functional departments to provide appropriate solutions, overseeing the collection, analysis, and interpretation of large datasets, and developing dashboards and reports for UA departments and colleges. The Director will partner with institutional reporting efforts, collaborate with departments and colleges to identify opportunities for understanding and leveraging data, and work with UA partners to ensure reporting and analytics initiatives align with the data strategy. Additionally, the role includes overseeing the development and maintenance of data architecture and infrastructure, evaluating analytics platforms, developing policies for system use, establishing data governance policies, ensuring data integrity and quality, and managing university data assets. The Director will also create project plans, assign tasks, review progress, prepare technical reports, and supervise and evaluate assigned analysts, overseeing their training and development. Other duties as assigned are also part of the role.

Requirements

Requires a relevant Masters Degree.
Requires a minimum of 8 years of experience in Data and Analytics field.
Requires a minimum of 5 years of experience managing analytics in a lead role.
Direct supervision and evaluation of work as a first-line supervisor over non-exempt staff including hiring, terminating, disciplining; or functional guidance and/or project leadership over exempt staff engaged in activities of a recurring basis.

Nice To Haves

Higher education experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage and design elements of the Data and Analytics functions, including inception, technical design, development, testing and delivery of related solutions.
Consult functional departments to provide the correct solutions for their needs.
Oversee the collection, analysis, and interpretation of large datasets, developing dashboards and reports for UA departments and colleges.
Partner with institutional reporting efforts to support university-wide reporting when needed.
Collaborate with departments and colleges to identify opportunities for understanding, modeling, and leveraging data.
Work with UA partners to ensure reporting and analytics initiatives are prioritized and support cross-functional decision-making and continuous improvement as the data strategy matures.
Oversee the development and maintenance of data architecture and infrastructure, including data warehouses, data lakes, ETL processes, etc.
Evaluate analytics platforms and tools to optimize processing, storage, and reporting.
Support and leverage current tools and technology investments when possible.
Develop policies to ensure secure, efficient and appropriate use of systems and technologies.
Establish and champion data governance policies and standards to maintain data integrity and quality.
Oversee data security, manage university data assets, and ensure adherence to ethical and legal standards.
Collaborate with UA Data Owners and Data Stewards to understand departmental data and reporting needs.
Integrate disparate data from various sources into data models to add significant value to BI capabilities.
Work with University stakeholders to ensure relevant data is available.
Create project plans and assign tasks to the project team.
Review project progress and prepare technical reports, business requirements, file layouts and documentation regarding project status to supervisors and project committees.
Supervise and evaluate work of assigned analysts and prepare performance evaluations.
Oversee personnel training and development.
Perform other duties as assigned or required.