Director, Strategic Analytics & Reporting

OU Education Services•Norman, OK

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

OU Education Services (OUES) is seeking a Director, Strategic Analytics & Reporting to establish and mature its enterprise analytics capability. This role will work alongside executive leadership to build and develop the analytics function, focusing on enabling better decisions through data. Success will be measured by improved organizational performance, operational efficiency, and learner outcomes, rather than just dashboard production. The Director will shape how OUES measures success, allocates resources, evaluates strategic opportunities, and uses data as a competitive advantage. This position is based in Norman, Oklahoma, with hybrid work options, and local candidates are preferred.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Data Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
7+ years of progressive experience in analytics, business intelligence, strategic planning, or decision support.
Expertise with Power BI (or comparable BI platform), SQL, data modeling, and relational databases.
Experience developing enterprise KPI frameworks and executive reporting.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders through data-driven recommendations.
Experience leading, coaching, mentoring, or developing technical or analytical professionals.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a related discipline.
Experience in higher education, online education, or an OPM environment strongly preferred; experience in healthcare, SaaS, consulting, or another data-intensive industry will also be considered.
Experience leading analytics through organizational growth or transformation.
Experience with predictive analytics, machine learning, or AI-enabled BI.
Experience establishing or significantly maturing an enterprise analytics, BI, or data function.

Responsibilities

Develop and mature the enterprise analytics roadmap aligned with organizational priorities.
Establish enterprise KPI frameworks and a trusted source of truth for organizational performance.
Standardize enterprise metric definitions, reporting methodologies, and governance.
Develop deep fluency in university data structures, learner lifecycle data, academic and operational systems.
Partner with executive leadership to define meaningful measures of success for strategic initiatives.
Evaluate emerging technologies including AI-enabled analytics and predictive modeling.
Establish and mature the enterprise analytics function through governance, operating models, standards, and scalable processes.
Design executive dashboards, enterprise scorecards, and operational reporting solutions.
Build scalable reporting architecture using Power BI and related technologies.
Partner with Technology to design and evolve scalable data models, integration processes, and analytics infrastructure.
Partner with Technology and functional leaders to ensure analytics accurately reflect both technical architecture and business processes.
Automate reporting, expand self-service analytics, and improve reporting usability while maintaining strong governance.
Analyze performance across the complete learner lifecycle including marketing, enrollment, student success, retention, finance, and operations.
Develop predictive models supporting forecasting, capacity planning, and executive decision making.
Perform scenario modeling and strategic analyses.
Identify emerging risks and opportunities before they materially impact performance.
Measure ROI of strategic initiatives and technology investments.
Translate complex analyses into clear executive recommendations.
Serve as a trusted advisor to executive and functional leaders.
Present findings with integrity, even when insights challenge assumptions or require difficult conversations.
Support strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and enterprise performance reviews.
Influence enterprise strategy by embedding analytics into planning, prioritization, and organizational performance discussions.
Build trusted relationships that position analytics as a strategic partner rather than simply a reporting function.
Evaluate AI-enabled analytics and emerging business intelligence technologies.
Identify opportunities to automate reporting and operational workflows.
Partner with Technology to strengthen analytics infrastructure.
Stay current on trends in higher education analytics, AI, and organizational performance measurement.
Build, lead, and scale a high-performing analytics function.
Lead, coach, and develop the Business Analyst.
Foster a collaborative culture of ownership, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
Assess and evolve the analytics function, capabilities, and organizational structure as OUES grows.