Executive Director of Strategy and Data Analytics

Job Title: Executive Director of Strategy and Data Analytics
Location: Indianapolis Campus
Job Type: Full-time
Classification: E-3
Salary Range: $100,000 - $115,000/annually (based on experience)
Reports To: Chief Operating Officer

Who We Are:
Ivy Tech is Indiana’s community college and workforce engine, delivering: high-quality learning experiences that propel Indiana’s communities, measurable economic return, excellence in teaching, and industry-aligned credentials of value, empowering every learner to achieve lifelong success.

Our Values:
• Empathy: We lead with care and connectivity, ensuring we meet our students where they are.
• Integrity: We act responsibly and ethically in the best interest of our students, employees, partners, institution, and the State.
• Agility: We move with purpose and adapt to the evolving needs of our students, employers, and the State.
• Impact: We exist to change lives through quality education. Our work strengthens individuals, families, communities, and the future of Indiana.

About the Role:
The Executive Director of Strategy and Data Analytics will lead the execution of strategic campus initiatives and develops and plans process improvement projects using data. The position will report to the campus Chief Operating Officer.

***RESUME AND COVER LETTER REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION***

Key Responsibilities:

The following is not to be construed as an exhaustive list. Other duties logically associated with this position may be assigned. All responsibilities will be conducted within the parameters of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), other applicable regulatory requirements, and professional standards.

 

• Act as Process Improvement Lead and manage Campus projects when necessary, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and concurrent initiatives.
• Direct and lead campus projects, their implementation and later evaluations from a strategic viewpoint and continuously innovate and improve processes utilizing process improvement methodologies.
• Coordinate and lead a Director level round table to emphasize the serve as a medium for collaboration of internal campus departments and to ensure project/initiative output is leveraged to its fullest extent.
• Provides thought leadership and acts as a subject matter expert in the designing and recommending of appropriate analytical approaches and methodology in addressing key issues on the campus using data drive insights related to performance to advise and develop strategies for operational improvements.
• Responsible for driving departmental culture and promoting data-driven decision-making, consumer- driven analytics, marketing, recruitment, retention, and investment planning across the campus.
• Leads measurement framework development and defines the business key performance indicators alongside System’s Office data and analytics leadership.
• Drives and oversees initiatives to meet and even exceed performance expectations, key metrics, and enable overall profitability of the campus.
• Translates analytics outcomes into actionable insights and recommendations in the service of college objectives.
• Supports other business executives and departmental leaders in making strategic, data-driven decisions, regarding new products, additional use cases, customer segments, investments, among other subjects as the campus data expert.
• Works closely with end-users to gather report requirements and ensure proper testing/validation.
• Trains end users and provide support for available datasets and dashboards used in ad-hoc analysis.
• Works with and provides guidance to Office of Information Technology (OIT) personnel or user agencies, for maximum utilization of college data.
• Conceptualizes ways to turn data into actionable insights to attain the college’s goals and initiatives.

Education & Experience: 

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required with five (5) years of experience.

• Master’s degree preferred.

• Proven ability to deliver training/demonstrations to end-users, experience writing technical and end user training documentation.

• Must have the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of end users; possess excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, problem solving, and organizational skills, be customer service and team oriented and have an appreciation for diversity, equity, and belonging.

• Familiarity with a report writing tool such as Tableau, Looker, Pentaho or Power BI required.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Supervise the Assistant Director of Data Analytics and the Director of Academic Scheduling and Strategy

 Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work on innovative and impactful projects.
• Collaborate with a team of skilled professionals.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.

Must demonstrate ability to promote an environment that reflects the broad backgrounds represented by ours tudents and employees and which every individual feels respected and valued.

Ivy Tech is committed to supporting the well-being, growth, and financial security of our full-time faculty and staff. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

Health & Wellness

• Multiple medical plan options paired with a Health Savings Account with a generous employer contribution

• Dental plan with no-cost preventive services and coverage for orthodontia

• Vision plan with low-cost exams and allowances for glasses or contact lenses

• Employee Assistance Program offering no-cost confidential counseling sessions, legal consultations, financial planning consultations, and other resources

• Wellness program with opportunities to earn $250 in Wellness Rewards

• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare (limited purpose) and dependent care

Retirement & Financial Security

• 10% employer retirement contribution, fully vested after two years

• Basic life insurance equal to annual salary paid by the College, with optional supplemental coverage

• Short-term and long-term disability benefits

Educational Benefits

• Fee remission for employees, spouses, and dependent children

• Tuition assistance for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs

• Paid professional development opportunities

Work‑Life Balance

• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, holidays, and winter recess

• Flexible work arrangements where available

• Paid childbirth recovery leave (8 weeks)

• Paid parental leave (4 weeks)

Additional Perks

• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

• Additional discounts on gym memberships, transportation, and various retail services

Ivy Tech is proud to offer benefits that support your health, your family, and your future—because when our employees thrive, our students and communities thrive too. For more information on Ivy Tech Benefits, visit https://careers.ivytech.edu/benefits.

Note: Employees who re-hire with the College within 180 days of leaving a full-time position with the College may be eligible for additional benefits depending on their bridged seniority date.

Ivy Tech Community College is an accredited, equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or veteran status. As required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Ivy Tech Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admissions. Questions specific to Title IX may be referred to the College’s Title IX Coordinator or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.