Risepoint · 4 months ago
Director, Data & Analytics
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
8+ years expRisepoint is a company dedicated to expanding access to high-quality, affordable education, primarily for regional universities. They are seeking a Director, Data & Analytics to lead their Advanced Analytics team, shaping the team's vision and driving impactful machine learning and advanced analytics initiatives across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Define and lead the data science vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with business goals and measurable outcomes
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing, collaborative team of data scientists
Partner closely with Sales, Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Technology, Finance, and other teams to drive impactful data science initiatives
Translate complex, ambiguous problems into structured, actionable analytical solutions
Present findings and strategic recommendations to senior and executive stakeholders to influence high-level decisions
Oversee the full lifecycle of machine learning models, including development, validation, deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement
Collaborate with Data Engineering to design scalable, well-defined data assets, features, and metrics that support evolving analytical and product needs
Establish and promote best practices in experimentation, modeling, data governance, and model reproducibility
Ensure robust documentation, version control, and transparency across all projects to support sustainability and auditability
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in computer sciences, Engineering, or similar quantitative field
8+ years in data science, advanced analytics, or machine learning roles
2+ Years of experience in technical leadership capacity
Proven experience deploying machine learning models at scale in production environments
Strong programming skills in Python and experience with ML frameworks (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch)
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Experience with modern data stacks: cloud data warehouses e.g. Snowflake, (DataBricks preferred), dbt cloud, MLOps
Experience with NLP, recommendation systems, causal inference, and/or time-series forecasting
Experience managing and growing technical talent
Strong communication skills and ability to influence across data, product, engineering, and business teams
Preferred
Masters in a quantitative field
Benefits
18 days PTO + Winter Shutdown
12 designated holidays + 1 floating holiday
Medical – four options
Dental
Vision
Life & Disability (company paid)
Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account
Retirement plan with company match
Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave (company paid)
Volunteer Time Off
Wellness program
Alternative medicine options
Pet discounts
Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
Continuous Professional and Leadership Development Programs
Tuition Reimbursement for employees and their dependents
Rewards & Recognition programs
Company
Risepoint
Risepoint partners with universities to create online degree programs and offers recruitment marketing and admissions services.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
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2025-12-02
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