University of Illinois System · 18 hours ago
Assistant Director Decision Support
Urbana, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$120K/yr - $130K/yr
5+ years expThe University of Illinois System is seeking an Assistant Director of Decision Support to oversee and guide the functional analysis, coordination, and implementation of data analytics projects and platforms. This role involves maintaining relationships with university stakeholders, leading the Decision Support function, and facilitating strategic planning efforts to improve data-driven decision-making across the university.
Higher Education
No H1B
Responsibilities
Maintain existing relationships and establish new relationships with university stakeholders to understand needs to deliver the data and reporting solutions, training, and support that enable university leaders to get and use data for making informed decisions
Lead the Decision Support function focusing on analysis, development, delivery, and support of multiple data analytics platforms and solutions to serve the needs of university staff and faculty
Facilitate the prioritization of resources, projects, and requirements among competing business needs
Coordinate education, tool training, and support for users seeking data and reports from reporting and data management tools. Champion the Data Literacy training program to provide education on appropriate and ethical use of data
Engage with System and Campus leaders in the development and implementation of data governance policies and procedures, including a strong focus on data security, privacy, and appropriate use of data
Contribute to the architecture roadmap and provide guidance and impact analysis during research, testing, and implementation phases of existing and new data analytics platforms
Lead and/or actively participate in university committees and governance groups to assist with planning, being data informed and utilizing data analytics solutions
Lead the deployment of new analytics technologies focusing on building awareness, training, consulting, mitigating impacts on customers, and driving adoption
Oversee communications and marketing to build awareness of the data analytics capabilities across the University System. Illustrate how data analytics solutions can be used to address specific business problems
Develop team member skills, support, mentor, and coach them in understanding client requirements and coordinating the development of data analytics solutions
Participate in the strategic planning and execution process for analytics related initiatives and goals in the unit
Analyze requirements, develop proposals, and obtain approval for projects that serve the University System
Travel to all universities to meet with campus and departmental offices, and others to educate them and assist with data and business intelligence needs
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Information Management, or related field
Demonstrated leadership in a business or IT environment where decisions or input is directly tied to results
Preferred
Five (5) or more years of working experience in a data analytics or data management organization
Five (5) or more years of working experience and knowledge of Data Warehousing initiatives, Business Intelligence Competency Centers, and functional data areas in a higher education or not for profit government environment
Five (5) or more years of experience developing and leading highly effective teams that are built on shared norms, accountability, effective collaboration, and strong relationships
Three (3) or more years of working experience with modern data analytics tools and technologies including Cloud services, data virtualization, AI and data science
Three (3) or more years of hands-on experience in project coordination, project management or organizational management role
Three (3) or more years of hands-on experience in at least two of the following areas: customer advocate, direct customer support, requirements gathering & analysis, training and education, technical documentation, business process analysis, and/or project coordination or leadership
Two (2) or more years of strategic planning experience
Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining procedures
Experience in a higher education environment
Benefits
Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance
A defined benefit pension plan
Paid leaves such as Vacation, Holiday and Sick
Tuition waivers for employees and dependents
Company
University of Illinois System
The University of Illinois System is the state's flagship public university system. The three distinct universities in Urbana-Champaign.
10001+ employees
Funding
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