Executive Director, Strategy & Insights

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About the Role: The Company is seeking an Executive Director, Strategy & Insights to connect school strategy with the data, systems, projects, and communications that support its execution. The role leads a data and insights team, partners with technical teams to prioritize projects, and develops dashboards and shared metrics for academic leaders. Responsibilities include managing the school’s project portfolio, supervising undergraduate student success leadership, and ensuring retention and program data inform decisions. The Executive Director also leads external communications and content, supports the Dean’s advisory council and engagement, and serves on school leadership and committees. Candidates must hold a master’s degree in business, technology, leadership, or a related field; a doctorate is preferred. Significant experience in higher education administration, strategy, institutional research, or a related area is required, along with a record of using data to inform decisions, delivering cross-functional projects, developing external communications, and supervising staff. Applicants should demonstrate strong project and portfolio management, data visualization and reporting, writing and editing, and Microsoft Office skills. The role also requires the ability to bridge technical and academic teams and build trust with faculty; experience in online or professional education, student success, or CRM platforms is preferred. Hiring Manager Title Dean FunctionsStrategy Data Management/Analytics Operations Education/Academic Administration Marketing