Braven

Senior Director, Insights

Braven

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Illinois, New York

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Salary

💰 $127,600 - $185,400 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Tableau

About the role

  • Job Title: Senior Director, Insights
  • Team: Insights & Strategic Planning
  • Location: Hybrid in Chicago (IL) (strongly preferred), Atlanta (GA), or New York City (NY)
  • Employment Type: Full-time
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • About Braven Braven is a national nonprofit that prepares promising college students to secure a strong first opportunity after college graduation through a career-accelerating program. We work with higher education and employer partners to offer a life-changing experience that begins with a semester-long course for college students followed by support that lasts through graduation. Together, our ambition is to help rebuild the middle class and revitalize the American Dream. To learn more, take a look at Braven’s Jobs Report. About the Role In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring a Senior Director, Insights who will lead a team of data professionals and be responsible for both advancing day-to-day operations and setting a bold vision for how Braven leverages data. What this looks like in your day-to-day life is that you will both be setting strategy in collaboration with other leaders and doing detailed, on-the-ground problem solving, building, and analysis alongside your team. You will play a pivotal role in shaping Braven into a truly data-powered organization, helping us use data to make transformative strategic, programmatic, and operational decisions. The ideal candidate combines technical mastery with exceptional leadership, management, and organizational influence in their every day. This role is on the Insights & Strategy Planning team and reports directly to the Head of Insights & Strategic Planning.

Requirements

  • BA/BS in quantitative field or work experience that demonstrates expertise in quantitative analysis
  • Experience working in mission-driven, nonprofit, education, or adjacent sectors
  • Deep technical expertise in data science, data engineering, analytics, and AI/ML, with a demonstrated track record of delivering organizational data strategies and building data maturity from the ground up
  • 3+ years managing large, high-performing technical teams. Proven ability to lead and scale cross-functional teams, develop talent, and manage senior individual contributors.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate technical insights into compelling strategic narratives.
  • Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in a quantitative or technical discipline (e.g., computer science, data science, statistics, economics)
  • Experience working with or for higher education institutions or in other mission-aligned B2B contexts
  • Success developing data-related products or services for external audiences
  • Strong fluency in AI/ML trends, ethics, and practical applications in social impact contexts
  • Familiarity with Google Suite, Slack, Confluence suite, Tableau, Salesforce
  • Exemplification of Braven’s core values
  • Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and have prepared you to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population.
  • Ability to work in-person in Chicago (IL), Atlanta (GA), or New York City (NY) 3 days per week
  • Travel 4-6 times per year for in-person convenings
  • Authorized to work in the U.S.
  • Braven doesn’t offer employment visa sponsorship