Salary
💰 $70,000 - $88,000 per year
About the role
- Lead the Data & Operations team with clear annual goals, reflection cycles, and a collaborative work environment
- Build trust and alignment with local and summer program teams to address workflow challenges and set improvement priorities
- Provide training and professional development to ensure smooth adoption of new tools, systems, and processes
- Build and maintain a complete record of all program data requirements, including data sources, collection methods, frequency and deadlines
- Oversee centralized student record-keeping systems (e.g., Salesforce) for admissions, registration, participation, and performance
- Define, track, and maintain program data requirements to measure fidelity and impact
- Develop self-service tools and processes enabling program staff to collect, analyze, and use program data for decision-making
- Aggregate and analyze formative program data to inform senior leadership on wins, challenges, and priorities
- Work with Business Operations and IT to ensure data governance, privacy, and security compliance
- Identify and analyze core program workflows to find capacity constraints and inefficiencies
- Recommend, test, and implement automation or tech-enabled workflow solutions and demonstrate scalability before organization-wide adoption
- Document and maintain clear program data definitions and collection processes and communicate key deadlines and expectations
- Deliver training on data systems, tools, and analysis for program improvement
Requirements
- Systems Thinker – Anticipates downstream effects of processes and designs scalable solutions
- Data-Driven – Uses evidence to guide decision-making and measure success
- Collaborative Leader – Builds trust and buy-in across diverse teams
- Change Agent – Guides staff through transitions to new processes and tools
- Operational Excellence – Identifies and removes inefficiencies to maximize impact
- Certifications in data management/visualization or CRM (Salesforce Administration, Tableau)
- Proficiency with Salesforce or other CRM/student information systems, including report/dashboard creation and workflow automation
- Experience using spreadsheets (e.g., Excel or Google Sheets) and/or other data visualization tools, including comfort with formulas and pivot tables
- Experience with data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
- Knowledge of designing and implementing tech-enabled process improvements, including system integration across multiple platforms
- Knowledge of database management, data integrity, and privacy compliance best practices
- Familiarity with automation tools (e.g., Zapier, Make/Integromat) to streamline data workflows
- Experience using project management tools (e.g., Asana, Trello, Monday.com) to coordinate multi-stakeholder projects
- 5+ years in program operations, data management, or process improvement (nonprofit/education setting preferred)
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives from vision to implementation
- Skilled in change management, building buy-in, and guiding teams through the adoption of new systems and processes
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and influence without direct authority
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including translating complex data into clear, actionable insights