Associate Manager, Enterprise Analytics, Insights

Strategic Education, Inc

Associate Manager leading a team of Data Scientists focused on analytics, machine learning, and AI solutions. Collaborating with stakeholders to drive business impact through innovative data solutions.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeRemote • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $95,100 - $142,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformNumpyPandasPythonPyTorchScikit-LearnSQLTableauTensorflow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads, mentors, and develops a team of Data Scientists and analytics professionals
Provides technical guidance, career development, and performance feedback
Balances people leadership with hands-on contributions, dedicating approximately half of the time to analytics, machine learning, and AI solution development
Establishes team standards, workflows, and best practices
Partners with business stakeholders to identify and prioritize high-value analytics and AI opportunities aligned with organizational goals
Guides the design, development, deployment, and operationalization of machine learning and LLM-powered solutions
Drives Generative AI use cases such as summarization, classification, embeddings, and decision support
Enables scalable deployment through CI/CD pipelines, Airflow orchestration, and MLOps practices
Ensures model performance, governance, and reliability
Translates analytical outcomes into actionable business insights
Builds executive-ready dashboards and data storytelling capabilities using Power BI or similar tools
Collaborates cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, IT, and business teams
Promotes responsible AI and data governance practices
Drives process improvements and operational efficiencies
Supports hiring and onboarding
Fosters a collaborative, innovative, and continuous learning culture across the team

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in data science, advanced analytics, AI, or related fields
1+ years of people leadership, technical leadership, or team lead experience preferred
Proven experience delivering production-grade ML or AI solutions
Experience leading cross-functional analytics initiatives
Experience operationalizing GenAI or LLM-based applications preferred
Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to mentor and develop high-performing analytics teams
Expertise in machine learning, statistical modeling, and advanced analytics techniques
Hands-on experience with Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and related use cases (e.g., summarization, classification, retrieval, embeddings)
Proficiency in Python (preferred), SQL, and data manipulation frameworks (e.g., pandas, NumPy)
Experience with ML frameworks and libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, LightGBM, TensorFlow, PyTorch)
Knowledge of MLOps practices, including model deployment, monitoring, CI/CD pipelines, and workflow orchestration (e.g., Airflow)
Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, Azure, AWS) for scalable analytics and AI solutions
Strong data visualization and storytelling skills using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms
Ability to translate complex analytical and AI concepts into clear, actionable business insights
Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills with a data-driven mindset
Effective stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
Understanding of data governance, responsible AI practices, and data privacy standards
Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive initiatives in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental and vision plans
Life and disability plans
Well-being incentives
Parental leave
Paid time off
Certain paid holidays
Tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA)
401(k) retirement benefit
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition assistance
Entertainment and retail discounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

data sciencemachine learningAI solutionsstatistical modelingGenerative AILarge Language ModelsPythonSQLMLOpsdata visualization

Soft Skills

leadershipteam managementmentoringproblem-solvingcritical thinkingstakeholder managementcross-functional collaborationcommunicationorganizational skillscontinuous learning