Senior Data Analyst
The College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Austin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $85,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
PMPTableau
About the role
- Serves as a strategic partner responsible for delivering high-impact data analytics and insights for University Housing and Dining (UHD)
- Collaborates with senior leadership to define strategies and drive data-informed solutions
- Leverages advanced data visualization and analytical tools to transforms complex data into meaningful insight
- Develops and maintains descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics and reports, dashboards, and other analytical tools to support decision-making
- Applies advanced coding, Tableau, data visualization techniques, and other analytical skills to produce deliverables in response to data requests
- Engages in (and automates where possible) best practices for data activities, including collecting, merging, cleaning, and updating datasets for analytical use
- Supports UHD assessment needs through recommendation, design and implementation of tools and instruments
- Assists with special projects and ad hoc data requests as needed
- Ensures effective project management associated with data projects across the organization
- Provides advanced analysis and presentation of complex data environments
- Develops innovative data-driven solutions for strategic decision-making
- Provides leadership, guidance, and mentorship for direct reports
- Assigns tasks, sets goals, and monitors progress to ensure timely project completion
- Manages budget and expenditures
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in data science or related field
- 2 years’ experience with data analysis or reporting
- Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate
- 3 or more years in reporting, analytics, or business operations preferred
- 3 or more years supervising and/or managing staff preferred
- Experience working in reporting, analytics, or business operations within a university or state agency preferred
- Experience leading projects from start to completion preferred
- Experience presenting information to different audiences preferred
- Experience building datasets and managing dashboards preferred
- PMP Certification preferred
- Proficiency in data visualization and analytics tools preferred
- Strong knowledge of collaboration tools, like SharePoint or Confluence preferred
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills preferred
- Ability to multi-task and deliver under tight deadlines preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills preferred.
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
- Free Capital Metro bus rides
- Retirement contributions
- Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Career growth & professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
data analysisdata visualizationpredictive analyticsprescriptive analyticsTableaudata cleaningdata mergingdata reportingbudget managementproject management
Soft skills
leadershipmentorshipproblem-solvingcritical thinkingcommunicationmulti-taskinggoal settingprogress monitoringcollaborationpresentation skills
Certifications
PMP Certification