Job Posting Title:
Director of Career Success Reporting and Insights
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Hiring Department:
Industry Engagement and Career Success
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Earliest Start Date:
Immediately
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
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Location:
AUSTIN, TX
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Job Details:
General Notes
UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:
- Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
- Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
- Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
- Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
- Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
- Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
- Tuition assistance
- Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
- Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
- Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards.
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Purpose
The University of Texas at Austin seeks a Director of Career Success Reporting and Insights to join the central Career Success team. This position will lead the enhancement of data capabilities across the University’s colleges, schools, and units (CSUs), working collaboratively with Data to Insights (D2I), Institutional Reporting, Research, and Information Systems (IRRIS), and other campus partners. Reporting to the Assistant Vice President for Career Success, this role will focus on creating strategic approaches to data collection, analysis, governance, and storytelling to support the university’s career success goals.
Responsibilities
Leadership & Insights
- Convene communities of practice around career success reporting and build partnerships to align data strategies focused on students’ career journeys.
- Lead research to analyze career education, experiential learning, and job market data and distill into reports and insights for CSUs.
- Collaborate with CSUs, Career Services Offices (CSOs), IRRIS, and D2I to establish data governance and consistency.
- Oversee a team delivering timely, high-quality insights to support decision-making.
Data Management & Operations
- Establish appropriate levels of governance and processes with CSUs and CSOs.
- Manage the central career data system, ensuring accessibility and consistency across colleges and schools.
- Improve data access, quality, and processes.
- Provide data sourcing assistance and consultation to enhance strategies for data collection and integration.
Reporting and Analytics
- Develop customized dashboards, including the executive dashboard, and standardized reports for campus-wide use.
- Design and implement sustainable analytics tools, market insights, and data models.
- Develop and manage dashboards, including the executive dashboard, to deliver actionable insights and data visualization.
- Respond to campus-wide data inquiries and executive reporting requests.
- Develop executive-level presentations and data storytelling to influence strategic decision-making.
- Stay informed on higher education career data trends to guide best practices.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Business Analytics, or a related field.
- Five or more years of experience in data analysis, preferably within higher education or career services.
- Three or more years of experience leading and managing data analysis units/organizations.
- Proficiency with data analysis and visualization tools such as SQL, Python, R, Tableau, or Power BI.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to generate actionable insights from complex data.
- Excellent communication skills for presenting data to various audiences.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Key Competencies
- Analytical Thinking: Ability to interpret data and generate actionable insights.
- Communication: Present complex data clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Collaboration: Effectively partner across teams to align data strategies.
- Attention to Detail: Maintain high accuracy and integrity in data processes.
- Problem-Solving: Address and resolve data-related challenges efficiently.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Data Science, Analytics, or a related field.
- Experience with career outcomes or higher education data.
- Familiarity with career services KPIs and metrics for student success.
- Expertise in predictive analysis and forecasting.
Salary Range
$150,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
- May work around standard office conditions
Required Materials
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
