Responsibilities:

• Supports data governance councils and workgroups in the development of campus data governance policies, standards, and procedures that span the lifecycle of institutional data;
• Works with senior leadership to identify and partner with data domain experts to:
  • Document data assets within each domain;
  • Research and develop remediation strategies aimed at improving data quality through the life cycle (e.g., audit protocols, refinement of standard operating procedures at point of entry); and
  • Identify data gaps in critical reporting and analytics.
• Supports the development and maintenance of an enterprise data catalog, with a particular focus on a business glossary that translates technical information into end-user focused definitions that allow non-experts to confidently identify data elements of import related to their work;
• Partners and collaborates with end-users and ITS to prioritize data integrations to support strategic initiatives (e.g., student success, enrollment management, academic planning, budgeting);
• Facilitates a campus-wide data users’ network to share knowledge related to data management, compliance requirements, reporting, and analytics. This will include creating documentation and maintaining resources for end user reference; and
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of best practices in higher education data governance.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, data analytics, social sciences, business, or related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Considerable experience (generally 5 years) in data governance, institutional research, or business intelligence;
• Demonstrated experience supporting data governance/data stewardship programs;
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders;
• Comprehensive knowledge of data privacy regulations (e.g., FERPA, HIPAA, GDPR); and
• Demonstrable excellence in written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in information systems, data analytics, social sciences, business, or related field; and/or relevant certification(s) (e.g., CDMP);
• Significant experience (generally 7 years) in data governance, institutional research, or business intelligence;
• Demonstrated experience facilitating data governance councils and drafting data governance policies, standards, and procedures;
• Demonstrated experience working with education data (e.g., admissions, enrollment management, institutional research);
• Experience using data governance tools (e.g., Data Cookbook, Collibra, Informatica);
• Comprehensive knowledge of higher education enterprise systems (e.g., Banner, Workday, PeopleSoft); and
• Knowledge of best practices in data warehousing.