Academic Placement and Analytics Specialist; Business Analyst

ARTS & SCIENCES; DEAN (BL-ARSD-IUBLA)

The College of Arts and Sciences has aligned Academic Advising, Undergraduate Recruiting, the Walter Center for Career Achievement, Operations and Strategy, and International Programs to make up a unified, student-serving team, Academic Engagement and Student Experience (AESE). The AESE empowers Arts and Sciences students to thrive within the College community and to prepare for meaningful and successful lives. We facilitate learning, academic success, career development, and global understanding for all students from application to graduation.

The Academic Placement and Analytics Specialist (Business Analyst) serves on the AESE Operations Team and works day-to-day within the Data and Assessment unit, reporting directly to the Indiana University (IU) Bloomington Placement Administration Director/Associate Director of Operations and Assessment. This role is both analytical and collaborative in nature, supporting ongoing data collection, reporting, and system workflows while partnering closely with leadership on strategic initiatives related to placement, career outcomes, and student success.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys owning day-to-day processes while also contributing to larger, long-term projects and cross-functional initiatives.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Manages the online placement examination support for the IU Bloomington campus.
• Serves as the primary operational contact for placement- and data-related support tickets, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication with stakeholders.
• Coordinates closely with advising, Accessible Educational Services, and IT partners related to placement exams and data systems.
• Serves as Administrator on multiple software platforms used to collect, maintain, and report placement, experiential learning, and career outcomes data.
• Develops routine and ad hoc reports to monitor trends in placement engagement and graduate outcomes.
• Manages the career outcome data collection process for the College of Arts and Sciences First Destination and alumni outcomes.
• Maintains overlapping and cyclical data collection efforts for current students, recent graduates, and alumni.
• Ensures accurate collection, validation, and reporting of experiential learning, first destination, and employment data to IU system partners and national consortia.
• Consistently documents data retrieval, cleaning, analysis, and reporting processes to ensure continuity and transparency.
• Supervises and trains part-time data interns engaged in outreach, data collection, and data maintenance.
• Provides regular feedback, coaching, and development opportunities for student employees.
• Supports workload prioritization and quality control across student-led data efforts.
• Partners closely with the IU Bloomington Placement Administration Director/Associate Director of Operations and Assessment on strategic initiatives related to data collection campaigns, longitudinal studies, and integrated reporting.
• Assists with larger research projects that combine placement, outcomes, and engagement data to support decision-making and storytelling.
• Contributes to the development and execution of annual action items aligned with AESE and university strategic plans.
• Participates in AESE-wide initiatives and cross-functional projects led by the Assistant Dean and Senior Director of Operations & Strategy.
• Assesses projects and initiatives to prioritize work based on competing needs, deadlines, and institutional impact.
• Tracks project timelines and proactively communicates progress, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders.
• Manages routine data requests, oversee student data interns, and serves as the primary point of contact for day-to-day placement- and data-related tickets.
• Contributes to larger studies, data integrations, and institution-wide assessment initiatives aligned with AESE priorities and the university's strategic plan.

• Conducts experienced assessments to understand client business needs and strategic direction and identifies technology solutions to achieve goals; consults with IT staff and business users to identify, analyze, refine and…