Senior Director for Academic Data and Assessment

Job Summary

The University of Colorado Boulder encourages applications for the Senior Director for Academic Data and Assessment position! Reporting to the Vice Provost for Academic Technology and Resource Management (ATRM), with a dotted line to the Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice Provost for Academic Planning and Assessment, this position serves as a collaborative partner with campus data teams and academic units to advance academic data strategy, decision support, and learning assessment in the Office of the Provost.

The Senior Director leads the development of Academic Affairs data infrastructure and collaborates broadly to support data-informed decision-making across the Office of the Provost, Graduate School, Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE), Office of Faculty Affairs, Division of Student Life (SL), Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), and Data and Analytics, as well as academic units and schools and colleges. In close partnership with the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Budget and Finance, this role supports alignment of academic analytics with financial strategy and resource planning, ensuring that data insights effectively inform budget allocation decisions and long-range academic and financial planning.

The role also serves as a direct liaison to, and partner for, Data and Analytics for matters affecting academic resources, planning, and strategies. It provides strategic leadership for institutional learning assessment, academic program review, and accreditation. This includes oversight of student learning outcomes (SLOs), program learning outcomes (PLOs), and the faculty governance academic program review process; coordination of CU Boulder’s accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission;

and partnership with Academic Affairs leadership to evaluate and strengthen academic programs in support of the university’s mission.

Working closely with the Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice Provost for Academic Planning and Assessment, and other assessment leaders across Academic Affairs and in the schools and colleges, the Senior Director advances a culture of assessment and continuous improvement, ensuring the university effectively demonstrates the quality and impact of its academic programs and learning environment.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Academic Affairs and Academic Technology and Resource Management (ATRM) work together to advance CU Boulder’s academic mission through excellence in teaching, learning, and data-informed decision-making. Led by the Provost, Academic Affairs provides leadership for academic programs, faculty affairs, and student success, while ATRM delivers the technology, data infrastructure, and resource strategy that enable effective planning, assessment, and continuous improvement across the university.

• Develop and advance an enterprise data strategy for Academic Affairs, including governance, reporting frameworks, and decision-support tools, in partnership with the Office of Data Analytics.
• Advise the Provost and members of the Provost’s Cabinet on data priorities, investments, and analytics that support academic planning, program effectiveness, and student success.
• Lead the implementation of integrated, scalable data systems aligned with campus data architecture and policies.
• Supervise and develop staff, ensuring workflows and high-quality outputs.
• Build a scalable team structure to meet evolving Academic Affairs data and analytics needs.

• Partner with Academic Affairs, Institutional Research, ODA, and OIT to align data definitions, reporting standards, and analytics priorities.
• Lead organizational change efforts related to data infrastructure, including role clarity, reporting relationships, and continuity…