Senior Data Professional

Job Summary

The Office of Information Technology encourages applications for a Senior Data Experience Professional. This role works directly with the Assistant Director of Data Experience and Visualization in the Data & Analytics division to improve how institutional data is accessed, understood, and used across CU Boulder. In collaboration with the Assistant Director, this position leads the design and evolution of the Data & Analytics data experience across digital platforms, ensuring that institutional data, Data & Analytics websites, dashboards, visualizations, reports, documentation, and services are intuitive, accessible, and aligned with user needs.

The role blends user experience design, content strategy, and data‑informed decision‑making to create cohesive and engaging user interfaces that reduce friction, improve usability, and increase the value and impact of institutional data for campus partners.

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.

• Independently maintain, update, and improve content and user‑facing data experiences across the Data & Analytics website and related digital platforms, ensuring information, dashboards, visualizations, and reports are accurate, current, clearly organized, and aligned with institutional standards.
• Plan and complete regular updates and enhancements to websites, dashboards, reporting interfaces, and related digital experiences to support evolving institutional priorities and initiatives.
• Help design and maintain data service intake processes, including online request forms and workflow touchpoints, with attention to usability, clarity for requestors, and practicality for internal review and fulfillment.
• Partner with colleagues across the D&A team to support the broader data experience vision, priorities, and standards for how institutional data, dashboards, reports, and documentation are surfaced, accessed, and understood by campus partners.
• Coordinate with developers, analysts, and report creators to ensure embedded dashboards, visualizations, and interactive reporting experiences are intuitive, accessible, visually consistent, and aligned with user needs.
• Document decisions, interface patterns, content standards, and maintenance practices to promote consistency, clarity, scalability, and the long‑term sustainability of digital data experiences.
• Supervise the creation and iteration of user‑centered content and interface experiences for projects across D&A, including websites, dashboards, visualizations, reports, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with CU Boulder’s Accessibility and Usability Office, developers, designers, and analysts to create equitable and consistent experiences for users of assistive technologies across web and data visualization platforms.
• Apply accessibility, usability, and data visualization standard processes when creating and updating pages, dashboards, and interactive reporting experiences, proactively identifying issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and maintain style guides, templates, and approved interface components for digital data experiences, including visualizations, dashboards, navigation structures, and written content.
• Collaborate with data and reporting teams to improve the clarity, interpretability, and visual presentation of institutional data for a variety of campus audiences.
• Track and manage project progress by updating and maintaining records in the D&A work management system (JIRA); respond to and resolve tickets, ensuring clear documentation and effective communication.
• Take a user‑aware approach to evaluating digital data experiences for different audiences, identifying areas of confusion, friction, accessibility barriers, or unmet needs across websites, dashboards, reports, and related tools.
• Engage with campus members to research…