Strategic Leader – Data & Analytics, Associate Director

About EAB

At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement. We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve.

At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other—that’s why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities. See how we've been recognized for this dedication to our employees by checking out our recent awards.

For more information, visit our Careers page.

The Strategic Leader (SL) is a strategic advisor to higher education institutions using EAB’s Data and Analytics technologies. This role is designed for individuals who understand how colleges and universities use data to inform institutional strategy, improve decision-making, measure outcomes, and drive organizational change.

Successful candidates will bring meaningful experience working within or alongside higher education, ideally in Institutional Research, Institutional Effectiveness, institutional analytics, data strategy, or a related function. They understand both the opportunities and challenges institutions face when attempting to make data more accessible, trusted, and actionable across campus.

As the primary strategic partner for institutions leveraging Edify, EAB’s data and analytics platform, the SL helps institutional leaders translate their priorities into data, analytics, and organizational strategies. This requires more than technical knowledge. SLs must be able to navigate institutional culture, engage stakeholders across functional and leadership levels, facilitate difficult conversations, and help institutions change how they use data.

In this role, the SL will:

• Serve as the primary strategic partner to university and community college leaders, developing a deep understanding of each institution’s priorities, data environment, and organizational needs.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, Institutional Research and Institutional Effectiveness teams, IT and data leaders, and other key campus stakeholders.
• Help institutions translate strategic priorities and business challenges into actionable data, analytics, and reporting initiatives.
• Advise partners on opportunities to strengthen data access, reporting, analytics, governance, and institutional decision-making.
• Identify and prioritize consulting and professional services engagements that advance institutional goals and drive value from Edify.
• Partner with EAB technical and data teams to align technology implementation and services with each institution’s broader data strategy.

• Guide institutions through the organizational change required to increase adoption and effective use of data, analytics, and EAB technologies.
• Develop stakeholder engagement strategies that build alignment, address barriers to adoption, and establish sustainable data practices across the institution.
• Lead strategic discussions, planning sessions, and executive conversations with institutional sponsors, data leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Leverage platform usage, institutional…