Senior Associate Data Visualization Specialist Gies College of Business

IT Partners at Gies works with Gies College of Business faculty and staff to provide a high-value, connected experience for our students, enable impactful research by our faculty, and facilitate effective and efficient program development and delivery.

The Senior Associate Data Visualization Specialist will serve as part of the IT Partners Data Strategy, Analytics and Reporting (DSAR) group and is responsible for bringing data to the forefront of the Gies College of Business mission through clear, effective, and compelling data visualizations.

• Data-Visualization:
  • Imagine, design, build, and manage data visualizations in Microsoft Power BI that communicate and provide exploration of relevant administrative and academic data
  • Work with college clients to understand their strategic objectives and data needs and provide visualizations and reports that meet those needs
  • Understand the breadth of available administrative and academic data in the context of unit needs
  • Ensure consistency, accessibility, quality, and performance in Gies Data Dashboard products and services
  • Ensure efficiency, integration, and scalability in the design and organization of Gies Data Dashboard products
  • Define best practices for data dashboards and reports include design standards, data documentation, and security
  • Train data end-users how to consume, explore, and extract data in the Power BI platform
  • Serve as the subject matter expert and escalated support for Power BI for the college and IT Partners.
• Project Management and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  
  • Work with IT Partners leadership and project managers to coordinate and prioritize data-related projects generated by IT Partners and other College units, working with other DSAR employees to ensure projects are completed within deadlines
  • Manage workflow and project tracking in approved project management applications.
• Campus
  
  Collaboration:
  
  
  • Represent college in campus communities of practice and working groups focused on data and data visualization
  • Collaborate with data specialists in other colleges as required through IT Partners agreements
  • Contribute to the development of campus strategy and operational best practices for data visualization

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two (2) years of work experience in IT‑related functions such as hardware/software support, programming, network design, network engineering, IT systems integration, or closely related field. College coursework which includes Information Technology (IT), IT Management, Programming, IT systems, or a closely related discipline may be substituted as follows: 30 semester hours equals one (1) year, Associate’s Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen (18) months, 90 semester hours equals two (2) years, Bachelor’s Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years.

• Technology or data‑science related degrees
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, or similar data visualization platform
• Working knowledge of SQL
• Experience in graphic/info graphic design or data storytelling
• Familiarity with campus administrative and academic datasets

This is a 100% full-time Civil Service 5031 - Information Technology Technical Associate position, appointed on a 12-month basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after 12/1/2026. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity. The budgeted salary range for this position is $77,000 to $81,000.

This position is not eligible for any type of sponsorship for work authorization.