Assistant Director of Data Analytics and Reporting, People and Talent

Job Posting Title:

Assistant Director of Data Analytics and Reporting, People and Talent

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Hiring Department:

Financial and Administrative Services

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The University of Texas at Austin provides an outstanding benefits package to staff, including: 

• Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%; family premiums at 50%)
• Vision, dental, life, and disability insurance options
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan)
• Additional voluntary retirement programs: tax sheltered annuity 403(b) and a deferred compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Training and conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Athletic ticket discounts
• Access to UT Austin’s libraries and museums
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital Metro buses with staff ID card

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards  

This position requires you to maintain internet service and a mobile phone with voice and data plans to be used when required for work.

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship. Must be located in the state of Texas.

Purpose

Reporting to the Data Business Partner (DBP) for the VP/CFO and VP for People & Talent business teams, the Assistant Director for Data Analytics and Reporting designs and delivers meaningful data and analytics in support of People and Talent strategic initiatives and overall objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support People and Talent with data analytics and reporting needs while supporting the Data Business Partner and team to build and define operational excellence.
• Design and build technical reporting solutions, using Power BI and Excel, that support and enhance People and Talent’s mandate, support business unit decision-making and ensure data is stored, collected, and integrated efficiently, aligned with quality and privacy guidelines.
• Deliver sustainable, accurate, and automated analytics, including data modeling, data analytics, and business reporting visualizations.
• Collaborate with UT’s Data to Insights (D2I) team, IT functional teams, primary business stakeholders, and downstream data consumers to remove barriers, and solve complex data challenges. Work with the People & Talent leaders and data team to determine the right alignment of priorities.
• Bridge the language of the customer and their business processes for translation into data management capabilities. Work with business stakeholders to embed data management capabilities in their processes.
• Train, coach, lead, and develop data professionals.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with quantitative experience and 8 years of professional experience analyzing data OR Masters degree and 5 years of professional experience analyzing data. Demonstrated passion for using data to answer questions and solve problems related to People and Talent and employee life cycles. Demonstrated proficiency in coding languages such as SQL, R or Python to synthesize complex and/or ambiguous information from multiple sources using a variety of tools and techniques to transform that information into consumable insights. At least five years of demonstrated experience using Workday, Perceptx, PowerBI and Excel to deliver actionable intelligence with People Analytics supporting C-Suite. Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders to gather data requirements Proven prioritization and organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, critical thinking, creative problem-solving, documentation habits, and attention to detail.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in higher education supporting administration, programming, or analysis. Knowledge of federal education law and policies related to education records. Experience supervising data teams.

Salary Range

$120,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• This position is eligible for hybrid remote work in the state of Texas. Incumbent will be asked to work from the UT Austin Campus in Austin, Texas on occasion for collaboration with peers
• If working on campus, a standard office environment will be provided

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031 .

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.