Data Governance & Analytics Manager

Overview

Embry-Riddle: A Global Leader in Aviation and Aerospace. With campuses in Daytona Beach, FL, and Prescott, AZ, and a worldwide network spanning roughly 120 locations, Embry-Riddle proudly stands as the world's largest aviation and aerospace university. Celebrating 100 years, we lead innovation in STEM education, serving more than 30,000 students worldwide. Our programs in Applied Science, Aviation, Business, Technology, Engineering, Safety, Security, and Space prepare the next generation of leaders shaping the future of flight and beyond.

Position Summary: The Data Governance & Analytics Manager serves as a strategic partner within the Institutional Research office, guiding the stewardship, accuracy, and effective use of institutional data across the university. Reporting to the Executive Director of Institutional Research & Data Governance, the Manager helps develop and implement data governance practices, facilitates collaboration among data stewards and campus partners, and ensures that data is stored, documented, and accessed to support compliance reporting and informed decision making.

The Manager works with stakeholders to clarify dashboard requirements and designs user-centered, accessible visualizations aligned with institutional priorities. As a connector between technical teams, subject matter experts, and executive decision makers, the Data Governance & Analytics Manager helps ensure that institutional data is trusted, consistent, and responsibly leveraged to advance the university's strategic goals.

• Data Management & Governance: Implement a framework that outlines authority and decision-making processes for data-related activities and the appropriate management of institutional data.
• Governance Engagement: Engage governance teams by aligning subject matter experts, IT and IR specialists, data domain stewards, and other stakeholders in a matrix model. Ensure the network has resources and a shared structure to build upon the work of others within the model.
• Communication & Coordination: Facilitate communication among governance teams, subject matter experts, data stewards, IT, and other stakeholders.
• Data Catalog & Guidelines: Develop and maintain a comprehensive catalog of dashboard-related data, including standards, definitions, lineage, and governance guidelines.
• Dashboard Strategy & Development: Define clear ownership by identifying primary stakeholders and data stewards responsible for maintaining visualizations. Develop and document a standardized process for requesting, prioritizing, and developing new visualizations to ensure alignment, avoid duplication, and promote consistency in data usage.
• Analytics Evaluation: Evaluate existing vendor-provided and internally developed dashboards to assess effectiveness, usability, and opportunities for consolidation, enhancement, or development to keep analytics actionable.
• Dashboard Design: Design and develop cross-functional and executive-level dashboards.
• Data & Content Optimization: Maintain and enhance the IR data portal, public website, and internal site for intuitive navigation and timely, accurate content.
• Branding & Accessibility: Ensure IR dashboards are visually consistent, branded, user-friendly, and aligned with institutional priorities. Curate and maintain the IR data library with accessibility and version control of key assets.

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness programs, preventive care, and fitness memberships. Flexible spending and health savings accounts to simplify healthcare costs.
• Tuition Coverage: 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, plus discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
• Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes an annual 6% of base salary to the retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution, with no vesting period.
• Generous Time Off: 18 days of personal leave in the first year, plus 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.

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