Director, Reporting & Analytics

Westfield State University; Toronto; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Toronto is seeking a Director for Reporting & Analytics. The role involves advising executive leadership on data strategies, managing analytics teams, and supporting data-informed decisions across the University. The ideal candidate has a strong quantitative background with at least 10 years of experience in higher education or related fields. This is a full-time position with a competitive salary range based on experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree (Master’s) in a quantitative discipline required.
• Minimum 10 years of related experience at a managerial level.
• Proven record in advanced analytics solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as key advisor on data and analytics to executive leadership.
• Manage the institution’s Tableau-based Business Intelligence environment.
• Cultivate relationships with reporting and analytics stakeholders.

Skills

Business acumen

Effective communication

Team leadership

Project management

Quantitative analysis

Education

Graduate degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

Tableau

SAS

Python

MS SQL Server

Power BI

Job description

Director, Reporting & Analytics

Date Posted: 07/18/2025
Req ID: 44337
Faculty/Division: Operations and Real Estate Operations
Department: Institutional Research and Data Governance
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Reporting to the Executive Director of the Institutional Research and Data Governance office, the Director, Reporting & Analytics serves as a key advisor to executive leadership on data, metrics, and analytics. This role promotes data-informed decision-making across the University by delivering high-quality institutional data and analyses that support strategic priorities. In addition, the Director leads a team of analysts responsible for producing institutional data products that support performance management and accountability (e.g., SMA4 Metrics, Facts and Figures), and preparation of data for national and international reporting requirements, rankings, and scholarly research.

The Director also manages the institution’s Tableau-based Business Intelligence environment, ensuring user training, promoting best practices, while working with IT to inform the technology roadmap. Externally, the Director represents the University on committees such as the U15 Data Exchange, contributing to national data sharing initiatives and benchmarking efforts.

The role requires strong leadership, quantitative analysis skills, and the ability to communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences. A central part of this role is cultivating relationships with reporting and analytics stakeholders across the University to promote shared standards, transparency, and data literacy. Ultimately, the Director contributes to advancing the University's data strategy by strengthening institutional reporting and analytics capacity, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and supporting integrated, ethical, and forward-looking use of data.

Qualifications:

Education

• Graduate degree (Master’s) in a quantitative discipline (e.g. computer science, applied mathematics, data science, engineering, statistics). Doctoral degree preferred, or equivalent combination of experience and education.

Experience

• Minimum ten (10) years’ related experience in a complex higher education (e.g. University) environment at a managerial level.
• Proven track record in designing, developing and implementing advanced analytics solutions in higher education or other related fields.
• Understanding of current trends and technologies to support reporting and analytics capabilities, in addition to data visualization.
• Experience in interpretation and written reports summarizing insights for decision-making.
• Solid knowledge of relevant and complex university policies, budgetary and financial procedures, enrolment management, financial aid and research issues.
• Experience working with the University’s policies and procedures, enrolment management, financial aid, and institutional research issues.
• Experience collaborating and interacting with senior administrators and providing advice and expertise.
• Experience leading complex and multi-stakeholder projects.
• Experience in team building, training and managing and mentoring staff.

Skills

• Exceptional business acumen, and ability to liaise with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Effective communication skills to articulate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to manage and coach senior technical staff.
• Subject matter expertise in a range of reporting and analytics techniques gained through experience or advanced training.
• Working knowledge of analytics tools and technologies such as SAS, R, Python, MS SQL Server, as well as visualization technologies such as, PowerB and/or Tableau.
• Knowledge of database design and ETL functions
• Strong writing, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong team leadership skills.
• Demonstrated skills to simultaneously lead multiple complex projects in ambiguous situations, with multiple interruption and conflicting deadlines.
• Superior organizational skills in planning, project management and task coordination.

Other

• High degree of political acuity and judgment.
• Ability to deal with senior university officers in a highly collaborative manner that facilitates cooperation and consensus building.
• Ability to work independently with a high degree of initiative, discretion, and tact.
• Ability to work under pressure. In-depth understanding of all aspects of University organization, inter-relationships, policies and procedures, particularly financial and enrolment matters.
• Commitment to diversity and equity.
• Ability to keep abreast of current issues in the higher-education sector and up to date with best practices.

Closing Date: 08/10/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: Salaried
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: PM 6 -- Hiring Zone: $130,011 - $151,679 -- Broadband Salary Range: $130,011 - $216,687
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial

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Diversity Statement

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Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

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