Data Analytics & BI Manager - Higher Education

UWMIL University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL) seeks a Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Manager to lead the design, development, and maintenance of CASL data systems, enabling decision-making across the unit and campus. You will integrate data across platforms and deliver high-quality reports, dashboards, and analyses.

The role also oversees SQL Server administration, data security, and performance, partnering with academic and administrative units to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, information systems, computer science, statistics, or a related field.
• Three (3) or more years of professional experience in data analysis, business intelligence, database management, or a closely related role.
• Demonstrated experience extracting, integrating, and analyzing data from multiple systems to support programmatic or institutional decision‑making.
• Proficiency in SQL, including writing complex queries, views, and stored procedures.
• Experience developing reports and interactive dashboards using Power BI or comparable business intelligence tools.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Master’s degree in data science, analytics, information systems, computer science, higher education administration, or a related field.
• Experience working with data systems commonly used in higher education (e.g., student information systems, learning management systems, Modern Campus Lifelong Learning Extended Education, CRM, or finance).
• Familiarity with cloud‑based data environments or enterprise reporting infrastructures.
• Experience supporting leadership decision‑making through dashboards, key performance indicators, and strategic reporting.

Responsibilities

• Data Strategy, Reporting, and Analytics Analyze, plan, and produce data sets, reports, and dashboards to support unit, program, and institutional planning.
• Design, develop, and implement business intelligence and reporting solutions using tools such as Power BI and SQL‑based environments.
• Generate recurring and ad hoc reports, including annual reports on identified key outcomes.
• Provide accurate, timely, and actionable data to leadership to support strategic decision‑making.
• Serve as a point of contact for CASL database systems, reporting platforms, and data‑related projects.
• Develop user documentation and facilitate training to support effective use of databases, reports, and dashboards by unit staff and partners.
• Ensure responsible handling of confidential and sensitive data.
• Data Integration and Architecture Partner with academic and administrative units across campus to integrate data from multiple systems in support of a unified, institution‑wide view.
• Prepare data sets for analysis, including data cleaning, quality assurance, transformation, restructuring, and integration of multiple data sources.
• Organize data preparation and analysis into reproducible, automated pipelines optimized for performance and scalability.
• Database and SQL Server Management Design, develop, build, and maintain one or more database systems and SQL server environments to ensure data availability, integrity, and security.
• Implement and maintain security measures in accordance with institutional policies and data governance standards.
• Identify and resolve routine data and database issues while upholding database‑use guidelines.

Skills

Data analytics

SQL

Power BI

Reporting & dashboards

Education

Bachelor's degree in data analytics, information systems, computer science, statistics, or related field

Tools

SQL Server

Power BI

Job description

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL) seeks a Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Manager to lead the design, development, and maintenance of CASL data systems, enabling decision-making across the unit and campus. You will integrate data across platforms and deliver high-quality reports, dashboards, and analyses.

The role also oversees SQL Server administration, data security, and performance, partnering with academic and administrative units to