Data and AI Reporting Analyst

Syracuse University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Syracuse University is seeking a data reporting professional to support One IT schools and colleges by cataloging institutional data and delivering timely analyses for academic leadership.

The role focuses on data from prospective, current, and former students and courses, leveraging AI tools to speed analysis and reporting while ensuring clarity for Deans and senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 3+ years of data analytics, reporting, or institutional research experience; ability to coordinate across teams; familiarity with AI tools.
• Preferred: experience in higher education; proficiency in Power BI or Tableau; SQL and relational data knowledge; familiarity with Microsoft Fabric or Azure; experience with data governance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate across One IT Directors to identify and catalogue institutional data.
• Set shared timelines, track progress, and remove obstacles with AVP support.
• Access, document, and consume data with each school’s One IT Director; establish shared data definitions.
• Partner with ITS Data and AI team on platforms and infrastructure (Microsoft Fabric).
• Use AI tools (Claude, Copilot) to analyze data, generate reports, and synthesize findings for Deans and senior leaders.
• Develop prompts and workflows for clear, well-structured outputs for higher education.
• Build dashboards and visualizations; translate findings for non-technical audiences so leaders can act.

Skills

Data analysis

AI tooling familiarity

Cross-team coordination

Data storytelling

Learning new tools

Data literacy advocacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Experience in higher education

Data governance knowledge

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Microsoft Fabric

Azure

Job description

Job Description

This position provides data and reporting support to the schools, colleges, and academic leadership within One IT, with an emphasis on responsible AI tools to make institutional data more accessible and useful. Reporting to the Assistant Vice President for Academic Technology Services, the role coordinates across One IT Directors, relevant university units, and stakeholders to identify, catalogue, and bring together institutional data—including data on prospective, current, and prior students and courses and programs.

As the data foundation matures, the focus shifts toward ongoing analysis and reporting for Deans and senior leaders, using AI tools to produce clear, timely, and useful information. Student and enrollment data is a primary area of focus.

Education and Experience

• Required: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, with 3+ years working with data in an analytical, reporting, or institutional research capacity; experience coordinating work across teams or departments; familiarity with AI tools and an interest in applying them to data and reporting.
• Preferred: Experience in higher education; data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau; working knowledge of SQL and relational data; familiarity with Microsoft Fabric or Azure; experience in data governance support.

Skills and Knowledge

• Comfort working with data from multiple sources, extracting, compiling, and organizing for analysis.
• Comfort with AI tools and willingness to use them to speed analysis and reporting.
• Ability to coordinate work across multiple teams and keep efforts on track without direct authority.
• Ability to explain data and findings in plain language for non‑technical audiences.
• Comfort learning new tools and platforms as the work evolves.
• Interest in building data literacy and helping others use data well.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate One IT Directors across schools and colleges to identify and catalogue institutional data and bring it into a shared data environment.
• Set shared timelines and expectations, track progress, and remove obstacles with support from the AVP for Academic Technology Services.
• Work with each school’s One IT Director to access, document, and consume data, and help establish shared data definitions so that data is consistent and reusable.
• Partner with the ITS Data and AI team on underlying platforms and infrastructure, including Microsoft Fabric.
• Use AI tools, such as Claude and Copilot, to analyze institutional data, generate reports, and synthesize findings for Deans and senior leaders.
• Develop prompts and workflows to produce accurate, well‑structured outputs suitable for higher education.
• Build dashboards and visualizations and translate findings for non‑technical audiences so leaders can act on the information.

EEO Statement

Syracuse University is an equal‑opportunity institution. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law. This nondiscrimination policy covers admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs, services, and activities.