Data Services Director: ERP & Analytics Leadership

Georgia College & State University; Milledgeville (GA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia College & State University seeks a Director of Data Services to govern university data and information assets, ensuring data availability for operations and decision-making. You will lead ERP projects, support data integrity, and collaborate with Institutional Research to improve reporting and analytics.

The role focuses on data governance, security, and enabling data-driven decision-making, with leadership across campus and collaboration with data custodians and security officers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or 5-10 years of progressive data management/analytics experience.
• Experience promoting data-driven decision making in education environment is a plus.
• Familiarity with FERPA, HIPAA and data privacy requirements preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead ERP implementations and major data initiatives.
• Improve data integrity, security, and accessibility across university systems.
• Support data-driven decision making with standardized reporting and dashboards.
• Develop and maintain data dictionaries, metadata, and data standards.
• Coordinate governance structures and training for data management.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Stakeholder communication

Project leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

5-10 years data management experience

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Snowflake

BigQuery

Azure Synapse

ETL tools

Job description

Georgia College & State University seeks a Director of Data Services to govern university data and information assets, ensuring data availability for operations and decision-making. You will lead ERP projects, support data integrity, and collaborate with Institutional Research to improve reporting and analytics.

The role focuses on data governance, security, and enabling data-driven decision-making, with leadership across campus and collaboration with data custodians and security officers.