Director, Admissions Tech & Analytics

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business seeks a Director of Admissions Systems and Analytics to lead the admissions technology platform (Slate), data analytics (Databricks, Power BI), and reporting strategies supporting enrollment goals.

The role serves as Slate Captain, aligning with Strategic IT, Data & Analytics, Communications, Marketing, and UVA ITS to optimize data integrations (PeopleSoft, Darden Data Hub). Remote work possible; Charlottesville or Rosslyn locations available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred for advancement.
• Strong analytics skills incl. SQL, Python; experience with data warehousing
• Experience managing admissions software (Slate) and analytics tools (Power BI, Databricks)
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder relationships
• Experience with workflow automation and data governance in an enterprise setting

Responsibilities

• Lead Slate configuration, roadmap, and user experience across all admissions processes.
• Develop and maintain analytics dashboards and reports (Databricks, Power BI) for leadership and teams.
• Oversee data quality and governance for enrollment data; partner with IT and Data & Analytics teams.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Admissions, and UVA IT to integrate systems (PeopleSoft, Darden Data Hub).
• Represent Admissions in university-wide meetings and external conferences.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data analytics

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Technolutions Slate

Databricks

Power BI

PeopleSoft

Jira

Job description

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business seeks a Director of Admissions Systems and Analytics to lead the admissions technology platform (Slate), data analytics (Databricks, Power BI), and reporting strategies supporting enrollment goals.

The role serves as Slate Captain, aligning with Strategic IT, Data & Analytics, Communications, Marketing, and UVA ITS to optimize data integrations (PeopleSoft, Darden Data Hub). Remote work possible; Charlottesville or Rosslyn locations available.