Enrollment Reporting Lead (Hybrid)

Airweb; Iowa; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Retirement benefits

Generous vacation and leave

WorkFlex options

Job summary

Iowa State University is seeking an Enrollment Reporting Lead to help teams turn complex data into clear insights supporting recruitment, enrollment planning, and student success. You will lead a reporting team across Admissions, the Registrar’s Office, Financial Aid, and campus partners, translating data into actionable reports and dashboards using Excel, Salesforce, and Power BI.

You will mentor staff, manage projects, and build an Enrollment Management data dictionary to ensure consistent

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience.
• Experience with higher education or Enrollment Management data.
• Experience with data governance, data dictionaries, or data quality.
• Experience supervising, mentoring, or developing staff.
• Experience applying data visualization and user-centered design principles to create clear, intuitive, and effective reports and dashboards.
• Experience leading and managing projects from conception through development, implementation, and completion.

Responsibilities

• Make data meaningful. Translate complex enrollment information into clear, accurate reports and dashboards that help people make decisions.
• Build useful solutions. Develop SQL queries, automated reports, and dashboards using Excel, Salesforce, and Power BI.
• Connect questions to answers. Guide reporting requests from intake through delivery, clarifying needs and priorities.
• Lead and develop people. Supervise, coach, and support reporting staff, creating opportunities to grow.
• Deliver reporting projects. Coordinate requirements, timelines, testing, and stakeholder input for cross-functional dashboards and analytics.
• Build confidence in the data. Develop enrollment data dictionary with campus partners and ensure consistent definitions.

Skills

Data storytelling

SQL

Dashboard design

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

Salesforce

Power BI

Job description

Turn data into understanding. Help shape what comes next.

Iowa State University is seeking an Enrollment Reporting Lead to help teams turn complex data into clear insights and informed decisions. Your work will support recruitment, enrollment planning, and student success—helping us better serve our Cyclones in the Making and the students they become.

We’re a "creative yes" organization. We approach challenges with curiosity, explore what’s possible, and work together to find a path forward. If you enjoy uncovering what people need to know and building the tools that help them act, you’ll find meaningful work here.

Your impact

You’ll serve as Enrollment Management’s primary data storyteller, lead a reporting team, and shape how enrollment information is delivered and understood. Working across Admissions, the Registrar’s Office, Financial Aid, and campus partners, you will:

• Make data meaningful. Translate complex enrollment information into clear, accurate, visually compelling reports and dashboards that help people make decisions.
• Build useful solutions. Develop SQL queries, automated reports, and dashboards using tools such as Excel, Salesforce, and Power BI. Turn recurring requests into reliable, accessible reporting.
• Connect questions to answers. Guide reporting requests from intake through delivery, clarifying needs, setting priorities, and keeping partners informed.
• Lead and develop people. Supervise, coach, and support reporting staff, creating clear expectations and opportunities to grow.
• Deliver reporting projects. Coordinate requirements, timelines, testing, and stakeholder input for cross-functional dashboards, executive analytics, and regulatory reporting support.
• Build confidence in the data. Lead development of an Enrollment Management data dictionary, establish consistent definitions with campus partners, and help colleagues use reporting tools effectively.

What will help you thrive

You pair technical skill with a storyteller’s instinct. You ask thoughtful questions, care about accuracy, and explain findings in ways that resonate with different audiences. You bring a project leader’s discipline to the work by turning requests into clear plans, coordinating people and priorities, and following through from initial requirements to a tested, useful solution. You communicate proactively, address roadblocks, and keep projects moving. You enjoy developing people as much as improving processes and can balance immediate reporting needs with solutions that make everyone’s work easier over time.

Your work will help university leaders and campus teams understand enrollment trends, evaluate strategies, and make decisions that support students throughout their Iowa State experience.

You’ll have opportunities to shape reporting practices across Enrollment Management, develop your team, and see your work inform university decisions. Conferences, training, and a national peer network will support your continued professional growth.

Bring your curiosity, technical expertise, and talent for making data make sense. Help us turn insight into action.

Job Qualifications

Required Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with higher education or Enrollment Management data.
• Experience with data governance, data dictionaries, or data quality.
• Experience supervising, mentoring, or developing staff.
• Experience applying data visualization and user-centered design principles to create clear, intuitive, and effective reports and dashboards.
• Experience leading and managing projects from conception through development, implementation, and completion.

Institution Description

Turn data into understanding. Help shape what comes next.

Iowa State University is seeking an Enrollment Reporting Lead to help teams turn complex data into clear insights and informed decisions. Your work will support recruitment, enrollment planning, and student success helping us better serve our Cyclones in the Making and the students they become.

We’re a "creative yes" organization. We approach challenges with curiosity, explore what’s possible, and work together to find a path forward. If you enjoy uncovering what people need to know and building the tools that help them act, you’ll find meaningful work here.

Your impact

You’ll serve as Enrollment Management’s primary data storyteller, lead a reporting team, and shape how enrollment information is delivered and understood. Working across Admissions, the Registrar’s Office, Financial Aid, and campus partners, you will:

• Make data meaningful. Translate complex enrollment information into clear, accurate, visually compelling reports and dashboards that help people make decisions.
• Build useful solutions. Develop SQL queries, automated reports, and dashboards using tools such as Excel, Salesforce, and Power BI. Turn recurring requests into reliable, accessible reporting.
• Connect questions to answers. Guide reporting requests from intake through delivery, clarifying needs, setting priorities, and keeping partners informed.
• Lead and develop people. Supervise, coach, and support reporting staff, creating clear expectations and opportunities to grow.
• Deliver reporting projects. Coordinate requirements, timelines, testing, and stakeholder input for cross-functional dashboards, executive analytics, and regulatory reporting support.
• Build confidence in the data. Lead development of an Enrollment Management data dictionary, establish consistent definitions with campus partners, and help colleagues use reporting tools effectively.

What will help you thrive

You pair technical skill with a storyteller’s instinct. You ask thoughtful questions, care about accuracy, and explain findings in ways that resonate with different audiences. You bring a project leader’s discipline to the work by turning requests into clear plans, coordinating people and priorities, and following through from initial requirements to a tested, useful solution. You communicate proactively, address roadblocks, and keep projects moving. You enjoy developing people as much as improving processes and can balance immediate reporting needs with solutions that make everyone’s work easier over time.

Your work will help university leaders and campus teams understand enrollment trends, evaluate strategies, and make decisions that support students throughout their Iowa State experience.

You’ll have opportunities to shape reporting practices across Enrollment Management, develop your team, and see your work inform university decisions. Conferences, training, and a national peer network will support your continued professional growth.

Bring your curiosity, technical expertise, and talent for making data make sense. Help us turn insight into action.

Why Choose Iowa State University

Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental, as well as:

• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
• Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time and leave plans
• Life insurance and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Various voluntary benefits and discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Iowa State offers WorkFlex options for some positions. WorkFlex offers flexibility on when, where, and how you do your work. For more information, please speak with the Hiring Manager.

Application Due Date: 10/25/2026

Job Start Date: 12/07/2026

City: Ames

Reports To: Manager Data Analytics

Staff # Reporting to Position: 2

Reports In Office: Carver Hall

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