Senior BI & Data Visualization Specialist

University of Missouri-Kansas City; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

UMKC is seeking a Senior Business Intelligence Specialist who enjoys exploring information, finding the story behind the numbers, and creating compelling ways to share what they reveal.

This Institutional Effectiveness role emphasizes visual communication, creative problem solving, and the thoughtful use of data across dashboards, websites, research briefs, and student communications to engage audiences locally, nationally, and internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Ability to analyze quantitative data, interpret findings, and communicate clearly.
• Experience in higher education, institutional effectiveness, or reporting/visualization.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and improve how UMKC presents institutional information through websites, dashboards, recruitment and advancement materials, and other communications for local, national, and international audiences.
• Create engaging research briefs, infographics, PowerPoint presentations, and visualizations; help develop consistent, recognizable templates for IE reports and dashboards aligned with UMKC branding.
• Manage the university chatbot as an extension of website content, checking accuracy, reviewing user questions, and coordinating improvements with campus partners.
• Analyze communication engagement and audience data to assess outreach efforts, identify audiences for targeted messages, and recommend improvements to recruitment and marketing communications.
• Interpret institutional survey results and benchmarks to highlight opportunities for improvement, and check that public information remains consistent with official reporting.

Skills

Data analysis

Writing

Visual communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Power BI

Lucidchart

Power Apps

Cascade CMS

Job description

UMKC is seeking a Senior Business Intelligence Specialist who enjoys exploring information, finding the story behind the numbers, and creating compelling ways to share what they reveal.

This Institutional Effectiveness role emphasizes visual communication, creative problem solving, and the thoughtful use of data across dashboards, websites, research briefs, and student communications to engage audiences locally, nationally, and internationally.