Associate Director,Analytics

About Us

Shorelight is reinventing the international education experience for students worldwide. Based in Boston, the company works directly with top-ranked, nonprofit American universities to build innovative programs and high-touch, technology-driven services that help talented students thrive and become global citizens.

Job Overview

This goal of this position is to weave data-driven decision-making into the fabric of Shorelight’s everyday work. A key management role within our analytics team, you will be accountable for business intelligence reporting and data visualization products within the company. This role should have strong hands-on skills and experience as well as the ability to establish strong business relationships. Reporting to the Executive Director, Analytics, you will help drive the long-term data strategy and road map in partnership with other Analytics leadership.

Essential Functions

• Works closely with business partners across Shorelight, participating in requirements gathering sessions together to find the best possible BI solution or analytics product to a given business need

• Owns the entire lifecycle of an analytics product – ideation, design, development, testing, deployment, and support

• Delivers work that generates insights, using creativity and pragmatism, getting to the “so what?”

• Makes recommendations grounded in data and guided by a broader understanding of the business

• Participates in the development of company benchmarks of key metrics and performance indicators

• Manages, guides, and mentors a team of analysts capable of meeting personal, departmental, and company goals

• Manages daily operations of analyst team to ensure successful project delivery; ensures fair allocation of workload and resources, aligning projects with priority to the business

• Works closely with data architecture team to prioritize data warehouse needs

• Contributes to data strategy for reporting, dashboards, and self-service analytics

• Structures and presents analyses to executives and other key stakeholders

• Leverages innovative tools and approaches, identifying new methodologies to conduct analyses

• Drives continuous improvement in data analytics and business intelligence capabilities, spreading that knowledge and expertise throughout the organization

• Maintains knowledge of industry best practices

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience in an analytics or business intelligence role; relevant experience bringing a data-driven approach to strategic decision making
• Bachelor’s degree
• Proficiency with programming / database querying tools (R, Python, SQL, etc )
• Strong experience, technical capabilities in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Data Studio, PowerBI)
• Must have prior management experience overseeing and directing teams of analysts
• Confident and clear presenter who is at ease with diverse audiences
• Positive team player
• Intellectual curiosity, initiative, and love for learning new skills
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and business collaboration skills
• Strong project management, organization, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Exposure or experience working in agile methodology

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to careers@shorelight.com.

Shorelight Eduction is an Equal Opportunity Employer.