Data Analyst

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Benefits of Being a Lindenwood Employee :

• Upon hire employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelors (employee spouse and dependent) and masters degree programs (employee and spouse only).
• Tuition discounts for doctoral programs (employee only).
• Comprehensive benefits plan : medical dental vision life insurance disability insurance and retirement options.
• Paid holidays : MLK Jr. day Good Friday Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving break (Wednesday Friday) and winter break (Dec. 23 Jan. 1).
• Free lunch Fridays : LU employees are eligible for a free meal on Fridays at the Evans Commons Dining Hall or Spellman Dining Hall; Chick-fil-A and Qdoba included.
• Professional development opportunities through the Lindenwood Learning Academy.

JOB TITLE SUMMARY

Job title : Data Analyst

Department : Information Technology

Evaluation group : Staff

FLSA status : Exempt

Reports to : Vice President Information Management / Chief Information Officer

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. Lindenwood is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Job Summary

The data analyst serves as a strategic partner in driving student recruitment engagement and retention through data-informed decision-making. This role is responsible for analyzing enrollment trends marketing performance and student engagement metrics to provide actionable insights that support institutional growth. The analyst collaborates closely with admissions marketing and academic leadership to develop strategies that balance both high-level objectives and the day-to-day actions that build long-term success.

Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Job Responsibilities and Execution

Works with stakeholders to identify information needs and develop reports and / or dashboards

Partners with IT Enrollment Marketing and Student Financial Services to oversee data migration and system integration as part of the new CRM implementation ensuring accuracy continuity and minimal disruption

Identifies gaps in data availability and work with IT team to implement solutions to close the gaps

Identifies technology solutions that support business strategies and organizational goals

Collaborates with IT support to resolve user issues and meet user needs on reports and dashboards

Identifies methodologies to enhance data retention practices

Leads data cleanup initiatives including duplicate resolution standardized naming conventions and process documentation to support CRM optimization

Leadership and Strategic Thinking

Works with data governance management department heads and operations teams to develop internal quality standards metrics and reports that align with overall company objectives business needs and client satisfaction

Documents and shares with other departments key decisions processes and issues related to business systems and reporting

Identifies methodologies to enhance data retention practices

Develops and enforces data governance policies to ensure accuracy consistency and reliability of enrollment and marketing data

Leads data cleanup initiatives including duplicate resolution standardized naming conventions and process documentation to support CRM optimization

Assists Marketing with completing a review of next months lead and enrollment goals based on current data from the data warehouse

Works with the vendor to populate data between marketing and the vendor for review before next months lead purchase.

Assists Marketing with any new data pull for review

Generates the results into the data warehouse for goals on the dashboards

Creates and maintains a tool for enrollment goals based on start dates for each program.

Reviews and updates the table for the goals for each start cycle

Monitors changes to start data and update data based on new data

Employee Management and Development

Supports the mission of the university and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence

Designs implements and maintains automated and integrated methodologies for efficient analysis and reporting

Works closely with Enrollment and Marketing leadership to build dashboards that reflect real-time CRM data ensuring transparency in lead management student pipeline health and ROI on marketing spend

Improves reporting processes whenever possible by implementing leading practices

Works with leadership and other stakeholders to produce and validate workflow reporting (either ad-hoc or visualizations) for the organization

Assists in data preparation for regulatory reporting as needed

Reviews reports for accuracy and identify necessary changes resulting from organizational changes system updates etc.

Serves as a resource to report to users and stakeholders in answering questions and resolving issues related to workflow

Improves user adoption and promote data definitions

Recommends and implements changes that can create efficiencies and streamline processes

Designs implements and maintains special ad hoc request reports to support the requesting department

Provides training and documentation for staff across departments to ensure data integrity and consistent usage of CRM fields reports and processes

Improves business reporting for each department

Works with the Leadership from each department to help maintain a clear understanding of performance

Supports with additional ad hoc requests for data

Job may require other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications Required qualifications to effectively perform the job. An equivalent combination of education training and experience will be considered. (Additional requirements may be designated by position.)

Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience

Experience leading or supporting CRM transitions in higher education (e.g. Slate Salesforce Anthology or equivalent)

Demonstrated expertise in data governance and large-scale data cleanup projects

3 years of experience in data management business analysis or similar field

Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau Power BI)

Proficient in database languages

Knowledge Skills and Abilities May be representative but not all-inclusive of those knowledge skills and abilities necessary to perform the job competently.

Strong ability to analyze user requirements and create backend BI solutions

Understanding of data governance frameworks and best practices for enrollment and marketing systems

Ability to design and implement data validation auditing and correction procedures

Collaborative mindset with strong communication skills to bridge technical CRM processes with admissions marketing and student services needs

Exceptional interpersonal skills and relationship building skills to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders

Knowledge of and ability to understand and resolve data inconsistencies or variances

Excellent writing skills for documenting user requirements

Ability to communicate complex information in a meaningful way

Ability to interact with managers to raise issues discuss changes and provide information

Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously in a collaborative environment

Ability to prioritize and quickly resolve issues

Work Environment Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job.

General office condition

Fast-paced and high energy

Standard Flex

Physical Abilities Activities that are commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function

Must be able to sit at a computer for extended periods of time

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal state and local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race color religion gender age sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status disability or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work environment.

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Data Analytics,Microsoft Access,SQL,Power BI,R,Data Visualization,Tableau,Data Management,Data Mining,SAS,Data Analysis Skills,Analytics

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1