Associate Director, Career Technology, Digital Strategy & Data Analytics

Full-time exempt staff position, 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. On-campus, student-facing role; occasional nights and weekends to promote events and programs.

About the Role

This role provides strategic oversight for the Center for Career Advancement's technology and data ecosystem, driving the integration, accessibility, and optimization of platforms like Handshake, uConnect, Hiration, and emerging AI tools to deliver a personalized, user-centered experience. By leading real-time data collection and developing actionable dashboards, the position tracks student engagement, experiential learning, and post-graduation outcomes to address equity gaps, measure program impact, and guide continuous improvement. The role relies on deep cross-campus collaboration—partnering with academic colleges, Institutional Research, the Dominguez Center for Data Science, Communications, Advancement, Athletics, and Academic Affairs—to integrate technology, align strategy, and leverage data-driven insights that elevate career readiness and overall student success.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of career portfolio of technologies, including Handshake, uConnect, Hiration, and emerging tools, ensuring seamless integration, data integrity, accessibility, and a user-centered experience.
• Lead the collection, analysis, and reporting of real-time career engagement and placement success data to inform strategy, assess impact, and drive continuous improvement.
• Develop dashboards and actionable insights to identify engagement trends, address equity gaps, and enhance student success.
• Partner with University Communications, Institutional Research, the Dominguez Center for Data Science, University Advancement, the Freeman College of Management, College of Engineering, College of Arts & Sciences, Athletics, Academic Affairs, and other campus stakeholders to integrate technology, leverage data, and develop innovative solutions that enhance student career outcomes, improve engagement, and support data-informed decision-making across the Center for Career Advancement.
• Advance the Center's use of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to transform career services, enhance personalized student support, improve career readiness, and leverage data to assess engagement, experiential learning, and internship and post-graduation career outcomes.
• Lead the ongoing development and optimization of uConnect and other career technology platforms, partnering with the CCA Communications and Marketing team to integrate career outcomes data, enhance the digital user experience, and increase student engagement with career resources and opportunities.

The listed responsibilities and tasks are not exhaustive; additional non-essential tasks may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in data science, information systems, public administration, or related field.
• Four (4) years of work experience in data management, analytics, governance, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Experience in higher education or a similarly complex, decentralized organization.
• Prior experience with Tableau, Power BI, or other business intelligence and data visualization software.

Skills

• Ability to understand data and analyze reports.
• Demonstrated expertise in creating and executing data strategies that align with organizational goals.
• Strong understanding of data platforms, analytics, and reporting, with the ability to collect, analyze, interpret, and communicate student engagement and career outcomes data through meaningful dashboards, reports, and data-informed insights.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for diverse audiences.

Physical Requirements

Office environment; no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands.

Pay

Salary range: $65,680 – $82,100. The offer rate will be based on a review of the candidate's credentials compared to the qualifications of the position, internal equity, and our overall compensation philosophy. This role is not budgeted for visa sponsorship; all candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling options determined by role.
• Medical, prescription drug, vision, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance options.
• 10% employer contribution to your retirement plan (no contribution requirement for non-exempt positions).
• Generous paid time off, including vacation and sick time, a community service day, and 19 paid holidays (including two full weeks off for Winter Break).
• Full-time and part-time employees are eligible for tuition remission for themselves. Full-time employees are also eligible for tuition remission for their spouse/spousal equivalent and children.
• Credit for full-time benefits-eligible employment at other institutions of higher education will be applied to waiting periods.
• Comprehensive employee wellness program including program incentives.
• Parental leave, employee assistance program, fitness center membership, and other benefits.