Executive Director, Strategy & Insights

Job Title: Executive Director, Strategy & Insights

Reporting Relationship:Dean of DeVoe School of Business, Technology, and Leadership

Unit: National & Global

Department: Dean DSB Administration-National & Global

Campus Location: Online/Remote

Summary of Position:The Executive Director, Strategy & Insights is a full-time, 12-month administrative position in the DeVoe School of Business, Technology, and Leadership (DBTL). Reporting to the Dean, this role connects DBTL's strategy to the systems, data, projects, and public voice that carry it out.

The Executive Director leads the DBTL Data & Insights team and works with IT, Salesforce, and data and analytics teams to prioritize DBTL's projects and deliver the program data faculty and chairs need. They own the master view of work in progress across the school and keep it moving. They supervise the Director, Undergraduate Program Success. They also lead DBTL's voice and visibility, turning faculty insight into content for external audiences, and support the Dean's work with the Advisory Council.

This role supports academic leadership rather than replacing it. Faculty and division chairs own curriculum and program development. The Executive Director makes sure they have the data, coordination, and visibility to do that work well.

Duties and Responsibilities

Systems, data, and insight

Partner with IT, the Salesforce team, and data and analytics teams to prioritize and sequence the DBTL project portfolio

Translate faculty and administrative needs into scoped requests those teams can act on, and translate their constraints back into terms DBTL can plan around

Build and maintain dashboards that give faculty and chairs enrollment, retention, and program health data ahead of program review, not during it

Lead the DBTL Data & Insights team and its work on course, faculty, and student insights

Establish shared definitions for the metrics that matter, so DBTL and the broader University work from the same numbers

Voice and visibility

Lead DBTL's voice and visibility work, and convene the Voice and Visibility group

Own DBTL's content calendar. Work with the Center for Applied Ethics & AI, the Center for the Advancement of Followership, and other Center teams to keep calendars aligned

Draw insight from faculty and package it for external audiences, including articles, social media, podcasts, and events. Partner with the Associate Dean for Doctoral Programs, who leads faculty research and scholarship

Publish DBTL news on LinkedIn and other channels

Partner with IWU Marketing on brand standards, channels, and campaigns

Coordinate the event calendar with the Director of School Operations

Project and portfolio management

Own the master view of what's in process across new program development, systems work, and student success initiatives

Run the cadence for that work (intake, prioritization, status, and escalation), so projects move without the Dean having to chase them

Identify where a project has stalled on a dependency, and get it unstuck

Report portfolio status and decisions needed to the Dean and the school leadership team

Undergraduate student success leadership

Supervise the Director, Undergraduate Program Success, and set annual goals for undergraduate retention, progression, and student experience

Make sure retention and early-alert data reach the people who can act on it, including the Director, chairs, faculty, and advising

Partner with the division chairs, who own undergraduate curriculum and faculty, so curriculum and student success work toward shared outcomes

Advisory Council and external connection

Support the Dean's preparation, follow-up, and ongoing connection with the DBTL Advisory Council and its subcommittees

Prepare materials that let council members see DBTL's trajectory in data beyond individual stories

Support the Dean's external engagement, coordinating handoffs with IWU's partnership and enterprise teams

School leadership and service

Serve on the school's leadership team with the Associate Dean, division chairs, and directors

Serve on School, College, and University committees as assigned, and attend school meetings and commencement exercises

Perform other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications:According to Indiana Wesleyan University employment policy all employees must possess a strong Christian commitment and adhere to the standards outlined in the IWU Community Lifestyle Statement.

Education

Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution required in business, technology, leadership or related field

A doctorate in business, technology, leadership, or a related field is preferred

Experience

Required experience

Significant professional experience, measured by both length of service and level of responsibility, in higher education administration, strategy, institutional research, or a related field

A record of turning data into decisions: working with analytics or IT teams to build reporting and dashboards that leaders actually use

A record of leading complex, cross-functional projects through to completion

Experience in content strategy, communications, or external relations

Supervisory experience

A strong commitment to the University's mission and to Christ-centered higher education

Preferred experience

Experience in adult, online, or professional higher education

Experience with student success or retention initiatives

Experience working with Salesforce or a comparable CRM

Required Skills

Demonstrated ability to translate between technical teams and academic leaders, and to earn the trust of faculty

Demonstrated project and portfolio management skills, including prioritization and running a regular operating cadence

Demonstrated proficiency with data visualization and reporting tools

Strong writing and editing skills for external audiences, including social media

Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office products

IWU Kingdom Diversity Statement

IWU, in covenant with God's reconciling work and in accordance with the Biblical principles of our historic Wesleyan tradition, commits to build a community that reflects Kingdom diversity. We will foster an intentional environment for living, teaching and learning, which exhibits honor, respect, and dignity. Acknowledging visible or invisible differences, our community authentically values each member's earthly and eternal worth. We refute ignorance and isolation and embrace deliberate and courageous engagement that exhibits Christ's commandment to love all humankind.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

As a religious educational institution operating under the auspices of The Wesleyan Church, Indiana Wesleyan University is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (42 U.S.C., Sections 2000e-1 and 2000e-2).

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. Employees will be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Salary: $95,597.00 Annually | Pay Scale: Academic-17-L2

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