Senior Manager, Insights and Analytics Save

About StriveTogether
StriveTogether is a national movement with a clear purpose: helping every child succeed in school and in life from cradle to career, regardless of race, ethnicity, zip code or circumstance. We work to break down barriers, change systems and improve outcomes with the Cradle to Career Network, made up of nearly 70 communities across the country. StriveTogether provides resources, best practices and processes to give every child every chance for success.

The StriveTogether team is passionate, talented and dedicated to achieving our mission. We seek and value all kinds of diversity and work hard to eliminate inequities in ourselves, our organization and our communities. Our goals are bold, so we support each other to try new things, have tough conversations and push for change. As we work, we share learning and progress, use data to make decisions and celebrate our wins.

About you

You’re a data lover with a strong attention to detail. You work well in a fast-paced environment and are a self-starter, with experience balancing multiple projects and prioritizing them in response to changing needs. You’re ready to learn and grow and you jump in to support your teammates. You have extensive experience with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint and a working knowledge of statistical software, Alteryx, Tableau, Salesforce, ArcGIS or QGIS, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and/or survey research design. You know how to present complex information to a variety of audiences, and you enjoy coaching and supporting others in data use. You are ready to use your brilliance for serving others!  

About the position

Reporting to the Vice President, Insights and Analytics, the Senior Manager, Insights and Analytics will work with team members across departments to deliver impactful solutions and extract insights from data. The Insights and Analytics team works to conduct analyses and develop strategies that move initiatives to action, facilitate conversations around moving communities and initiatives forward, and build technological solutions that solve access and dissemination hurdles.

At StriveTogether, we’re dedicated to creating equitable pathways to economic mobility. To be successful in this role, you must understand the challenges faced by marginalized communities — including but not limited to barriers of race, ethnicity, class, ability, immigration status, gender and their intersections.

Responsibilities and duties 

Internal data support

• Plan and execute data analysis and research leading to actionable insights for internal and external consumption. For typical engagements:
  • Develop and present content for internal team members, investors, network partners, national education and adjacent sector leaders to highlight needs, opportunities, and progress toward social outcome goals. Functions include extracting, cleaning, maintaining quality, aggregating, and visualizing data and documenting processes
  • Prepare high-impact materials, PowerPoint presentations and memos to communicate key findings
• Provide analytics support to the executive team and various departments. Engage in new, complex challenges with team members and stakeholders
• Work extensively in Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau and Alteryx and potentially in ArcGIS and SQL, if proficient
• Support with the hiring, onboarding and training of new insights and analytics staff

Network data support

• Lead a learning community with network staff members in data roles. This includes planning agendas, creating meeting materials, scheduling meetings, and identifying and working with partners or national organizations to present to the group 
• Support the Cradle to Career Network in identifying key population variables and data sources to understand local community needs and progress over time
• Provide consultation and strategic assistance to partners on matters of data analytics, building their capability to use data for continuous improvement
• Develop analytical tools to support network partners and conduct analyses to support strategies on key education priorities

Leadership responsibilities

• Model core values through your work
• Conduct regular, scheduled team and one-on-one meetings with all direct reports to hold accountability, provide coaching, give feedback, monitor progress to individual and collective goals, hold spaces for learning, discuss professional development opportunities and collaborate on shared bodies of work
• Conduct annual Reflection and Continuous Improvement Cycle (RCIC) review including providing a rating and recommending appropriate merit increases and mid-year RCIC review
• Hold yourself and your team accountable for being good financial stewards, managing risk and using data as a critical input into decision-making

Qualifications and skills  

• 4+ years in strategy consulting, nonprofit or social impact strategic planning, and/or data analytics; public education is a plus; positions with leading management consulting firms are a good match
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint is a must; proficiency in Tableau, Alteryx, ArcGIS, and/or SQL is a plus, but not required
• Highly detail-oriented
• Ability to incorporate feedback from a team, share feedback with a team and collaborate to improve a team’s work product
• Demonstrated history of meeting deadlines while balancing competing priorities across multiple projects
• Strong data communication, report writing and presentation skills, including the ability to present complex information to a wide variety of audiences.
• Applicants must have gone through the PK-12 years in the U.S. education system or have extensive experience working in a school district
• Insatiable desire to transform student achievement across the United States and the belief that education can be an equalizer

Position details

This is an exempt position with a salary range of $66,000 - $98,000 (min-max). StriveTogether offers competitive salary and benefits, commensurate with experience and skills. This position will be a remote role.

Benefits, perks and flexibility

Time Away

• Sick, vacation, personal, floating holiday/wellness day, bereavement, jury duty

• 11 paid company holidays and a paid winter break the last week of December

• Paid parental leave

• Paid sabbatical after seven years of employment

• Paid time off to vote 

• Caregiver time off

Benefits

• Medical and dental plans

• 100% paid vision, short-term and long-term disability and basic life insurance.

• $2,500 annual HSA contribution for users of high-deductible health care plans

• Cellphone and internet stipend

• Competitive retirement plan with automatic employer contribution and match

• Professional development

• Employee Assistance Program 

Perks

• Remote work opportunities available

• Birthday gift card

• DeskPass access (community desk and meeting room options for remote team members)

• Company credit card for internal expenses

• Home office stipend (up to $250 per year).

Perks at our Cincinnati headquarters

• Employer paid parking

• Hybrid work model with two work-from-home days each week

• Rooftop deck

• Snacks and beverages

• Dog-friendly office

Applications and cover letters are due by Friday, April  19, 2024. Apply here. 

StriveTogether provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, domestic partnership status, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.