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Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

About the Commission for Higher Education:
Created in 1971, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE, Commission) is the State's higher education coordinating agency, driven to improve economic and social mobility for fellow Hoosiers through postsecondary education and training, and is a part of Governor Mike Braun's Office of Education. The Commission also administers Indiana’s state financial aid programs, including 21st Century Scholars, which celebrates 35 years in 2025. More information can be found at che.in.gov.

Role Overview:

The Business Intelligence Data Manager is responsible for building and maintaining a portfolio of data visualizations, data tools, and other products that support the goals, strategies, and decision-making of the Commission and Commission Staff. Under the direction of the Director for Business Intelligence and Analytics, this position serves as the project manager for data collection, data transformation, and reporting through the CHEDSS system and is the primary Business Intelligence liaison to the Academic Affairs team. The Data Manager works closely with a variety of agency staff and supports intra-agency initiatives with data and insights needed to support strategic initiatives and optimize operations.

Key outcomes for this role include:

With direction from the Director for Business Intelligence and Analytics, maintain and enhance the agency’s existing portfolio of business intelligence products for internal and external stakeholders that align with team and agency reporting strategy.
With support from the Statistician, lead the annual CHEDSS data collection process including communication with institutional partners, troubleshooting submission errors, and data clean up tasks as needed.
In coordination with the Academic Affairs team, build and maintain data visualizations, reports, tools, and analysis products for internal and external CHEDSS users.
Support and maintain business processes that enhance business intelligence capacity building.
Other duties as assigned.

Salary:

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $60,000.00 but may be commensurate with education and work experience. Use our Compensation Calculator to view the total compensation package.

A Day in the Life:

The essential functions of this role are:

Act as a liaison with institutional partners and CHEDSS users to ensure efficient, effective utilization of data across the agency for business intelligence products.
Deliver accountability data products to internal and external stakeholders that meet consistent, high-quality agency standards.
Coordinate with the Academic Affairs team to deliver data products that fulfill legislative requirements such as Under Threshold Program Review and Academic Program Review
Coordinate with the Academic Affairs team to strategically manage CHEDSS feature proposals and development requests to the agency’s IT vendor
Coordinate and collaborate with team members to create and improve dashboards, reports, and data products hosted on the public CHE website and internal Business Intelligence Hub.
Ensure timely fulfillment of recurring data requests to both internal and external requestors

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time. This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours which may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.

What You'll Need for Success:

The successful candidate will have:

Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking skills, listening and information processing, and synthesizing skills.
Demonstrated experience using data analysis tools (Excel, SPSS, R, Python, etc.), data querying tools (such as Microsoft SQL), or visualization software (Tableau or PowerBI)
Demonstrated experience managing, cleaning, and transforming large datasets or database systems
Demonstrated experience performing descriptive and diagnostic analyses, preferably data related to higher education, secondary education, and/or workforce development.
Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical proficiency and careful attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability to translate complex issues into easily understandable formats (written and verbal) for a range of stakeholder audiences
Familiarity with privacy laws (e.g., FERPA) and data governance best practices
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and customers
Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline is preferred
Able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:

The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:

Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
Deferred compensation 457(b) account (similar to 401(k) plan) with employer match
Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
Education Reimbursement Program
Group life insurance
Referral Bonus program
Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Free Parking for most positions
Free LinkedIn Learning access

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.

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