"Data Strategy and Analytics Manager - Wharton Executive Education"

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Data Strategy and Analytics Manager - Wharton Executive Education

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Posted Job Title
Data Strategy and Analytics Manager - Wharton Executive Education

Job Description Summary
Founded in 1881 as the world's first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is shaping the future of business by incubating ideas, driving insights, and creating leaders who change the world. With campuses in Philadelphia and San Francisco, Wharton has over 850 staff, a faculty population of more than 235 renowned professors, and 5,000 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students. Each year, 13,000 professionals worldwide advance their careers through Wharton Executive Education's individual, company-customized, and online programs. More than 104,000 Wharton alumni form a powerful global network of leaders who transform business every day. Wharton is home to a dynamic staff population representing a rich array of backgrounds, expertise, and cultures. To learn more, visit www.wharton.upenn.edu.

The Data Strategy and Analytics Manager (DSAM) plays a pivotal role in setting and executing a comprehensive data strategy for Wharton Executive Education. The DSAM is responsible for developing and operationalizing a unified data strategy that connects technology platforms with business objectives. Serving as the critical bridge between technical teams and business users, this role ensures that data from multiple systems is accurate, meaningful, and used effectively to inform decisions. In addition to analyzing data, the DSAM will help define how data is structured and flows across platforms, ensuring that our systems are built to support the insights we need. The DSAM will oversee the integration of data across platforms such as Salesforce, Marketing Cloud, Marketo/Adobe Experience Cloud, Qualtrics, and Enlight - an internally developed platform within Executive Education; lead efforts to visualize, report on, and version data; and guide the organization in adopting consistent data governance and usage standards. The DSAM is a strategic thinker and operational executor who enables the business to tell compelling stories with data and drive performance across Executive Education.

This individual will lead efforts to align the organization's use of data with its strategic goals by establishing clear governance, consistent definitions, and an integrated architecture across platforms. The DSAM will assess current gaps in data integrity, accessibility, and usability, and build cross-functional consensus around best practices for data capture, maintenance, and usage. By partnering closely with IT, Finance & Administration, Marketing, and the unique business units of Executive Education (Online, Open Enrollment and Custom), the DSAM will help define a shared roadmap that supports long-term operational efficiency and decision-making agility.

Equally important, the DSAM will act as the translator of data into insight-telling the story of the business through clean, well-structured, and contextualized information. This includes helping stakeholders interpret key performance trends, identify opportunities, and make confident decisions based on accurate and timely data. The DSAM will engage with business leaders to understand their evolving information needs and ensure that data models, pipeline logic, and analysis frameworks support everything from lead qualification and program performance to customer behavior and industry segmentation. They will also partner with business stakeholders to define, refine, and evolve key performance indicators (KPIs), ensuring that performance metrics are meaningful, measurable, and actionable in support of the division's strategic goals. The DSAM will proactively identify patterns, guide internal conversations with data-driven narratives, and foster a culture where insights drive action and support revenue growth.

The DSAM will develop and oversee a structured intake and prioritization process for reporting and analytics requests, enabling clarity around demand, delivery timelines, and alignment with broader business priorities The DSAM will partner with the business users to own and manage the design, delivery, and governance of reporting and visualization across the organization. This includes developing and maintaining dashboards in Salesforce and data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), ensuring data is version-controlled, easily digestible, and tailored to the needs of each team. They will work to streamline report access, reduce duplication, and build trust in reporting by establishing clear documentation, standard logic, and intuitive formats. By ensuring high-quality visualizations and scalable reporting systems, the DSAM will empower business users to self-serve insights, minimize confusion, and increase adoption of data-informed practices throughout the organization. Additionally, the DSAM will serve as a champion for data literacy, guiding business users in understanding and applying data insights, and fostering a culture where informed decision-making becomes embedded in daily operations. The DSAM will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the implementation of a new Salesforce instance by developing data-driven standard operating procedures (SOPs), helping to design and deliver training materials, and ensuring successful adoption through user enablement and analytics.

The DSAM will serve as the primary point of contact for ongoing and ad hoc data requests across Executive Education, including survey submissions (UNICON, rankings, benchmarks), annual reports, Board reports, and internal performance (retention, growth regions). This includes pulling, formatting, and contextualizing data to meet recurring and time-sensitive needs. The DSAM will also take a forward-looking approach to ensure that data systems, structures, and practices are scalable, resilient, and adaptable to evolving business models, technologies, and customer expectations.

This role is responsible for managing and delivering recurring reports across units, ensuring data accuracy, timely distribution, and alignment with stakeholder expectations.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive data strategy for Executive Education, aligning platforms, governance, and business objectives across all units. Collaborate with stakeholders across IT, Finance & Administration, Marketing, and Executive Ed's business units to create a unified roadmap for scalable, insight-driven data use. Have in-depth understanding of the business units and how they operate in order to help drive and align the strategy.
• Act as the bridge between technical teams (e.g., IT, developers) and business users (e.g., Sales, Marketing, Program teams), translating business needs into platform logic, data flows, and actionable insights.
• Oversee integration and alignment of data across Salesforce, Marketing Cloud, Marketo/Adobe Experience Cloud, Qualtrics, and other platforms, ensuring clean, accurate, and accessible data across systems.
• Partner with Marketing and the business units of Exec Ed to design and then be responsible for managing business-critical dashboards and reporting tools using Salesforce, Tableau, Power BI, and other platforms; ensure reports are version-controlled, consistent, and insightful. Partner with Marketing and the business units to develop strategic reporting models that support lead qualification, pipeline analysis, program performance, and customer insights. Collaborate with outside partners to integrate their data into Executive Education's decision-making.
• Establish and promote data governance practices, including clear definitions, standardized data capture, naming conventions, documentation, and user permissions. Ensure that data practices comply with data security and privacy policies, including GDPR. Provide training and guidance to business users on interpreting and acting on data, empowering teams to adopt data-informed decision-making. Assist with the creation, delivery and adoption of new SOPS, training materials associated with the new instance of Salesforce or other system updates that may require changes to business processes.
• Proactively identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities in the data to support Executive Ed leadership in strategic decision-making and operational planning.
• Reduce duplication and fragmentation of reports by developing a centralized reporting library and promoting report usage standards.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required and 5 to 7 years of experience is required, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master's preferred in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Information Systems, or related field.

• Experience in data strategy, business analytics, or data product management required.
• Proven experience configuring and managing Salesforce, including custom fields, reports, dashboards, data validation rules, and object relationships.
• Experience working with related MarTech platforms, LMS platforms (e.g., Marketo/Adobe Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Tableau, Qualtrics, Canvas).
• Demonstrated ability to understand and connect data from multiple systems and work with business colleagues to translate complex data into meaningful business insights.
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, etc.) and knowledge of SQL or other querying languages.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in higher education, executive education, or professional services a plus.

Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School
Wharton School

Pay Range
$100,000.00 - $145,000.00 Annual Rate
Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, and in alignment with salary ranges based on external market data for the job's level. Internal organization and peer data at Penn are also considered.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state or local law.