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Join Risepoint as a Senior Strategy Analyst to enhance student experiences through advanced analytics and operational improvements, partnering with universities to drive impactful education initiatives.
Responsibilities: Understand client perspectives, investigate operational challenges, design solutions for improved experiences, and collaborate with operational leaders to implement analytics-driven operational improvements.
Skills: Experience with data analytics tools (Excel, Tableau, SQL), strong collaboration and communication skills, with a focus on operational and technical integration.
Qualifications: Proven experience in delivering operational improvements through data/analytics, leadership in implementing solutions, and effective collaboration skills; familiarity with the education industry is a plus but not required.
Location: Remote position within the United States.
Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $90,000 - $130,000.
Risepoint assists primarily regional universities in increasing their access and impact by making their academic programs available to students online. Founded in 2007, Risepoint's mission is to expand access to high-quality, affordable, and workforce-relevant education, especially for working and adult students. Risepoint brings single-minded dedication to student success, an integrated set of services, and data-driven performance to our collaboration with university partners.
You'll be joining the Data Analytics team within Risepoint’s Strategy function. Our team advances the organization's mission by:
- Partnering with our university clients to identify student experience and university value proposition improvements through a mix of advanced analytics, benchmarking, and thought partnership
- Partnering with operational leaders to implement analytics & data science innovations that improve student experiences and operational efficiencies
- Establishing our advanced analytics capabilities as the benchmark for the industry
In the role of Strategy Analyst, you will:
- Understand the perspective and processes of our university clients, serving as an advocate for the client perspective in problem solving
- Investigate and understand challenges and opportunities within our operations, raising performance aspirations among operations leaders
- Design solutions that raise student experience, client experience, productivity, and the distinctiveness of our offering
- Partner with Business Analysts within our team and operational leaders across the organization to operationalize the advanced analytics tools you build
- Own the delivery of data- and analytics-enabled operational improvements in collaboration with operational leaders and analytics experts
- Establish counseling relationships with colleagues across the business from the frontline through executive leadership
- Develop our team through mentorship and apprenticeship of your immediate teammates, and BizOps professionals outside of our team
You will be supported by our Data Analytics team - a mix of career analytics professionals, experienced operators with great analytics chops, and previous consultants - and by the greater Strategy function.
Job Requirements:
- A proven track record of delivering operational improvements, especially leveraging data and/or analytics to accelerate or expand impact
- Experience as a workstream leader, scoping, designing, and managing the implementation of end solutions
- Comfort working with data analytics tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau, SQL), or an excitement to develop technical data analytics capabilities
- Great collaboration and communication abilities, especially when working with both operations and technical personas
- Familiarity with the education industry gives you a great springboard, but is not necessary
Risepoint is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Risepoint offers the following comprehensive benefits:
- 18 days PTO + Winter Shutdown
- 12 designated holidays + 1 floating holiday
- Medical – four options
- Dental
- Vision
- Life & Disability (company paid)
- Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account
- Retirement plan with company match
- Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave (company paid)
- Volunteer Time Off
Supplemental Benefits:
- Wellness program
- Alternative medicine options
- Pet discounts
- Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
Personal and Professional Development:
- Continuous Professional and Leadership Development Programs
- Tuition Reimbursement for employees and their dependents
- Rewards & Recognition programs
Risepoint is an equal-opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.
