Director, Strategy & Analytics - 196395

New York, USA

$130K/yr – $150K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

This role leads marketing and communications measurement, analytics, and performance reporting, with a focus on cross-functional leadership and strategic planning. It emphasizes turning data into actionable insights for senior leaders and coordinating initiatives across university relations. The position also drives accountability, planning processes, and continuous improvement across the division.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the division’s leader for marketing and communications measurement, accountability, and performance reporting. Design and implement measurement frameworks spanning brand, reputation, engagement, and outcomes. Evaluate and deploy best-in-class marketing and communications analytics tools and methodologies.
  • Translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations for senior leadership and stakeholders. Establish consistent reporting practices that support strategic decision-making.
  • Lead high-impact, cross-functional marketing and communications initiatives spanning multiple teams and disciplines. Serve as a connector and integrator across functions, helping teams manage interdependencies and shared priorities.
  • Apply project management best practices to ensure initiatives are well-scoped, governed, and executed. Implement tools and workflows that promote transparency, collaboration, and accountability.
  • Support operational planning, resource alignment, and continuous process improvement. Lead planning cycles ensuring clear objectives and outcomes are met.
  • Partner closely with functional leaders to ensure plans reflect how marketing and communications work is executed in practice. Ensure cross-functional initiatives are coordinated, sequenced, and strategically aligned.
  • Track progress against the annual plan and proactively identify risks, gaps, and opportunities for adjustment.
  • When appropriate, present insights, progress updates, and recommendations to senior university leaders. Exercise sound judgment, discretion, and executive presence in all interactions.
  • Partner with division leadership to set clear, measurable goals aligned with institutional priorities. Monitor progress and support leaders in adjusting strategies and execution as needed. Help foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across University Relations.
  • Performs other such duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred.
  • At least seven years experience in marketing and communications, with demonstrated understanding of brand, digital, social, media relations, and integrated campaign work.
  • At least seven years experience in marketing strategy, analytics, planning, or operations.
  • Demonstrated expertise in marketing and communications, measurement and performance management.
  • Experience managing or mentoring analytics or strategy staff.
  • Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed environment.
  • Strong command of project management methodologies and tools.
  • Excellent executive communication skills and professional judgment, preferred
  • Experience in higher education or similarly complex organizations, preferred.
  • Experience supporting or presenting to boards, trustees, or executive leadership bodies, preferred
  • Experience owning or managing integrated marketing and communications plans.

Preferred

  • Experience in higher education or similarly complex organizations, preferred
  • Experience owning or managing integrated marketing and communications plans.

Benefits

  • Medical, vision and dental insurance for preventive care or diagnostic and surgical procedures as well as an incentivized medical plan waiver option for those who choose not to participate (FT Employees).
  • Income protection in the event an employee is not actively at work, due to illness (FT Employees).
  • 403B investment opportunity to save toward financial security in retirement (PT and FT Employees).
  • Programs and services that assist in balancing work and personal life (PT and FT Employees).
  • Educational opportunities for the employee and eligible members of their family to pursue a degree at Pace or another higher education institution (PT and FT Employees).
  • Opportunity for faculty and staff to participate in Pace’s award-winning health and wellness program, Pace Yourself to Wellness, which is designed to inspire employees to engage in healthy habits while optimizing health care resources (PT and FT Employees).
  • Discount purchase plans for everything from entertainment, shopping and travel (PT and FT Employees).
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