Senior Director of Data, Reporting and Advancement Applications - University Advancement

Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis

IT, Sales & Business Development
Missouri, USA · St. Louis, MO, USA · Glendale, AZ, USA · Clayton, NC, USA
Posted on Dec 5, 2025

Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

WashU invites applications for a full-time Senior Director of Data, Reporting and Advancement Applications. The position will support the University Advancement’s mission by providing an integrated, cloud-based technology ecosystem that will facilitate and amplify success in fundraising. This system, ARCH, will serve as the university’s system of record for alumni and donors and deepen engagement with alumni, organizations, and friends on behalf of the university.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Specifically, the position will be tasked with the following responsibilities:

  • Lead the data and reporting team responsible for requirements gathering and for the development of reporting, outputs, and dashboards built within the suite of reporting tools, including Salesforce Reports, CRM analytics, and Tableau.

  • Manage the process of gathering and documenting requirements and designing and developing reports, outputs, and dashboards to meet the needs of stakeholders.

  • Responsible for oversight of the development of data architecture and for carrying out data and reporting strategy and providing training and guidance to University Advancement staff outside the Advancement Systems teams with responsibilities related to data analytics and reporting, including Data Services and Data Analytics teams.

  • Provide guidance and direction on day-to-day report development work.

  • Collaborate with business users to ensure that information needs are being met; participate in and help lead agile ceremonies for the reporting team.

  • Define and oversee development of extract, transform, and load (ETL) process and reporting structures.

  • Participate in leadership meetings to inform about reporting strategy and current state of development.

  • Act as a member of the reporting development team as well as lead to ensure that critical work is delivered on schedule.

  • Serve as a technical data steward, working with the team to support the classification, protection, use and quality of Advancement data.

Working Conditions:

Job Location

  • The position allows for telecommuting anywhere in the U.S.

Physical Effort

  • The position requires domestic travel up to 10% of the time to attend quarterly University Advancement Systems meetings and as needed for conferences and other processional development opportunities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree


Certifications /Professional Licenses :

No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.


Work Experience:

Relevant Experience (7 Years)


Skills:

Not Applicable


Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Analysis or closely related field (or foreign equivalent).
  • This position also requires seven years' of relevant experience, including at least seven years of experience in each of the following:
    • experience in a higher education setting analyzing data for complex fundraising structures for enterprise-level system implementation;
    • experience in a higher education technology environment, including utilizing Salesforce Reports for development and administration;
    • experience developing IT strategic plans, including supervisor experience and hiring and mentoring a high-performance team to meet fundraising technology initiatives;
    • experience with relational database models and reporting architecture, including ETL processes, ODS/EDW, and RDBMS design and development; and
    • experience using SQL/SQL Server, CRM Analytics, and Tableau.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.


Certifications/Professional Licenses:

No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.


Work Experience:

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.


Skills:

Not Applicable

Grade

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Questions

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Accommodation

If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please email CandidateQuestions@wustl.edu or call the dedicated accommodation inquiry number at 314-935-1149 and leave a voicemail with the nature of your request.

All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Pre-Employment Screening

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees. Benefits eligibility is subject to employment status, full-time equivalent (FTE) workload, and weekly standard hours. Please visit our website at https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/ to view a summary of benefits.

EEO Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity and especially encourages applications by those from underrepresented groups. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.Washington University is dedicated to building a community of individuals who are committed to contributing to an inclusive environment – fostering respect for all and welcoming individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Individuals with a commitment to these values are encouraged to apply.