About the job
At 2U, our commitment is unwavering. Driven by our mission to make education limitless, we are united by our passion for delivering exceptional higher education at scale. As the parent company of edX, a premier online learning platform, 2U enables thousands of higher education offerings, ranging from free courses to full-fledged degrees. Together with our partnerships with colleges, universities, and corporations, we are dedicated to accelerating careers and transforming lives.
What We’re Seeking:
In this pivotal senior leadership position, you will serve as the strategic head of Business Intelligence, responsible for establishing the foundational data strategy, governance, and architecture essential for mission-critical reporting and advanced data modeling.
The Senior Manager will convert complex business inquiries into robust, scalable data solutions, delivering actionable, high-impact insights that are vital for meeting organizational objectives and guiding C-level operational and strategic decisions. You will oversee a global team of 8-10 BI Developers, profoundly impacting project strategy and direction across various business functions and product lines. Additionally, you will act as the product owner for our BI tools (primarily Tableau and Sigma), tasked with creating best practices, fostering a strong user community, and ensuring fiscal responsibility of vendor contracts.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Strategy & Data Governance
- Define and execute the BI roadmap and long-term vision in collaboration with Data Engineering and business stakeholders, focusing on scalability and future-proofing.
- Establish and enforce data governance standards, quality assurance procedures, and documentation practices to guarantee data reliability, integrity, and security across all BI assets.
- Contribute to the design, development, and governance of canonical analytical data models (utilizing tools like dbt), emphasizing the creation of a robust, optimized, and business-friendly semantic layer for consumption by all BI tools and analysts.
- Oversee data quality checks particularly at the reporting layer, ensuring that metrics and dimensions displayed in dashboards are accurate, consistent, and well-documented for business users.
- Stay updated on emerging technologies and best practices in BI, Data Science, and Analytics Engineering to proactively introduce innovative tools and methodologies.

