Senior Director, Insights

Braven • New York, NY

1d • $127,600 - $185,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring a Senior Director, Insights, who will lead a team of data professionals and be responsible for both advancing day-to-day operations and setting a bold vision for how Braven leverages data. What this looks like in your day-to-day life is that you will both be setting strategy in collaboration with other leaders and doing detailed, on-the-ground problem-solving, building, and analysis alongside your team.
You will play a pivotal role in shaping Braven into a truly data-powered organization, helping us use data to make transformative strategic, programmatic, and operational decisions. The ideal candidate combines technical mastery with exceptional leadership, management, and organizational influence in their everyday.
This role is on the Insights & Strategic Planning team and reports directly to the Head of Insights & Strategic Planning.

Requirements

• BA/BS in a quantitative field or work experience that demonstrates expertise in quantitative analysis
• Experience working in mission-driven, nonprofit, education, or adjacent sectors
• Deep technical expertise in data science, data engineering, analytics, and AI/ML, with a demonstrated track record of delivering organizational data strategies and building data maturity from the ground up
• 3+ years managing high-performing technical teams. Proven ability to lead and scale cross-functional teams, develop talent, and manage senior individual contributors.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate technical insights into compelling strategic narratives.
• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Braven doesn’t offer employment visa sponsorship

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in a quantitative or technical discipline (e.g., computer science, data science, statistics, economics)
• Experience working with or for higher education institutions or in other mission-aligned B2B contexts
• Success in developing data-related products or services for external audiences
• Strong fluency in AI/ML trends, ethics, and practical applications in social impact contexts
• Familiarity with Google Suite, Slack, Confluence suite, Tableau, Salesforce
• Exemplification of Braven’s core values
• Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and has prepared you to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population.
• Please know that no one ever meets 100% of the preferred qualifications. If much of this describes you, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and develop a high-performing team of data professionals
• Build a high-performance, strong team culture grounded in learning, innovation, and excellence
• Drive professional development pathways and create opportunities for growth
• Define and monitor key performance indicators for the team
• Develop and champion a comprehensive data strategy that will support Braven’s pursuit of growth, outcomes, and continuous improvement
• Ensure the integration of program and operational data into cohesive systems and determine the best path to leveraging complementary external data for insights
• Drive data democratization to get the right information in the hands of the users and stakeholders
• Create simplicity, transparency, and reliability in the way Braven consumes and uses data insights.
• Lead the development of dashboards, data pipelines, analysis tools, and models that support Braven’s programs and strategic planning
• In collaboration with Braven’s Systems team, design and oversee systems for data governance, privacy, and ethical use of data and AI tools
• Stay on the cutting edge of data and AI advancements, integrating new technologies responsibly and strategically into Braven’s data efforts
• Lead cross-functional efforts in AI experimentation, data automation, and advanced analytics with an eye toward impact, efficiency, and scalability
• Serve as a key advisor to Braven’s executive team on the impact of data and emerging technologies (especially AI) on students, partners, and organizational innovation
• Serve on priority-driven strategic councils, leadership bodies, and working groups as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Unlimited vacation time in addition to org-wide holidays and week-long shutdowns in July and the end of the calendar year (this is a minimum of 19 days per year)
• Braven supports your path to parenthood and beyond with $25,000 in lifetime Carrot benefits for fertility, family-building, and hormonal health
• Match of your 401K contribution up to 5% of your base annual salary, starting in your first full month
• Coverage of 85% of the health insurance premiums for employees and dependents
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• A one-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director