Associate Director of Business Performance

NCAA • $100K — $120K *
Indianapolis, IN 46227In-Person
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
  • Experience in management consulting, investment banking or corporate strategy preferred.
  • Expertise in technology, PowerPoint, Excel, and Asana required.
  • Familiarity with Agile methodology, project management, and/or Lean techniques preferred.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

  • Apply business analytics for detailed operational and financial analysis.
  • Lead the implementation and administration of NCAA's project management function.
  • Develop business cases and implementation plans for strategic initiatives.
  • Prepare executive briefings on business performance and strategic projects.
  • Design and implement automated analysis tools to enhance effectiveness.
  • Consult with users to translate business needs into analytical requirements and reporting.
  • Create ad-hoc reports utilizing data visualization techniques.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment within a national organization.
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development.
  • Engagement with a diverse group of stakeholders from various backgrounds.
  • Ability to influence and drive initiatives at a national level.
Full Job Description
Job Function: The Associate Director of Business Performance will be adept at rapid problem-solving, data visualization, and strategic analysis. This person will lead NCAA national office's project management, administration, and implementation function. In particular, the role will conduct analysis of priority initiatives and assist project managers in implementing their initiatives. The position will also conduct high-priority analysis to support emergent priorities.

Job Responsibilities
  • Apply business analytics for technical, operational, and financial analysis.
  • Lead NCAA's project implementation function, including administrating the Asana project management platform, producing guidance documents to aid the NCAA's 300 Asana users, and developing automated analysis tools to improve the national office's effectiveness.
  • Develop business cases, implementation plans, continuous improvement plans, and on-going project management support for key strategic initiatives.
  • Prepare executive briefings on key strategic initiatives and on-going business performance projects.
  • Lead problem-solving and solution design for emergent national office priorities.
  • Work directly with national office project managers to support their delivery of their department's priority projects and initiatives.
  • Consult with users on business needs, translate business needs into analytics/reporting requirements, and interface with users to ensure successful delivery of reporting.
  • Create and support the design of compelling and useful ad-hoc reports incorporating data visualization techniques as required.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements
  • Education Required: Bachelor's degree required; Advanced degree preferred.
  • Experience in management consulting, investment banking or corporate strategy preferred.
  • Expert familiarity with technology, PowerPoint, Excel, and Asana required.
  • Familiarity with Agile methodology, project management and/or Lean techniques preferred.
  • Logical and methodical thinker; apply strong math and analytics skills; detail- and process-oriented.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Enthusiasm for learning and problem-solving.
  • Ability to make sense out of data with respect to business processes and requirements.
  • Strong synthesis and executive communications skills
  • Estimated Travel Required

Key Competencies
  • Critical Thinking | Ability to examine issues and ideas and to identify good and bad reasoning in a variety of fields with differing assumptions, contents, and methods.
  • Problem Solving | Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
  • Stakeholder Focus | Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external stakeholders, gets first-hand stakeholder information and uses it for improvements in products and services, acts with stakeholders in mind, establishes and maintains effective relationships with stakeholders and gains their trust and respect through honesty, integrity, authenticity, and inclusivity.
  • Flexibility | Is open to change and new information; rapidly adapts to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles.
  • Resourcefulness | The ability to creatively cope with difficult situations, or unusual problems. It is about problem-solving and getting things done in the face of obstacles and constraints.


About NCAA

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a non-profit organization that regulates and governs college athletics in the United States. The NCAA was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The organization is responsible for organizing and overseeing athletic programs for over 1,200 colleges and universities across the country. The NCAA is divided into three divisions based on the size and scope of the athletic programs at each institution. The organization is responsible for enforcing rules and regulations related to eligibility, recruiting, and academic standards for student-athletes. The NCAA also organizes and oversees national championships in a variety of sports, including basketball, football, and baseball.
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