Associate Director, Data Generalist

What We Do
At Leading Educators (LE), we know that excellent teaching is the most important driver of student success. The moment a student steps foot in the classroom, their opportunity to learn depends on how prepared their teacher is to translate complex content knowledge, standards, and their knowledge of that student into lessons that help them learn deeply and apply their thinking to the real world.

That’s a big lift, and it often happens alone. As a national nonprofit, we partner with school systems to overcome persistent instructional challenges, foster intentional collaboration and adult learning by design, and ignite new possibilities through systemic solutions at the intersection of teaching, talent, and technology.

We work shoulder-to-shoulder with educators at every level of the education system to strengthen their instructional and leadership practices, bring a vision for excellent instruction to life with consistency, and ensure every student reaches their full potential.

Through direct support, strategic advising, innovation pilots, and best-in-class research, we help educators work toward a future where every student is ready to thrive. Learn more about our work at leadingeducators.org.

Internal Candidate Application Deadline: 7/27/2026

External Candidate Application Deadline: 7/27/2026

Position

At Leading Educators, we believe that excellent teaching transforms student outcomes. Our Data Generalist plays a vital role in making this happen by ensuring that high-quality data informs every strategic decision we make—from our research initiatives to our work with school systems across the country.

This is a newly created position with a unique opportunity: you'll help shape how our Research, Data Strategy, and Data Systems teams operate while gaining broad exposure to every stage of the data lifecycle. You'll be the critical connector between research, analytics, and operational execution—translating complex data into actionable insights that strengthen our organizational strategy and improve educational outcomes.

Working under the shared leadership of our Research and Data Strategy teams, you'll gain broad exposure to every stage of our research, analytics, and data operations. As you onboard, you'll orient our full portfolio of projects, develop a deep understanding of our organizational strategy, and build fluency in the systems, processes, and partnerships that power data-informed decision making across Leading Educators.

You'll quickly become a trusted operational partner—creating project plans, meeting agendas, documentation, and tracking tools that keep complex, cross-functional initiatives organized, aligned, and moving forward. You'll coordinate work across multiple teams, ensuring priorities remain visible, stakeholders stay connected, and key deliverables are executed with excellence.

As your understanding of our work grows, you'll take increasing ownership of analytical projects—from cleaning, validating, and organizing data to conducting quantitative analyses, building dashboards and reports, and translating findings into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences. You'll contribute to larger cross-functional initiatives while developing the confidence and expertise to independently lead smaller projects that directly inform organizational strategy and continuous improvement.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys bringing structure to complexity, learning new technical skills, and balancing analytical thinking with project coordination. Success requires curiosity, analytical rigor, exceptional organization, strong relationship-building, and the adaptability to navigate evolving priorities in a fast-paced environment. If you're energized by solving meaningful problems, collaborating across teams, and using data to strengthen organizational strategy and improve educational outcomes, you'll find this to be a rewarding opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Do you have expertise in…

• Quantitative data analysis and statistical methods, with the ability to clean, organize, and validate datasets from multiple sources
• Project coordination and management, with proven success juggling multiple concurrent priorities and keeping teams aligned
• Data visualization and communication, translating technical analyses into clear, actionable insights for non-technical audiences
• Research methodologies and processes, including survey development, literature synthesis, and research logistics
• Demonstrated proficiency with data management, analysis, and reporting tools, including:
  • SurveyMonkey (or similar survey platforms)
  • Excel
  • SQL
  • R 
  • Power BI
  • Tableau
  • Other comparable business intelligence tools for developing dashboards and actionable reports.

Do you enjoy…

• Diving into complex problems and discovering creative solutions? You'll tackle analytical challenges that directly inform organizational strategy and improve how we support educators nationwide.
• Building strong relationships and adapting quickly to shifting priorities? You'll work cross-functionally with Research, Data Strategy, and Data Systems teams in a dynamic environment where your flexibility drives impact.
• Seeing the direct impact of your work? You'll know that the data you manage and insights you communicate help educators serve students more effectively every single day.
• Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and evidence-based decision-making? You'll help shape how Leading Educators uses data to strengthen our mission and drive meaningful change in education.

If you've answered affirmatively to these questions and meet the following prerequisites, we urge you to seize this opportunity. This role calls for the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Education Research, Social Sciences, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in data analysis, research, analytics, or a related field. 
• Demonstrated experience managing projects or coordinating multiple priorities simultaneously
• Proven experience supporting research projects or working with research methodologies
• Strong organizational and project management skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings to varied audiences
• Ability to travel 1–3 times per year for organizational retreats, programming, and professional development
• Authorization to work for any employer in the United States

Travel Requirements

• This is a remote position that requires travel 1–3 times per year. 
• National travel for org retreats, programming, job related travel, or professional development and other job-related travel.
• Candidates must maintain a dedicated home office within the United States and work remotely when not traveling for required job responsibilities

Questions? We’re here to help.
If you have questions about this role or about our hiring process at any point, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at talent@leadingeducators.org. This inbox is monitored regularly, and we aim to respond within two business days. To ensure your question receives a thoughtful and timely response, we kindly ask that you refrain from emailing individual staff members or members of our HR team directly. The best way to connect with us is always through talent@leadingeducators.org.

Why Work at Leading Educators? 

Imagine being part of an organization where your ideas and perspectives are highly valued. At Leading Educators, we believe in fostering individual strengths, encouraging personal growth, and embracing innovative ideas. If you thrive in a remote working environment, with the added excitement of travel, we're the perfect fit for you. By joining us, you become part of a powerful community of peers nationwide. Regardless of your location, you possess the power to make a significant impact on both students and teachers who rely on us daily. Join Leading Educators and become an integral part of driving progress in education. 

Learn About Our Mission & Values:

Mission: Leading Educators partners with school systems to sustain the teaching, leadership, and conditions for every student to succeed in school and in life.

Values:

• Build on strengths: We affirm and begin with the unique and collective talents, experiences, and wisdom of ourselves and others.
• Continuously learn: We develop ourselves and others. We apply new learning and deepened self-awareness to our relationships and practices.
• Prioritize people: We build trust and reflect on the impact of different perspectives and experiences.
• Champion success for all: We re-imagine structures, habits, and mindsets to ensure every learner has access to evidence-based learning opportunities.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring

• We use artificial intelligence–enabled tools throughout our hiring process, from the moment a candidate applies through the offer stage, to support administrative tasks and organize candidate materials. These tools help us organize, analyze, and surface relevant information efficiently, but they do not make hiring decisions.

• All candidate materials—including applications, resumes, assessments, and interview feedback—are reviewed and evaluated by people. All hiring decisions, including interview selection, advancement, and offers of employment, are made by humans.

• We use AI solely as a support tool to assist with early-stage reviews and process efficiency. We do not use AI in ways that discriminate based on protected characteristics, nor do we use ZIP codes or similar data to target or exclude protected groups. Our hiring practices are designed to be fair, consistent, and aligned with equal employment opportunity standards.

Benefits

• Compensation: 
  • If hired for this position, the base salary range is $87,243 to $111,037 per year. Most new hires enter the range at a specific point based on their qualifications and the role level. For this position, the standard starting salary is $99,140, which is based on meeting the minimum requirement of 5 years of relevant experience.
  • If you have more than 5 years of directly relevant experience, your starting salary may be adjusted higher within the range, up to a maximum starting salary of $104,239. This approach ensures that candidates with additional experience beyond the minimum are recognized in the initial salary offer.
• Benefits: 
  • 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for individual employees. Additional premium costs are covered 60% by Leading Educators for partners and dependents on medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • 4% matching 401k plan, Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, childcare and commuter expenses, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Benefits are valued at or above $9,000 for employees.

• Time Off: 
• First three years of employment, full time staff accrue twenty two days a year. 
• Five additional days are accrued after the third and sixth year of employment.
• Leading Educators also offer sixteen additional paid days off for various holidays, including three floating holidays staff may use at their discretion.

Equal Opportunity Employment
Leading Educators is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

Apply: https://leadingeducators.org/careers/opportunities

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