Job Description
Organization: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Primary Location: Texas-Austin
Work Locations: Texas Education Agency (701TX-WBT) 1701 NORTH CONGRESS AVENUE Austin , 78701
Job: Management
Employee Status: Regular
Schedule: Full-time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time
State Job Code: 1621
Salary Admin Plan: B
Grade: 27
Salary (Pay Basis): 7,015.16‐9,439.83(Monthly)
Number of Openings: 1
Overtime Status: Exempt
Job Posting: Apr 29, 2026, 12:45:18 AM
Closing Date: May 12, 2026, 7:59:00 AM
Description
MISSION: The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems.
Core Values:
• We are Determined: We are committed and intentional in the pursuit of our main purpose, to improve outcomes for students.
• We are People-Centered: We strive to attract, develop, and retain the most committed talent, representing the diversity of Texas, each contributing to our common vision for students.
• We are Learners: We seek evidence, reflect on success and failure, and try new approaches in the pursuit of excellence for our students.
• We are Servant Leaders: Above all else, we are public servants working to improve opportunities for students and provide support to those who serve them.
New hires, re-hires, and internal hires will typically receive a starting salary between the posted minimum and the average pay of employees in their same classification. Offers will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and qualifications and will thoughtfully consider internal pay equity for agency staff who perform similar duties and have similar qualifications. The top half of the posted salary range is generally reserved for candidates who exceed the requirements and qualifications for the role. The maximum salary range is reserved for candidates that far exceed the required and preferred qualifications for the role.
This is a 10-day posting, which will close on May 11, at 11:59pm.
Position Overview: The Director of Program Data Systems provides strategic, product-oriented, and people leadership for the design, development, and delivery of TEA's program data systems and tools supporting statewide initiatives across early childhood, K-12, and college and career readiness.
Located within the Analytics Division in the Office of Analytics, Assessment, and Reporting, this position leads a high-performing, multidisciplinary technical team responsible for building customer-centered, scalable data platforms and performance tools. These products enable program leaders and decision-makers to translate data into actionable insights and measurable impact. The role blends technical leadership, product management, and human-centered design, with a strong emphasis on setting clear priorities, coaching and developing talent, and delivering high-quality solutions that meet real user needs.
This role owns the end-to-end strategy and roadmap for program data systems and serves as product owner for enterprise platforms, including the Program Area Data Lake and the Texas Education Exchange. It ensures data solutions are secure, resilient, and compliant with governance standards, while advancing agency priorities. Through matrixed leadership and close stakeholder collaboration, the role brings together program, technology, and analytics teams to deliver high-value data products that are intuitive to use, scalable across programs, and built for long-term sustainability.
Success in this role is measured by both the adoption and impact of the data products delivered and the strength, effectiveness, and growth of the teams that design and support them. This position is well-suited for leaders experienced in public sector, consulting, or product-driven private-sector environments who are motivated by mission-driven work and complex, enterprise-scale challenges.
Flexible work location within the state of Texas may be considered for qualified candidates.
Please note that a resume, tailored cover letter, and short answer responses are required attachments for applying to this position. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants who are strongly being considered for employment must submit to a national criminal history background check.
Essential Functions
Job duties are not limited to the essential functions mentioned below. You may perform other functions as assigned.
1. Overall Initiative Strategy: Defines and leads the vision, strategy, and roadmap for program data systems at TEA. Sets direction for how program teams collect, store, access, govern, and visualize data to support both internal operations and external engagement, including the development and enforcement of data standards and governance policies.
2. Program Area Data Lake: Serves as product owner for the Program Area Data Lake, leading both the technical implementation and the team's application of effective product management and human-centered design practices. Establishes and evolves team processes for product discovery, prioritization, delivery, and continuous improvement. Coaches staff to deeply understand user needs, translate those needs into clear and actionable product requirements, and iterate based on user feedback and performance data.
3. Program Team Data Enablement & Tool Adoption: Leads and supports agency-wide adoption and effective use of the Exchange and other data tools to strengthen program teams' use of data for planning, monitoring, and reporting. Partners with program teams to understand data use needs, identify barriers to adoption, and guide improvements to tools, documentation, and processes that enable consistent, high-quality data use across the agency.
4. Stakeholder Management: Builds strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure solutions meet high-priority needs and are aligned to other agency data systems. Uses a cross-functional matrix management approach to coordinate work that spans across multiple departments, where no direct reporting relationship exists.
5. Team Management: Effectively manages a high-performing team.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
• Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university
• Experience: At least six (6) years of experience in program management, analytics, product management, or related fields
• Substitutions: An advanced degree may substitute for two years of required experience
Other Qualifications
• Share the belief that all Texas students can achieve at high levels and are able to succeed in college, career, or the military
• Supervisory experience preferred
• Passionate about working with data, measuring performance, and making decisions based on quantitative reasoning
• Experience applying agile product management practices, including defining product vision, developing roadmaps, prioritizing backlogs, and managing delivery against user needs and agency goals
• Experience using human-centered design or user-centered design approaches to understand user needs, co-design solutions, and iterate based on feedback and performance data
• Ability to translate complex program, policy, or operational needs into clear product requirements, success metrics, and actionable work plans
• Strong judgment in balancing user needs, technical constraints, timelines, and organizational priorities to deliver high-value products
• Superior project and time management ability
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, learn quickly, and solve new and dynamic operating problems
• Ability to lead projects and project teams, work in a team environment and maintain working relationships with a variety of people and groups
• Excellent communication skills with ability to express ideas clearly verbally and in writing
• Possess analytical skills and problem-solving ability
• A desire to self-reflect, give/receive feedback, and continuously improve
• Familiarity with Ed-Fi data standard preferred
• Familiarity with AWS tools, especially AWS S3, AWS Glue, and AWS Athena
• Experience with data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau
• Experience with Smartsheet is preferred
• Proficiency with Python and SQL is preferred
As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status, unless an applicant is entitled to the military employment preference.
To review the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces to each job classification series in the State's Position Classification Plan (provided by the State Auditor's Office), please access the Military Crosswalk (occupational specialty code) Guide and click on the military "occupational category" that corresponds with the state classification in this job posting title.
This position requires the applicant to meet Agency standards and criteria which may include passing a pre-employment criminal background check, prior to being offered employment by the Agency.
To learn more about working at TEA, including hiring timelines, process details, and candidate resources, please visit the Employment at TEA page .
No phone calls or emails, please. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not accept telephone calls and cannot reply to all email inquiries. Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. Please add "[email protected]" and "@tea.texas.gov" to your safe senders list to ensure you receive email notifications from our talent acquisition team and/or hiring division regarding your candidacy.
Primary Location: Texas-Austin
Work Locations: Texas Education Agency (701TX-WBT) 1701 NORTH CONGRESS AVENUE Austin , 78701
Job: Management
Employee Status: Regular
Schedule: Full-time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time
State Job Code: 1621
Salary Admin Plan: B
Grade: 27
Salary (Pay Basis): 7,015.16‐9,439.83(Monthly)
Number of Openings: 1
Overtime Status: Exempt
Job Posting: Apr 29, 2026, 12:45:18 AM
Closing Date: May 12, 2026, 7:59:00 AM
Description
MISSION: The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems.
Core Values:
• We are Determined: We are committed and intentional in the pursuit of our main purpose, to improve outcomes for students.
• We are People-Centered: We strive to attract, develop, and retain the most committed talent, representing the diversity of Texas, each contributing to our common vision for students.
• We are Learners: We seek evidence, reflect on success and failure, and try new approaches in the pursuit of excellence for our students.
• We are Servant Leaders: Above all else, we are public servants working to improve opportunities for students and provide support to those who serve them.
New hires, re-hires, and internal hires will typically receive a starting salary between the posted minimum and the average pay of employees in their same classification. Offers will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and qualifications and will thoughtfully consider internal pay equity for agency staff who perform similar duties and have similar qualifications. The top half of the posted salary range is generally reserved for candidates who exceed the requirements and qualifications for the role. The maximum salary range is reserved for candidates that far exceed the required and preferred qualifications for the role.
This is a 10-day posting, which will close on May 11, at 11:59pm.
Position Overview: The Director of Program Data Systems provides strategic, product-oriented, and people leadership for the design, development, and delivery of TEA's program data systems and tools supporting statewide initiatives across early childhood, K-12, and college and career readiness.
Located within the Analytics Division in the Office of Analytics, Assessment, and Reporting, this position leads a high-performing, multidisciplinary technical team responsible for building customer-centered, scalable data platforms and performance tools. These products enable program leaders and decision-makers to translate data into actionable insights and measurable impact. The role blends technical leadership, product management, and human-centered design, with a strong emphasis on setting clear priorities, coaching and developing talent, and delivering high-quality solutions that meet real user needs.
This role owns the end-to-end strategy and roadmap for program data systems and serves as product owner for enterprise platforms, including the Program Area Data Lake and the Texas Education Exchange. It ensures data solutions are secure, resilient, and compliant with governance standards, while advancing agency priorities. Through matrixed leadership and close stakeholder collaboration, the role brings together program, technology, and analytics teams to deliver high-value data products that are intuitive to use, scalable across programs, and built for long-term sustainability.
Success in this role is measured by both the adoption and impact of the data products delivered and the strength, effectiveness, and growth of the teams that design and support them. This position is well-suited for leaders experienced in public sector, consulting, or product-driven private-sector environments who are motivated by mission-driven work and complex, enterprise-scale challenges.
Flexible work location within the state of Texas may be considered for qualified candidates.
Please note that a resume, tailored cover letter, and short answer responses are required attachments for applying to this position. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants who are strongly being considered for employment must submit to a national criminal history background check.
Essential Functions
Job duties are not limited to the essential functions mentioned below. You may perform other functions as assigned.
1. Overall Initiative Strategy: Defines and leads the vision, strategy, and roadmap for program data systems at TEA. Sets direction for how program teams collect, store, access, govern, and visualize data to support both internal operations and external engagement, including the development and enforcement of data standards and governance policies.
2. Program Area Data Lake: Serves as product owner for the Program Area Data Lake, leading both the technical implementation and the team's application of effective product management and human-centered design practices. Establishes and evolves team processes for product discovery, prioritization, delivery, and continuous improvement. Coaches staff to deeply understand user needs, translate those needs into clear and actionable product requirements, and iterate based on user feedback and performance data.
3. Program Team Data Enablement & Tool Adoption: Leads and supports agency-wide adoption and effective use of the Exchange and other data tools to strengthen program teams' use of data for planning, monitoring, and reporting. Partners with program teams to understand data use needs, identify barriers to adoption, and guide improvements to tools, documentation, and processes that enable consistent, high-quality data use across the agency.
4. Stakeholder Management: Builds strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure solutions meet high-priority needs and are aligned to other agency data systems. Uses a cross-functional matrix management approach to coordinate work that spans across multiple departments, where no direct reporting relationship exists.
5. Team Management: Effectively manages a high-performing team.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
• Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university
• Experience: At least six (6) years of experience in program management, analytics, product management, or related fields
• Substitutions: An advanced degree may substitute for two years of required experience
Other Qualifications
• Share the belief that all Texas students can achieve at high levels and are able to succeed in college, career, or the military
• Supervisory experience preferred
• Passionate about working with data, measuring performance, and making decisions based on quantitative reasoning
• Experience applying agile product management practices, including defining product vision, developing roadmaps, prioritizing backlogs, and managing delivery against user needs and agency goals
• Experience using human-centered design or user-centered design approaches to understand user needs, co-design solutions, and iterate based on feedback and performance data
• Ability to translate complex program, policy, or operational needs into clear product requirements, success metrics, and actionable work plans
• Strong judgment in balancing user needs, technical constraints, timelines, and organizational priorities to deliver high-value products
• Superior project and time management ability
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, learn quickly, and solve new and dynamic operating problems
• Ability to lead projects and project teams, work in a team environment and maintain working relationships with a variety of people and groups
• Excellent communication skills with ability to express ideas clearly verbally and in writing
• Possess analytical skills and problem-solving ability
• A desire to self-reflect, give/receive feedback, and continuously improve
• Familiarity with Ed-Fi data standard preferred
• Familiarity with AWS tools, especially AWS S3, AWS Glue, and AWS Athena
• Experience with data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau
• Experience with Smartsheet is preferred
• Proficiency with Python and SQL is preferred
As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status, unless an applicant is entitled to the military employment preference.
To review the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces to each job classification series in the State's Position Classification Plan (provided by the State Auditor's Office), please access the Military Crosswalk (occupational specialty code) Guide and click on the military "occupational category" that corresponds with the state classification in this job posting title.
This position requires the applicant to meet Agency standards and criteria which may include passing a pre-employment criminal background check, prior to being offered employment by the Agency.
To learn more about working at TEA, including hiring timelines, process details, and candidate resources, please visit the Employment at TEA page .
No phone calls or emails, please. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not accept telephone calls and cannot reply to all email inquiries. Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. Please add "[email protected]" and "@tea.texas.gov" to your safe senders list to ensure you receive email notifications from our talent acquisition team and/or hiring division regarding your candidacy.
About Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education in the state of Texas. It helps deliver education to more than 5 million students.
The Texas Education Agency will improve outcomes for all public school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems
