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Business Intelligence Manager jobs are well-suited for F-1 OPT students with backgrounds in data analytics, computer science, or information systems. Most roles qualify as STEM OPT, giving you up to three years of work authorization. Employers in this field regularly sponsor H-1B visas, making it one of the stronger long-term paths for international students.
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Location:
US-AZ - Phoenix
Position Type:
Full Time
Virtual Eligible:
Yes
Ref #:
7509
DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS
At the University of Phoenix, we are committed to the future of work by providing a fully remote, work-from-home environment. This strategy enables us to attract top talent nationwide. Are you looking for a rewarding and fulfilling position that offers challenging work and the opportunity to make a significant impact while collaborating with a team of fun, innovative individuals? Would you prefer to work with an organization that positively contributes to the world? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Are you searching for a rewarding, fulfilling position that offers challenging work and the ability to make a big impact while working side-by-side with a team of fun, innovative people? Ideally, would you like this position to be with an organization that makes a positive contribution to the world? If so…we would love to hear from you!
About us
University of Phoenix is a leading higher education institution founded in 1976 by Dr. John Sperling. Our mission is to improve the lives of our students, their families and future generations through higher education. Our values (which hopefully you share) are: Brave. Honest. Focused.
Our University values and embraces all team members and their unique perspectives. We fundamentally believe in fostering an environment which deeply respects, celebrates, and actively encourages a diverse workforce. We are committed to hiring – and learning from – those who share our passion to help others achieve their educational aspirations.
We offer excellent benefits, an effective recognition program, and outstanding learning and development tools, including tuition vouchers for employees and their qualified family members.
ABOUT THE POSITION
A Senior Human Resources Business Intelligence Analyst (Sr HR BI Analyst) partners with Human Resources, Payroll, and Information Technology to deliver scalable business intelligence solutions that drive data-informed workforce decisions. The Sr. HR BI Analyst is responsible for designing and maintaining Workday reports, EIB integrations, and interactive Power BI dashboards. Utilizing SQL and AWS, this position builds optimized data pipelines and reporting structures to ensure secure, high-performing data delivery. Additionally, this position analyzes workforce trends, ensures strict data governance, and troubleshoots technical integration issues to continuously improve the organization's HR analytics capabilities.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
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Partner with HR, Payroll, Time and Attendance, IT, and business stakeholders to gather reporting requirements, define metrics, and deliver BI solutions that support workforce and operational decision-making.
-
Design, develop, test, and maintain Workday reports, dashboards, calculated fields, EIB integrations, and Workday Orchestrate solutions for HCM, Payroll, and Time and Attendance reporting needs.
-
Write, optimize, and validate SQL queries using tools such as DBeaver to extract, analyze, reconcile, and prepare data for reporting and analytics.
-
Build and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports, datasets, and visualizations that provide accurate, timely, and actionable HR insights.
-
Develop and support data models, reporting structures, and data pipelines using AWS and related data tools to improve reporting scalability, reliability, and performance.
-
Analyze HR, payroll, workforce, and operational data to identify trends, explain variances, highlight risks, and recommend opportunities for process or reporting improvements.
-
Ensure reporting outputs are accurate, consistent, standardized, and aligned with data governance, privacy, security, and compliance expectations.
-
Troubleshoot reporting, integrations, dashboard, and data quality issues by identifying root causes and partnering with stakeholders to implement sustainable solutions.
-
Create documentation for reporting logic, data definitions, business rules, workflows, and support procedures to improve transparency and long-term maintainability.
-
Continuously improve HR BI products, reporting processes, and analytics capabilities by evaluating new tools, enhancing existing solutions, and applying BI best practices.
-
Perform other duties as required or apparent.
NOTE: The Primary Accountabilities above are intended to describe the general content and requirements of the position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the Primary Accountabilities listed above. Specific goals or responsibilities will be documented in incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate manager.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
None
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:
-
Master of Science degree in Business Analytics
-
Two (2) years of experience in business intelligence, HR analytics, BI development, reporting, data analysis, or a related analytics role.
-
Advanced experience developing, maintaining, and optimizing HR reporting, dashboards, datasets, and analytics solutions using SQL, AWS and PowerBI tools to access, prepare, analyze, visualize, and deliver data-driven insights.
-
Two (2) years of experience with Workday reporting and integrations for HCM, Payroll, and Time and Attendance, including building, validating, troubleshooting, and supporting operational and analytical reports, Workday Orchestrate processes, EIB integrations, data movement, reporting dependencies, and data validation.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
-
Experience with additional HR Workday modules beyond HCM, Payroll, and Time and Attendance.
-
Experience designing, developing, and supporting scalable BI solutions, datasets, reporting structures, and data models that improve HR decision-making.
-
Experience with ETL, data integration, data warehousing, data preparation, data quality assurance, and troubleshooting reporting or data discrepancies across structured sources, flat files, APIs, databases, or cloud-based platforms as well as statistical analysis, forecasting, predictive analytics, or other advanced analytics methods.
-
Strong data analysis and visualization skills, including the ability to identify trends, validate results, investigate variances, and build clear, reliable dashboards, reports, and KPI views.
-
Strong understanding of HR data, business processes, data flows, data quality, data governance, and reporting standards in an enterprise environment.
-
Advanced ability to translate business requirements into reporting solutions, data models, metrics, dashboards, and actionable insights.
University of Phoenix is an equal opportunity employer.
If you are an active-duty military member seeking employment when off-duty, compliance with Department of Defense Joint Ethics Regulation, 5500-7-R, is required prior to starting employment with University of Phoenix. You are advised to contact your base Judge Advocate General to seek such approval and answer any questions.
PAY RANGE
The annual pay range for this position is $84,000 (minimum), $126,900 (midpoint), and $169,800 (maximum).
Typical hiring range is between the minimum and midpoint of the above pay range. Actual starting base pay may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, location and budget. Compensation above the midpoint is generally associated with experienced, long-tenured employees who have demonstrated sustained performance and expertise in the role.
Individuals in this role are eligible for:
- Annual Bonus Award
Your work is critical to helping adult learners achieve their dreams, and we’re committed to rewarding you for your efforts. We offer a competitive, comprehensive total rewards package designed to help you achieve your health, financial, educational and work-life balance goals.
Full-time employees are eligible for:
- Medical, dental and vision plans; Flexible Spending Accounts; Health Savings Accounts; Life and Disability insurance; and our Wellness incentive program;
- Competitive 401(k) employer match;
- Substantial tuition discount for you and eligible dependents; and,
- A generous time off package, including paid vacation, sick time and company holidays.
Application Deadline is 08/14/2026.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location:
US-AZ - Phoenix
Position Type:
Full Time
Virtual Eligible:
Yes
Ref #:
7509
DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS
At the University of Phoenix, we are committed to the future of work by providing a fully remote, work-from-home environment. This strategy enables us to attract top talent nationwide. Are you looking for a rewarding and fulfilling position that offers challenging work and the opportunity to make a significant impact while collaborating with a team of fun, innovative individuals? Would you prefer to work with an organization that positively contributes to the world? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Are you searching for a rewarding, fulfilling position that offers challenging work and the ability to make a big impact while working side-by-side with a team of fun, innovative people? Ideally, would you like this position to be with an organization that makes a positive contribution to the world? If so…we would love to hear from you!
About us
University of Phoenix is a leading higher education institution founded in 1976 by Dr. John Sperling. Our mission is to improve the lives of our students, their families and future generations through higher education. Our values (which hopefully you share) are: Brave. Honest. Focused.
Our University values and embraces all team members and their unique perspectives. We fundamentally believe in fostering an environment which deeply respects, celebrates, and actively encourages a diverse workforce. We are committed to hiring – and learning from – those who share our passion to help others achieve their educational aspirations.
We offer excellent benefits, an effective recognition program, and outstanding learning and development tools, including tuition vouchers for employees and their qualified family members.
ABOUT THE POSITION
A Senior Human Resources Business Intelligence Analyst (Sr HR BI Analyst) partners with Human Resources, Payroll, and Information Technology to deliver scalable business intelligence solutions that drive data-informed workforce decisions. The Sr. HR BI Analyst is responsible for designing and maintaining Workday reports, EIB integrations, and interactive Power BI dashboards. Utilizing SQL and AWS, this position builds optimized data pipelines and reporting structures to ensure secure, high-performing data delivery. Additionally, this position analyzes workforce trends, ensures strict data governance, and troubleshoots technical integration issues to continuously improve the organization's HR analytics capabilities.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
-
Partner with HR, Payroll, Time and Attendance, IT, and business stakeholders to gather reporting requirements, define metrics, and deliver BI solutions that support workforce and operational decision-making.
-
Design, develop, test, and maintain Workday reports, dashboards, calculated fields, EIB integrations, and Workday Orchestrate solutions for HCM, Payroll, and Time and Attendance reporting needs.
-
Write, optimize, and validate SQL queries using tools such as DBeaver to extract, analyze, reconcile, and prepare data for reporting and analytics.
-
Build and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports, datasets, and visualizations that provide accurate, timely, and actionable HR insights.
-
Develop and support data models, reporting structures, and data pipelines using AWS and related data tools to improve reporting scalability, reliability, and performance.
-
Analyze HR, payroll, workforce, and operational data to identify trends, explain variances, highlight risks, and recommend opportunities for process or reporting improvements.
-
Ensure reporting outputs are accurate, consistent, standardized, and aligned with data governance, privacy, security, and compliance expectations.
-
Troubleshoot reporting, integrations, dashboard, and data quality issues by identifying root causes and partnering with stakeholders to implement sustainable solutions.
-
Create documentation for reporting logic, data definitions, business rules, workflows, and support procedures to improve transparency and long-term maintainability.
-
Continuously improve HR BI products, reporting processes, and analytics capabilities by evaluating new tools, enhancing existing solutions, and applying BI best practices.
-
Perform other duties as required or apparent.
NOTE: The Primary Accountabilities above are intended to describe the general content and requirements of the position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the Primary Accountabilities listed above. Specific goals or responsibilities will be documented in incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate manager.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
None
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:
-
Master of Science degree in Business Analytics
-
Two (2) years of experience in business intelligence, HR analytics, BI development, reporting, data analysis, or a related analytics role.
-
Advanced experience developing, maintaining, and optimizing HR reporting, dashboards, datasets, and analytics solutions using SQL, AWS and PowerBI tools to access, prepare, analyze, visualize, and deliver data-driven insights.
-
Two (2) years of experience with Workday reporting and integrations for HCM, Payroll, and Time and Attendance, including building, validating, troubleshooting, and supporting operational and analytical reports, Workday Orchestrate processes, EIB integrations, data movement, reporting dependencies, and data validation.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
-
Experience with additional HR Workday modules beyond HCM, Payroll, and Time and Attendance.
-
Experience designing, developing, and supporting scalable BI solutions, datasets, reporting structures, and data models that improve HR decision-making.
-
Experience with ETL, data integration, data warehousing, data preparation, data quality assurance, and troubleshooting reporting or data discrepancies across structured sources, flat files, APIs, databases, or cloud-based platforms as well as statistical analysis, forecasting, predictive analytics, or other advanced analytics methods.
-
Strong data analysis and visualization skills, including the ability to identify trends, validate results, investigate variances, and build clear, reliable dashboards, reports, and KPI views.
-
Strong understanding of HR data, business processes, data flows, data quality, data governance, and reporting standards in an enterprise environment.
-
Advanced ability to translate business requirements into reporting solutions, data models, metrics, dashboards, and actionable insights.
University of Phoenix is an equal opportunity employer.
If you are an active-duty military member seeking employment when off-duty, compliance with Department of Defense Joint Ethics Regulation, 5500-7-R, is required prior to starting employment with University of Phoenix. You are advised to contact your base Judge Advocate General to seek such approval and answer any questions.
PAY RANGE
The annual pay range for this position is $84,000 (minimum), $126,900 (midpoint), and $169,800 (maximum).
Typical hiring range is between the minimum and midpoint of the above pay range. Actual starting base pay may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, location and budget. Compensation above the midpoint is generally associated with experienced, long-tenured employees who have demonstrated sustained performance and expertise in the role.
Individuals in this role are eligible for:
- Annual Bonus Award
Your work is critical to helping adult learners achieve their dreams, and we’re committed to rewarding you for your efforts. We offer a competitive, comprehensive total rewards package designed to help you achieve your health, financial, educational and work-life balance goals.
Full-time employees are eligible for:
- Medical, dental and vision plans; Flexible Spending Accounts; Health Savings Accounts; Life and Disability insurance; and our Wellness incentive program;
- Competitive 401(k) employer match;
- Substantial tuition discount for you and eligible dependents; and,
- A generous time off package, including paid vacation, sick time and company holidays.
Application Deadline is 08/14/2026.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Business Intelligence Manager
Lead with your technical stack
BI Manager roles require hands-on fluency with tools like Tableau, Power BI, SQL, and Python. Listing these prominently on your resume signals readiness to employers who scan for technical depth before evaluating management experience.
Target companies with data-heavy operations
Companies in finance, healthcare, e-commerce, and SaaS invest heavily in business intelligence and are more likely to sponsor OPT. Prioritize employers with dedicated BI or analytics teams rather than generalist tech roles at smaller firms.
Demonstrate cross-functional impact
BI Managers are evaluated on how they translate data into decisions. Quantify past projects by the business outcomes they drove, such as reduced churn, faster reporting cycles, or revenue impact, not just the dashboards you built.
Address OPT timing proactively
STEM OPT gives you up to three years, but employers may not know that. Mention your STEM designation and timeline clearly in early conversations so hiring managers can plan the H-1B sponsorship process without surprises.
Highlight leadership alongside technical skills
Manager-level roles require evidence you can lead analysts and align stakeholders. Include examples of mentoring junior team members, managing sprint cycles, or presenting insights to executive audiences to compete with domestic candidates.
Research sponsorship history before applying
Not all companies that post BI Manager roles have sponsored visas before. Check whether a company has a track record of sponsoring international employees so you invest your applications where sponsorship is a realistic outcome.
Business Intelligence Manager OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Business Intelligence Manager roles qualify for STEM OPT extension?
Yes, in most cases. If your degree is in computer science, information systems, data science, statistics, or a related STEM field, Business Intelligence Manager roles typically qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. The role must be directly related to your degree field, and your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify. Confirm your specific CIP code with your DSO before applying.
How do I find Business Intelligence Manager jobs that sponsor OPT?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to find BI Manager roles from employers open to sponsoring OPT students. Searching through general job boards often surfaces postings where sponsorship is unclear or unlikely. Migrate Mate filters for employers who have sponsored international candidates, which saves significant time during a period when your OPT clock is running.
Can I work as a Business Intelligence Manager on OPT without a formal offer letter before graduation?
You can begin job searching before graduation, but you cannot start working until your OPT authorization is approved and your employment start date on your EAD has been reached. Most universities allow you to apply for OPT up to 90 days before your program end date. Secure your offer and confirm your EAD arrival timeline so there is no gap between graduation and your start date.
What happens to my OPT status if I transition from analyst to Business Intelligence Manager at the same company?
An internal promotion to Business Intelligence Manager generally does not require a new OPT authorization, provided the role remains within the same field of study. However, if the new position changes your job duties significantly, you must report the update to your DSO within 10 days. Your employer also needs to update the record if you are on STEM OPT, since E-Verify and formal training plans are tied to your specific role.
Is a Business Intelligence Manager role considered a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, Business Intelligence Manager positions consistently qualify as specialty occupations for H-1B purposes. The role typically requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field such as computer science, information systems, or statistics. Employers sponsoring you for H-1B will need to demonstrate that the role requires specialized knowledge and that your degree directly corresponds to those requirements.