Data Strategy Specialist

Civitech is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating a fairer and more equitable democracy by building the tools and infrastructure needed to increase civic participation, empower Democratic candidates to win, and support the success of progressive causes. The Data Strategy Specialist will leverage their database engineering, database design and data analysis skills to identify and resolve cases of problematic data, improve our data infrastructure and implement solutions to effectively store and manage civic data.

Requirements

• Serve as an in-house expert on the data we collect, its limitations, scope and accuracy, as well as on the design of our relational database
• Act as an external consultant for technical customers who seek to integrate our data into their tools or processes
• Identify areas of improvement in our data quality assurance processes; propose and implement improvements as appropriate
• Understand both ongoing and historical data problems, devise solutions, and transform them into software and database requirements
• Collaborate with engineers and product managers as they design software tools to ensure the database interacts appropriately with new designs
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Act as a technical resource for staff working on the ongoing collection and ingestion of geospatial data representing districts at all levels of government
• Generate new analyses built on our data using tools such as regression and statistical analysis
• Act as a manager and technical mentor to junior team members

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, & Dental Insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Employee Stock Options
• Employer-paid Life Insurance and Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Time Off & Paid Company Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Parental Leave
• Flexible Schedules