What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Strategy Lead position at VITS Consulting?
The Strategy Lead will support, and contribute to, the development of a long-term organizational strategy related to data life cycle management, data storage, security and compliance measures, and analytics products to be used cross functionally.
The Strategy Lead will use razor sharp emotional intelligence to align interdepartmental goals and priorities with the realities of resource constraints and regulatory limitations; all with a longer-term vision of a modern data stack capable of repeatably surfacing insights necessary to provide the best possible service to members.
Required Skills:
- Sufficient knowledge of the modern data stack to provide thought leadership across the organization i.e., Tableau, Snowflake, Informatica, AWS.
- Previous experience supporting or participating in data teams, such as data integration, data warehousing, analytics or reporting.
- Strong problem-solving, with demonstrated expertise in identifying, scoping, breaking down, and resolving complex problems through structured processes.
- Ability to understand complex data and how it fuels business needs.
- Demonstrated understanding of project management principles and practices coupled with the ability to coordinate numerous projects simultaneously to successful completion.
- The ability to navigate a bureaucratic environment that makes use of matrixed support teams.
- Willingness to build an understanding of legacy processes and fill out necessary tickets and collateral to initiate internal processes
- Strong relationship building capabilities with a strong customer service orientation and the ability to understand customer needs
- Skilled communicator and presenter, able to effectively communicate new concepts to a diverse and varied audience
- Build bridges that synergize the working relationships of IT and Business.
- Minimum (3) three years of experience in a project or program management role, managing programs from conceptualization through delivery
- Minimum (8) five years of experience in an IT or Analytics role
- Proficiency with MS Office applications including Excel, Word, Visio, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Working knowledge of data management tools Tableau, Snowflake, AWS, Informatica or equivalent technologies.
- Solid understanding of various data storage solutions RDB, Data Mart, Data Warehouse, Data Lake and why/when they are used.
- Skilled communicator who is able to translate between technical and business resources and concepts
- Experience in a health care setting is preferred but not required.
- Experience working in state government preferred but not required.
Job Responsibilities:
- Become proficient in understanding, communicating, and advocating for the Agencies objectives.
- Understand the current challenges and how to measure them in terms of risk and impact to short, medium, and long-term objectives.
- Perform Gap analysis and process improvement ideation.
- Work with senior leadership and agency program teams to create strategy frameworks and roadmaps.
- Build and nurture relationships with cross functional business partners and leaders from teams inside and outside of DPH as well as technical leaders in the Executive Office of Technology Services & Security (EOTSS).
- Become proficient in policies and processes within State Government and practice the appropriate sensitivity and empathy in daily communications and interactions.
- Lead cross functional, internal teams through various projects.
- Participate in, and facilitate, meetings across all levels of state government as well as create and/or contribute to relevant documentation.
