Legal Services Data Manager

Job role:

As a data manager, you will be responsible for compiling actionable insights from data and assisting legal services directors and  managers build data-driven processes. Your role will involve driving initiatives to optimize for operational excellence and service.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that flows smoothly from source to destination so that it can be processed


• Utilize strong database skills to work with large, complex data sets to extract insights


• Filter and cleanse unstructured (or ambiguous) data into usable data sets that can be analyzed to extract insights and improve business processes


• Identify new internal and external data sources to support analytics initiatives and work with appropriate partners to absorb the data into new or existing data infrastructure


• Build tools for automating repetitive asks so that bandwidth can be freed for analytics


• Collaborate with program managers and business analysts  to help them come up with actionable, high-impact insights across product lines and functions


• Work closely with top management to prioritize information and analytic needs


• Work closely with the technology team to test existing backup and restore operations


• Test exportability and importability of data 

Requirements:

• Knowledge and familiarity with MySQL/MariaDB, MS SQL, and php.


• Related work experience of over 2 years.


• Familiarity with R and statistical packages are preferred.


• Proven problem solving and debugging skills.


• Familiar with database technologies and tools (MySQL & MS SQL), data warehousing, transformation and processing. Work experience with real data for customer insights, business and market analysis will be advantageous.


• Experience with text analytics and data mining.


• Statistical knowledge in standard techniques: Logistic Regression, Classification models, Cluster Analysis, Neural Networks, Random Forests, Ensembles, etc.


• Basic knowledge of geographic data modeling (e.g. heatmaps).

Other:

• This hourly position reports to the Information Technology Director.


• The expected hours for this position are 18 hours per week.


• The rate of pay for this position is up to $22 per hour worked.


• This hourly position is expected to work out of Advancing Justice's Los Angeles office 2 days a week.