Enterprise Data Strategist

Job Details

:PositionEnterprise Data Strategist (Ref: 15356)

:LocationDenver, CO 80203 USA

:Duration1 Years 0 Months 10 Days - Contract

:Openings1

:Deadline03/29/2024

Pay Rate:

Description:

**Remote
** Local Candidates (Must currently live in Colorado)We are seeking an Enterprise Data Strategist to provide Data Governance services. While there is already considerable data sharing, there are no agreed-upon universal data governance protocols. Nor are there accepted standards for exactly how to document agreements between departments for the rules around the types of data, the protection of data shared, and any combined data sets that may be created. Data Governance is in its infancy, so candidate is committed to developing cross-department data governance protocols and procedures, but also to remain aligned with other developing efforts as much as possible. For this project, candidate must be an individual with strong knowledge of data governance and data management best practices but also, ideally, someone familiar with processes around data governance.Roles and responsibilities:
• The Department’s Project Manager also serves as the Grant Project Director.
• Contractor shall work closely and collaboratively with the Department’s Project Manager throughout the Purchase Order to discuss suggestions or issues and incorporate guidance from the Department while performing the work described within this ament of Work.
• The Contractor shall alert the Project Director, when issues or potential risks are encountered that will affect the project.
• The Contractor shall submit detailed status reports and participate in weekly status meetings as required by the Department during the engagement.
• The contractor shall participate in project team meetings, workstream meetings, and others as necessary to fully understand the project approach and progress. These meetings may be held in person or remotely, per request.
• The contractor shall coordinate and prioritize all work to ensure that all deliverables and deadlines are met.
• The contractor shall employ an internal quality control process to ensure that all deliverables are complete, accurate, easy to understand, and of high quality.
• Contractor shall provide deliverables that, at a minimum, are responsive to the specific requirements of this Statement of Work, organized into a logical order, contain no spelling or grammatical errors, formatted uniformly, and contain accurate information and correct calculations.
• The contractor shall submit each deliverable to the Department’s Project Manager for review and approval.
• The contractor shall retain all work papers generated for reference throughout the project and project acceptance.
• The contractor shall participate in the review and revision process until the Department provides written acceptance of the deliverable.
• The contractor shall research, document, and share any documentation as requested by the Department.
• The contractor shall provide copies of any supporting documentation to the Department upon request of the Department and without charge.
• The contractor shall assist the Department with planning, scheduling, and facilitating meetings; with other departments; and with other staff, as needed.
• The contractor shall serve as a subject matter expert (SME), mentor, and trainer for the designated employees.
• The contractor shall respond to all telephone calls, voicemails, and e-mail inquiries from the Department within one business day.
• The contractor shall enable all Contractor staff to exchange documents and electronic files with the Department in formats compatible with the Department’s systems. The Department currently uses Microsoft Office 365.
• Additional consulting projects as requested by the Department.
• Provide expert data governance consulting services.
• Data Ownership/Stewardship Process
• Leadership Buy-in Approach
• Development of clear, consistent processes for the review and sharing of data including differentiation of various paths/processes (internally/externally, research vs. contract work)
• Establishing a clear scope of the data governance strategy with leadership (Executive Team and Cabinet) involvement and buy-in/support.
• Identification and documentation of Roles/Responsibilities (ownership vs. stewardship, primary/secondary ownership roles, etc.)
• Documenting the data environment - Data integration/dependencies, external reporting/duplication, and Data transparency/latency - data dictionaries, rules/standards, processes, etc.
• Guidance/process for stakeholder involvement with data (research process, approvals/stages, pre-review committee, etc.)

Required / Desired Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. (Required 5 Years)
  
• Proven work experience as a Data Engineer , Database Developer, or similar role (Required 5 Years)
  
• Familiarity with data manipulation languages and the principles of database design. (Required 5 Years)
  
• Excellent organizational and analytical abilities. (Required 5 Years)
  
• Data Governance experience (Required 5 Years)
  
• Experiene with data management best practices (Required 5 Years)