Civitech

Director of Data Acquisition – Datasets

Civitech

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Alaska, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

ETLSQL

About the role

  • Directly and indirectly manage several team members working on project management in service of data collection
  • Lead a team of contractors who conduct outreach to local election officials and institutions
  • Ensure contractors are appropriately trained and staffed
  • Create comprehensive plans around data coverage
  • Create a motivated and entrepreneurial team culture
  • Ensure data points are collected and ingested with minimal error
  • Create and maintain documentation about process, timeline and data standards
  • Manage technical contributors responsible for database architecture / design
  • Track key indicators of data quality
  • Support Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success teams
  • Collaborate with engineers to maintain internal tools for data collection and normalization

Requirements

  • 12-18 years of professional experience including 6-9 years of experience managing large, cross-functional teams
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Advanced SQL knowledge
  • Product management experience
  • Experience working with political data, maintaining complex datasets and designing novel ETL processes
  • Committed to leveraging technology and data products to increase civic participation
  • Experience working closely with Sales, CS and Marketing teams
  • Experience with database architecture, data engineering or data science
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

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
SQLdatabase architecturedata engineeringdata scienceETL processesdata collectiondata normalizationdata quality trackingproject managementdocumentation
Soft skills
communicationteam managementleadershipcollaborationmotivationentrepreneurial culturetrainingorganizational skillsproblem-solvingcross-functional teamwork