Overview:
The Data Analyst/Visualizer is responsible for designing and implementing a coordinated approach with product owners to define, measure, and improve the quality of data, ensuring its fitness-for-purpose and alignment with the business needs it serves. The role also supports and advances data visualization practices, with an emphasis on Power BI, to enhance organizational insights and decision-making.
Note: Product owners are the designated “go-to” individuals within a department or for a specific platform who serve as subject matter experts on the usability, accuracy, and completeness of the data. They ensure data is available in a timely and meaningful way to measure performance and drive improvement. Product owners may or may not be the personnel responsible for entering the data.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Power BI, including data modeling, DAX, and visualization best practices
• Strong ability to build consensus across diverse functions and levels of seniority
• Comfortable working collaboratively in a team-based, evolving environment
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, or related field
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Curiosity and drive to stay current on emerging tools, techniques, and trends in data visualization
• Exceptional attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Passion for transforming data into insights through effective storytelling and visualizatio

Responsibilities:

• Design and teach a curriculum to promote data literacy and the principles of data quality and visualization across the organization.
• Partner with product owners to gather, clarify, and translate business requirements for Power BI reports, including creating mock-ups and wireframes.
• Communicate the roles and responsibilities of product owners across the agency.
• Collaboratively develop and implement processes that balance centralized standards with department-level flexibility.
• Define, gain consensus around, and clearly communicate expectations for product owner engagement in data governance.
• Assist in identifying key product owners and ensuring alignment with data platforms and business processes.
• Assign data quality responsibilities and monitor adherence to defined quality standards.
• Create and document standard work for cleansing, structuring, and preparing data for various use cases.
• Facilitate regular meetings with product owners to align on data quality and visualization standards.
• Work with product owners to execute data cleansing plans and participate in root cause analysis of data issues.
• Maintain an enterprise data issue log and follow through on resolutions.
• Partner with business and IT teams to identify and resolve data quality and visualization issues.
• Recommend process improvements to support sustainable data quality and visual reporting practices.
• Ensure stakeholders are informed of key data decisions, standards, and updates.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Power BI, including data modeling, DAX, and visualization best practices
• Strong ability to build consensus across diverse functions and levels of seniority
• Comfortable working collaboratively in a team-based, evolving environment
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, or related field
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Curiosity and drive to stay current on emerging tools, techniques, and trends in data visualization
• Exceptional attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Passion for transforming data into insights through effective storytelling and visualization