Data Manager

Job Description

Division/Unit: Policy

Civil Service Title: Community Coordinator

Position Title: Data Manager

Salary Range: $71,920 - $71,920

Position Summary:

The New York County District Attorney's Office Policy Department has an immediate opening for a Data Manager within the Data Analytics and Research Unit.

The Manhattan District Attorney's (DA's) Office, led by DA Alvin Bragg, pursues a mission of "Moving Justice Forward." This embodies the Office's goal to serve and protect the People of New York through the fair administration of justice, without fear or favor.

The Data Analytics and Research Unit is responsible for evaluating and advising on new Office policies and initiatives, measuring Office performance on strategic goals, assisting executives in improving Office operations, working with external partners to conduct leading research in criminal justice and promoting data transparency throughout the Office and to the public.

In this position, the Data Manager will be responsible for maintaining and improving the data infrastructure used for reporting by the Office as well as guaranteeing the data quality of all reporting.

The DA's office seeks a candidate with exceptional technical expertise and interpersonal skills, as the ideal candidate will have to effectively translate the practice and understanding of non-technical end-users into technical work product.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:


* Work with other members of the Data Analytics and Research Unit, IT, and practitioners to define reporting requirements, identify gaps in current data, and map new reporting data sets in pre-existing and new work areas.


* Map new data sets and sources into predefined data model or develop new data models as needed, while maintaining data integrity.


* Work with the Unit's Data Manager to build and validate pipelines to add administrative or external data into a reporting data model.


* Work with the Unit's Technical Product Specialist to provide up-to-date documentation, descriptions, and flow diagrams, ensuring any changes to the business rules on reporting data are documented and communicated effectively.


* Develop, implement, and document data management policies, procedures, and standards to ensure data quality, security, and compliance for reporting data in compliance with office-wide data management standards.


* Clean, recode, and manipulate enterprise data in compliance with data management standards and required data quality.


* Manage quality assurance for enterprise data within the Data Analytics and Research Unit.


* Collaborate with other members of the Data Analytics and Research Unit and IT on data infrastructure, reporting tools, and policies as required.


* Develop a sound understanding of IT operations, systems, and applications as well as function as the subject matter expert on policies and procedures of the Office.


* Keep abreast of new tools, trends, and b...