Principal Analyst

Description & Requirements

Maximus is currently seeking a Principal Analyst.

This role leads enterprise-wide data strategies and initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

This is a remote position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Lead the development and implementation of enterprise-wide data strategies and initiatives to meet evolving business needs and contractual obligations.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements for data and analytics projects.
- Conduct return on investment (ROI) analyses to evaluate the financial impact of data initiatives and ensure alignment with strategic goals.
- Define and standardize key metrics and attributes to ensure consistency and accuracy across the organization.
- Develop and enforce data standards and best practices to promote data quality, integrity, and governance.
- Analyze and monitor business processes to identify opportunities for improvement and ensure efficient workflows.
- Define product requirements for data and analytics tools and solutions, ensuring alignment with user needs and business objectives.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to junior analysts and developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels to ensure alignment, transparency, and shared understanding of data initiatives.
- Implement and oversee data governance and security policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standards.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- You will lead the development and implementation of data strategies and initiatives to meet the evolving needs of business users and contractual obligations.

- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business needs and requirements for data and analytics projects.

- Conduct return on investment (ROI) analysis to evaluate the financial benefits of data initiatives and ensure alignment with business goals.

- Define and standardize key metrics and attributes to ensure consistency and accuracy across the enterprise.

- Develop and enforce data standards and best practices to promote data quality and integrity across the organization.

- Define, analyze and monitor business processes to identify opportunities for improvement and ensure efficient workflows.

- Define product requirements for data and analytics tools and solutions, ensuring they meet the needs of business users.

- Provide leadership and mentorship to junior analysts and developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development.

- Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels to ensure alignment and understanding of data initiatives and outcomes.

- Implement and oversee application of data governance and security policies and procedures within Data Services to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standa...