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Civitech · 1 month ago

Data Strategy Specialist

Civitech is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating a fairer and more equitable democracy. The Data Strategy Specialist will leverage their database engineering and data analysis skills to improve data infrastructure and manage civic data effectively.

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Responsibilities

Serve as an in-house expert on the data we collect, its limitations, scope and accuracy, as well as on the design of our relational database
Act as an external consultant for technical customers who seek to integrate our data into their tools or processes
Identify areas of improvement in our data quality assurance processes; propose and implement improvements as appropriate
Understand both ongoing and historical data problems, devise solutions, and transform them into software and database requirements
Collaborate with engineers and product managers as they design software tools to ensure the database interacts appropriately with new designs
Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Act as a technical resource for staff working on the ongoing collection and ingestion of geospatial data representing districts at all levels of government
Generate new analyses built on our data using tools such as regression and statistical analysis
Act as a manager and technical mentor to junior team members

Qualification

SQLDatabase designData analysisETL processesPolitical data experienceGeospatial dataAPIs (GraphQL)Coding languagesGIS softwareRandomized Controlled TrialsCommunication skillsTechnical mentoring

Required

Strong written and verbal communication skills
Expert SQL knowledge
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 with database design, database engineering and data analysis

Preferred

Familiarity with APIs (GraphQL) and software to interact with them (Altair)
Coding languages like Ruby, Python and JavaScript to develop applications
GIS software (QGIS, ArcGIS)
Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and statistical inference
Previous work experience on a political campaign

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

Company

Civitech

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Civitech is a political technology startup devoted to applying technology-based solutions to civic problems.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$25.82M
Key Investors
Applied Real Intelligence (A.R.I.)Higher Ground Labs
2025-04-22Series Unknown· $2.7M
2024-10-22Series Unknown
2022-01-11Series A· $10M

Leadership Team

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Sarah Jackel
Chief Operating Officer
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Alisa Berlin
Executive Assistant to the CEO
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