Slalom · 23 hours ago
Slalom Flex (Project Based) - Lead Data Analyst
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$70/hr - $80/hrSlalom is a business and technology consulting company focused on delivering value through innovative solutions. The Lead Data Analyst will oversee data management, governance, and analytics initiatives, ensuring data quality and alignment across various platforms to support decision-making and strategic planning.
CollaborationConsultingIT ManagementManagement ConsultingProject Management
Responsibilities
Data Platform Oversight: Manage and optimize existing and expanding data assets across the Enterprise Data Platform (Azure Databricks), Power BI (Partner Intelligence workspace), and third-party integrations (Candid organization and grant data, Wealth-X data)
Salesforce Integration: Lead the ongoing integration of Salesforce data with the Enterprise Data Platform to ensure data alignment, availability, and accuracy across systems
Data Quality Management: Develop and manage a data quality monitoring process for Salesforce and third-party data (e.g., giving vehicle, account, and philanthropic details). Design and maintain a data quality dashboard and facilitate periodic reviews with cross-functional stakeholders to identify and remediate issues
Access & Enablement: Support data consumers by maintaining and enhancing Power BI dashboards, updating Salesforce fields, and developing data documentation, training, and resources. Serve as a data steward and advisor to PPT request processors, ensuring consistency and understanding of data use
Data Management Best Practices: Implement metadata standards, naming conventions, and version control. Establish data request intake processes. Contribute to data lifecycle documentation and retention practices
Policy Alignment & Compliance: Ensure all data practices align with organizational data governance policies and compliance standards, including sensitive data handling and access controls
Security & Technology Oversight: Partner with IT and Information Security to verify that data technologies (especially Azure Databricks and Power BI) have proper access, encryption, and security protocols
Policy Interpretation & Localization: Translate enterprise data governance policies for team-specific needs. Develop practical guidance for the Partner Intelligence team to operationalize these policies
Gap Identification & Escalation: Identify areas where organizational data policy is insufficient (e.g., new datasets, evolving data use cases) and collaborate with Legal, Information Security, and leadership to address gaps
Role Definition: Establish and maintain a data stewardship framework, clearly defining data owners, data stewards, and data consumers within team
Governance Communication: Co-lead change management and awareness efforts for governance updates, fostering a data-driven and compliant culture
Analytical Insights: Conduct descriptive analyses (e.g., year-over-year giving trends, partner segmentation, relationship patterns). Build or help identify opportunities for statistical and/or machine learning models (e.g., clustering, predictive forecasting) to identify partner opportunities and trends
Tool Optimization & Innovation: Explore and implement innovative analytics approaches (e.g., AI agents, NLP for partner insights). Evaluate new data sources or technologies that enhance team's understanding of the philanthropic ecosystem. Optimize Salesforce, Power BI, Databricks, and other available capabilities to deliver richer, faster insights
Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with leadership to inform strategic planning, forecasting, and portfolio assessments. Surface key themes, risks, and opportunities from data to guide decision-making
Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner with IT and Platform teams to enhance enterprise-level insights. Share learnings and tools with other Program Strategy Teams to ensure data consistency and mutual benefit (“good neighbor” data practices)
Qualification
Required
Proven experience leading data teams, guiding workstreams, and setting analytical direction
Exceptional storytelling skills - able to translate complex data into clear, compelling insights for senior and executive audiences
Deep experience conducting advanced descriptive and diagnostic analysis (trend analysis, segmentation, partner patterns)
Hands‑on experience applying AI and machine learning techniques (e.g., clustering, forecasting, NLP) to drive insights and efficiency
Strong working knowledge of Azure Databricks, Power BI, and SQL‑based environments (or the ability to replace SQL with Databricks SQL)
Experience managing data ecosystems, including ingestion, transformation, integration, lineage, metadata, and version control
Ability to oversee Salesforce data integration into an enterprise data platform and ensure alignment, availability, and quality
Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, policy alignment, role definitions, and compliance requirements
Experience managing data quality programs, developing quality dashboards, and leading remediation processes across teams
Expert in building and maintaining high‑quality dashboards that support strategic decision‑making
Demonstrated ability to identify strategic opportunities, risk patterns, and emerging trends using data
Experience supporting multiple workstreams simultaneously, including data management, governance, analytics, and enablement
Benefits
Meaningful time off and paid holidays
Parental leave
401(k) with a match
A range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage
Adoption and fertility assistance
Short/long-term disability
Yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses
Discounted home, auto, and pet insurance
Company
Slalom
Slalom Consulting is a business and technology consulting firm that designs and builds strategies and systems to help its clients
Founded in 2001
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.69M2013-04-12Series Unknown· $1.69M
Leadership Team
Brad Jackson
CEO
John Tobin
Co-Founder and Executive President, EMEA & APAC
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