About PolicyMap, INC
PolicyMap is a national online mapping tool and platform that enables its customers to easily access data about communities and markets across the US. Its user-friendly interface does not require any special technical skills. The tool is used for research, market studies, business and community planning, site selection, grant applications and impact analysis.
We offer access to the PolicyMap tool through individual subscriptions and enterprise access; additionally, we license the underlying data in the platform to help organizations bring interactive mapping to their own websites. Launched in 2008, PolicyMap now has hundreds of customers, including federal, state, and local government agencies, major universities, non-profit organizations, and commercial firms spanning real estate, banking, and health care. PolicyMap is a Benefit Corporation founded on the belief that data has the power to change communities and markets.
Position Summary
The data in the PolicyMap platform spans several content areas in the social sciences and is considered the cornerstone of the company. We are seeking a Director of Data Analytics to support the advancement, management, and maintenance of this key asset.
The person in this position will report to the Chief Data Officer (CDO) and will manage the Data Development Team, a group that currently includes three positions. The role is responsible for implementing the organization’s data development strategy through researching and adding new data and analytics, maintaining the sizable existing data portfolio, and modernizing the Data Team’s internal processes. As a leader within the Data and Content Development Department, the Director of Data Analytics will be responsible for ensuring competing deadlines are met and that datasets reflective of PolicyMap’s growing user base are released in a steady cadence. The role will regularly brief the PolicyMap senior team on all data development projects, timelines, priorities, and progress. Given the importance of data accuracy, the Director of Data Analytics is also responsible for ensuring the maintenance and quality assurance of existing datasets on PolicyMap.
In addition, the role is responsible for the development of customer datasets on an ad hoc basis, for inclusion in the PolicyMap platform. The nature of these customer requests and the general workflow of the Data Development Team requires the candidate to be very flexible. This characteristic of the position doesn’t negate the need for smart planning and execution, but rather highlights the dynamics of working with a small team. It also illustrates how the Data Development Team, like all PolicyMap functional areas, strives to provide customers with outstanding and responsive customer service. The organization has proudly achieved a 95% renewal rate with existing customers, as validation to this commitment.
The timing of this hire includes some unique opportunities. First, with a few open positions currently on the Data Team, the Director of Data Analytics will have the chance to hire for and build out the Data Development Team while working with existing team members. These new hires, like all members of the PolicyMap team, are expected to work well independently and take ownership of individual workloads, while leveraging the strengths of other team members through collaboration.
Additionally, the position will be tasked with leading an effort to modernize the Data Team’s processes, as part of a larger database reorganization project currently underway with the PolicyMap Tech Team. Essential to success in this role will be the Director’s ability to identify the needs of all stakeholders related to Data Development’s role in the database reorganization project and to present and ultimately implement solutions in concert with the Senior Data Scientist that will allow for scalability of Data operations that are aligned with the Tech Team and the larger organization. An ideal candidate will have experience with standing up cloud-based data pipelines and systems across agencies/departments at scale. The Director of Data Analytics will also need to be adept at briefing leadership, working coordinatively with directors and leads, and managing expectations and engendering buy-in from Data Team members.
Since March of 2020, and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, PolicyMap staff has worked remotely full time. Our office in Center City Philadelphia remains open for team members who wish to work in the office from time to time. Going forward, our intent is to continue to offer a dynamic work experience where employees can work from the location of their choosing while being held accountable for achieving goals. We value the collegiality and energy that comes from working together in person and intend to have in-person meetings in the Philadelphia office on occasion going forward. This position currently requires occasional commuting to the Philadelphia office in the near term with the possibility of a weekly commuting cadence in the future.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Education, Experience and Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Compensation and Benefits:
PolicyMap will not sponsor any applicants for an employment visa now or in the future for this position.
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PolicyMap, Inc. uses E-Verify to validate all new hires’ ability to legally work in the United States. PolicyMap, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. PolicyMap, Inc. does not discriminate in hiring or employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, national origin, non-job-related disability, or status as a veteran. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply.