Data & Analytics Lead

About Water.org

1 in 4 people around the world lack access to safe water and 2 in 5 people don’t have access to a safe toilet. We are working every day to change this. We are Water.org. We’re here to bring water and sanitation to the world. We want to make it safe, accessible, and cost-effective because we believe that water is the way to empower a bright future that we can all share in, worldwide. We are an international nonprofit organization based in Kansas City, Missouri that has positively transformed millions of lives around the world through access to safe water and sanitation. Founded by Gary White and Matt Damon, we pioneer market-driven financial solutions to the global water crisis. For more than 30 years, we’ve been providing women hope, children health and families a bright future. 

Job Overview 

The Data & Analytics Lead is primarily responsible for managing the data governance program and analytics solutions that improve enterprise data integrity, security, and availability in alignment with the organization’s goals and business objectives. The incumbent in this position works cross-functionally to implement policies, procedures and standards and supports projects and/or high-impact business initiatives of variable duration and complexity, requiring direct consultation with business partners, technical subject matter experts, and IT service providers.

What You’ll Do 

Data Governance: Leads the Data Governance Council to manage data and change requests from the organization. Ensures the accuracy, completeness and reliability of data by developing and maintaining data governance practices, policies and procedures.

Technical + Advisory Support: Engages business partners to understand critical business and project requirements and provide technical expertise with data and analytical tools. Identifies opportunities to enhance data collection processes and analysis. Works cross-functionally develop and execute training to use the end data for analysis.

Data Analysis: Ensures descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive data analysis solutions, models, and processes support data governance standards and address enterprise data management needs. Integrates models and repositories with other cloud services, applications or APIs to enable seamless interactions and data exchange across different systems and platforms. Creates visual representations of data (charts, graphs, dashboards) to make complex data more understandable and facilitate communication with stakeholders. 

Documentation: Leads key systems and process documentation efforts and develops procedure manuals. Establishes and maintains a centralized repository for documentation that is easily accessible to relevant personnel while ensuring security measures are in place to protect sensitive information. 

Project Management: Provides end-to-end management on all aspects of an assigned technology project(s), ensuring timely competition and adequate resource management. 

Why Water.org? 

At Water.org, we’re dedicated to breaking barriers to safe water access for everyone, everywhere. When you join us, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven team committed to sustainability, diversity, and making a lasting impact. We offer growth opportunities, a collaborative culture, and the chance to drive global change. 

This is a hybrid role, where you can enjoy the flexibility of working in office and working from home.

Apply today and Join us and change the world.

What Makes You a Great Fit 

• 7+ of progressive responsibility working with enterprise-level business intelligence platforms (such as Microsoft PowerBI), data analysis, data dictionaries (such as Solution Design References or Codebooks), and/or technology projects related to data management. 
• Three or more years of data engineering experience, including standardizing and managing data collection or ingestion, ensuring data integrity through system configuration or data transformation, integrating data across multiple systems, and building systems for scalability.
• Bachelor’s degree in quantitative fields, such as Computer Science, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or Operations Research and/or equivalent related work experience.
• Advanced understanding software engineering best practices. 
• Experience with one or more of the following is strongly preferred: writing and maintaining scripting code (e.g., Python, JavaScript, etc.), working with AWS, Azure, or other public cloud providers, and working with agile and methodologies.
• Proficient (written and verbal) in English.

Travel Requirement

• Up to 5% of domestic travel required. 

Being authorized to work in the country posted is a precondition of employment.

Type and Estimated Length of Employment:

 Indefinite 

Salary/Benefits

This position offers a base salary range of $90,000 -$115,000 . Base salary may be flexible based on skills, certifications, location and/or qualifications. In addition, this position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan up to 15%. This position offers full-time benefits inclusive of medical/dental insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement program, paid time off, paid holidays and more as well as periodic review for merit and incentive pay based on organizational and personal achievement.

Water.org is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an inclusive environment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, military and veteran status, genetic information, and any other status protected by law. We provide qualified applicants and employees reasonable accommodation, when necessary, to enable individuals to complete the application process and/or perform the essential functions of the job. We believe social change happens when people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities come together with a common purpose. We strive to build and maintain a diverse team that will advance our mission and work and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.