Description

Program Manager, Data Governance (Remote)

Position summary

NWEA has exciting and new opportunities as we are building a Data Governance team. With the Program Manager, Data Governance position, you will utilize your organizational and communication skills in combination with your data obsession to coordinate data governance development across the organization.

You will influence others by building strategic relationships and motivating others at all levels within the organization to drive NWEA's vision to create systemic change in education by delivering solutions that reveal and unlock potential wherever learning takes place.

NWEA offers an industry leading compensation and benefits package including 15% contribution of eligible employees' base salary to a retirement savings plan; career development opportunities; ability to work 100% remote; and an awesome work culture that allows for life-work-balance with a generous PTO plan. To learn more about what we can offer more see www.nwea.org.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the development and implementation of data quality standards, data protection standards, and their adoption across the enterprise.
• Lead the Data Governance Council comprised of individuals from both Technology and Business areas, to achieve their data management objectives; resolve issues escalated from Business and Technical data governance representatives.
• Collaborate with Architecture and the Data Governance Council, provide progress reports for management, and maintain the Enterprise Data Governance Roadmap.
• Assist in defining roles and responsibilities related to data governance and ensure clear accountability for stewardship of the company's principal information assets.
• Assist in defining indicators of performance and quality metrics and ensure compliance with data related policies, standards, roles and responsibilities, and adoption requirements.
• Advocate for best practices in data management by leading IT teams in the creation of useful and used data artifacts necessary to build a cohesive and trusted data and sights.
• Represent yourself and the Data Governance Team as subject matter experts of NWEA data and information policies and management procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned to ensure the success of the team and the organization.

Skills and abilities

• Proven working experience as a project manager with the data or analytics market with the ability to translate business needs into actions.
• Strong meeting facilitation and presentation skills to a variety of audiences across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to develop and communicate plans, status, and metrics related to continuous improvement efforts.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate meaningful information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• High level understanding of data objects and technical and regulatory data management.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently or in a team setting.
• Advanced and developed critical thinking, negotiation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent listening skills and a commitment to communicate clearly, completely, with the ability to prioritize issues and drive them to closure.
• Ability to adjust and adapt to changing business environments and shift styles depending on the situation.
• A commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion; specifically, the belief that incorporating multiple perspectives leads to increased innovation and performance.
• Advanced competency with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint, Visio, or Lucid Charts).
• Understanding of Agile Scrum, Lean Kanban, and Value Stream Mapping methodologies.
• Must be able to perform the physical and intellectual requirements of the role, with or without accommodation.

Competencies

• Instill trust: gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Communicate effectively: develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Customer focus: build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Drive results: consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances.
• Action oriented: take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Ensure accountability: hold self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Manage ambiguity: operate effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.
• Collaborate: build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Persuade: use compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.
• Drive vision and purpose: paint a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.

Education and experience

• Minimum five years' experience in data warehousing, data management, or data governance delivery using project management methodologies.
• Bachelor's degree in the field of Mathematics, Management Information Systems, Data Analytics, or Computer Science; or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with Informatica Cloud Services or other data catalog tool.
• Experience with agile project management methodologies and using agile collaboration tools (JIRA, Confluence, etc.).
• Experience in business process reengineering or Six Sigma is a plus.
• Experience in the K-12 Education or Assessment industry is preferred. Familiarity with education data standards (CEDS, SIF, Ed-Fi, QTI, etc.) and data security and protection laws are a plus.

About Us

NWEA® is a research-based, not-for-profit organization that supports students and educators worldwide by creating assessment solutions that precisely measure growth and proficiency-and provide timely data to help tailor instruction. For more than 40 years, NWEA has developed innovative pre-K-12 assessments, including our flagship interim assessment, MAP® Growth™ and reading fluency and comprehension assessment, MAP® Reading Fluency™. Educators trust our professional learning offerings to accelerate student learning and our research to support assessment validity and data interpretation. More than 11 million students in 146 countries use our solutions to support their learning and growth each year.

What We Can Offer You

At NWEA we not only offer a competitive base salary, we offer a 15% contribution of eligible employees' base salary to a defined contribution 403(b) retirement savings plan; career development opportunities; an awesome work culture and environment; we also offer industry leading benefits and perks that are focused on supporting our employees' holistic wellbeing. To learn more about what we can offer more, click here.

NWEA strives to make diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) practices the center of our work. Our organization's mission, Partnering to Help All Kids Learn, is the foundation for our DEIA commitment as we work to reflect, value, and support the educators, students, colleagues, and communities we serve. We seek to empower and engage all stakeholders in the research, services, solutions, and products we provide, our organizational culture, and the partnerships we establish with schools, districts, states, and countries.

NWEA endeavors to make www.nwea.org accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please call us at (503) 624-1951 or e-mail us at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request, your location, and your contact information. This is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

NWEA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please visit our website. If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please visit the EEOC website.