Senior Director, Association Data Strategy and Systems

Job Description

Job DescriptionThis position requires weekly in-office work (3 days) in our Washington D.C. office under a hybrid working model.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Director, Association Data Strategy and Systems, is responsible for the strategic and operational oversight of the association’s data governance, working cross-functionally to ensure that all association data meets our standards and policies.

The role is responsible for ensuring the system operationality of the shared State AMS and data Clearinghouse, National AMS, and data exchange interoperability between these systems and State-level systems, working in partnership with State Partners and National teams to ensure system and data integrity.

The role takes a position in the State-National Data Committee, working with stakeholders at our National office and our State Associations to develop our data standards and policies according to LeadingAge continuum needs.

The role manages a data team at National and advises National’s State Partner Services team, to ensure data quality, integrity, and compliance across the LeadingAge continuum, managing the data lifecycle, and overseeing the technical infrastructure for data exchange between State and National systems. The role collaborates with leadership and state partners to create a unified, data-driven environment that supports organizational goals and fosters cross-functional engagement.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee and manage a data team at National, ensuring their work upholds our data standards and policies, maintains the technical operational status of our AMS, and contributes to the use and development of our AMS across the National office.
• Oversee in partnership with State Partner Services the implementation of our data standards and policies within the State AMS, ensuring data quality is maintained across the LeadingAge continuum, and providing resource partnership in maintaining the technical operational status of the State AMS.
• Oversee and manage the technical and data standards requirements for the data Clearinghouse, facilitating data exchange through import/export and data APIs.
• Contribute to the State-National Data Committee by understanding the LeadingAge continuum’s data needs, leading data conversations at National and with State Partners, drafting new standards and policies, maintaining existing standards and policies, and advising the Committee on best data practices.
• Design and execute data quality audits and data hygiene activities to ensure data recency standards are met and to provide regular data quality reporting metrics.
• Recognize opportunities to capitalize on our data assets in conversation with National teams and State Partners, working with the data team to build data visualizations, dashboards, and reports.
• Any other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s Degree required in either data science, information technology, computer science, communications, business administration, gerontechnology, or a related field plus a minimum of 5 years’ experience in relevant program or project management; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven knowledge of data governance principles and data systems design and management is required.
• In-depth CMS/AMS experience with Salesforce/Nimble or other association data systems preferred.
• Excellent and proven oral and written communication, interpersonal and public speaking skills, including ability to maintain cooperative, effective relationships with members, business partners, staff, and other key leaders and stakeholders.
• Excellent judgment, integrity and creativity in problem solving.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Models LeadingAge core values of community, catalyst, courage and stewardship and is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive community where all can meaningfully contribute and thrive.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION COMMITMENT

LeadingAge recognizes the intersectionality of ageism, racism and other forms of discrimination. We are committed to being a just, inclusive, antiracist and equitable community that values and honors the unique qualities, wisdom and lived experience of all people. We are steadfast in our commitment and will invest in opportunities to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive community, where all can meaningfully contribute and thrive.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and five years’ experience required; federal immigration policy as it relates to the workforce required; knowledge of the aging services field preferred.
• Minimum skills, including technical skills, required: knowledge of congressional legislative process; understanding of the impact of legislation on immigration workforce policies; excellent oral and written communications skills, including personal relationship skills with internal and outside audiences.

ADA SPECIFICATIONS

• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand.
• Ability to learn/translate/refer to large amounts of technical material and produce extensive written communications.
• Ability to travel to external meetings both locally and nationally, including periodic overnight travel.
• Normal work requires frequent use telephone and computer (monitor, keyboard, mouse).
• Ability to be mobile at Annual Meeting; Leadership Summit Conference; and other meetings and events.
• May be required to move about frequently in the office to access file cabinets, office equipment, attend meetings, etc.
• May require standing/sitting for prolonged periods of time during meetings and conferences.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The salary range for this full-time, (37.5-hour work week), exempt, D.C. based position is (133,416 - $163,065). Salary offered may vary depending on relevant factors as determined by LeadingAge, which may include, but are not limited to, background and experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, certifications and licensures, internal equity, geographic location and other organizational needs.

For full-time positions, we offer:

• Unlimited Vacation after successful completion of the introductory period; 15 hours of Volunteer Time; 22.5 hours of Personal Time
• Accrue 12 days of sick leave per year, to maximum of 60 days or 450 hours
• The full health & wellness benefits package includes medical, dental, short- and long-term disability and life insurance with generous employer contributions to medical, dental and vision premiums
• Employer paid short- and long-term disability life & AD&D and long-term care
• Employer contribution to Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 11-paid federal holidays
• Opportunity to join our 403(b) savings & retirement plan upon hire by making voluntary contributions. After you have successfully completed one year of service, LeadingAge will match up to 3% of your own per pay period contribution. And LeadingAge will contribute an additional 4% of your semi-monthly gross salary each pay period as a basic employer contribution.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary.

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We are an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and maintaining a diverse work force. We seek talented, dedicated professionals who have a genuine interest in helping us fulfill our promise to: Inspire. Serve. Advocate. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, status as a crime victim, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by federal and District of Columbia laws.